The 2022 election to the

Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of the S ...

took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 wards created following the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review, with 85 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Similar to the last election in

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, the

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(SNP) won the most seats and formed a minority administration. After the election, the SNP reached a working agreement with the

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, reflecting the similar nature to the co-operation agreement in the Scottish Government but the difference being that they would not form part of the administration.

Background

Composition

Since the previous election, several changes in the composition of the council occurred. Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including SNP councillors Glenn Elder, Russell Robertson, Michael Cullen and Elspeth Kerr and Green councillor Martin Bartos who resigned from their respective parties to become independents. Labour councillor

Anne McTaggart Anne Margaret McTaggart (born 30 January 1970) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and a Glasgow City Council, Glasgow city councillor. She was previously a Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow (Scotti ...

defected and joined the SNP and Conservative councillor Tony Curtis resigned from the party before he was disqualified from the council for not attending a meeting in six months. Labour councillor Jim Coleman was also disqualified for not attending a meeting in six months. SNP councillors Michelle Ferns and John Letford defected to the Alba Party. Three by-elections were held and resulted in a Labour hold, a Labour gain from Conservative and an SNP gain from Labour. Labour councillor Gary Gray died in February 2022 which left a vacancy on the council which would not be filled as it was less than six months before the election. ;Notes

Retiring Councillors

Results

Ward summary

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Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...

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Pollokshields Pollokshields ( gd, Buthan Phollaig, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok C ...

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Langside Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, ...

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Hillhead Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming th ...

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Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

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Maryhill Maryhill ( gd, Cnoc Màiri) is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. History Hew Hill, t ...

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Canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

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Shettleston Shettleston ( sco, Shuttlestoun, gd, Baile Nighean Sheadna) is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Toponymy The origin of the name 'Shettleston' is not clear and, like many place-names of possibly medieval origin, has had a multi ...

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Baillieston Baillieston ( sco, Bailiestoun) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about east of the city centre. It also gives its name to Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council and forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament. Geograph ...

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Dennistoun Dennistoun is a mostly residential district in Glasgow, Scotland, located north of the River Clyde and in the city's east end, about east of the city centre. Since 2017 it has formed the core of a Dennistoun ward under Glasgow City Council, ...

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Ward results

Linn

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Liberal Democrat *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Conservative *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Labour gain from Conservative

Newlands/Auldburn

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Conservative *2022: 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Green gain from Conservative

Greater Pollok

*2012: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2022: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017-2022 Change: No change

Cardonald

*2017: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No change

Govan

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × GlasgowFirst *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2022: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: No change

Pollokshields

*2012: 1 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative *2017: 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2022: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: 1 × SNP gain from Conservative

Langside

*2012: 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2022: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Southside Central

*2012: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2022: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Green gain from SNP

Calton

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Conservative *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Labour gain from Conservative

Anderston/City/Yorkhill

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2022: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Hillhead

*2012: 2x Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017: 1 × Green; 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour *2022: 1 × Green, 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No change

Victoria Park

*2017: 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative; 1 × Labour *2022: 1 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Green gain from Conservative

Garscadden/Scotstounhill

*2012: 3 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Drumchapel/Anniesland

*2012: 3 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2022: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017-2022 Change: No change

Maryhill

*2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour *2022: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Canal

*2012: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Springburn/Robroyston

*2017: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2022: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017-2022 Change: No Change

East Centre

*2012: 3 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2022: 2 × SNP; 2 × Labour *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Shettleston

*2012: 3 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Conservative *2022: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Labour gain from SNP

Baillieston

*2012: 2 × Labour; 2 × SNP *2017: 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Conservative *2022: 1 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative *2017-2022 Change: No Change

North East

*2012: 3 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017: 2 × SNP; 1 × Labour *2022: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Labour gain from SNP

Dennistoun

*2017: 1 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2022: 1 × SNP; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Partick East/Kelvindale

*2017: 1 × SNP; 1 × Conservative; 1 × Labour; 1 × Green *2022: 2 × Labour; 1 × SNP; 1 × Green *2017-2022 Change: 1 × Labour gain from Conservative

Changes since 2022

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(November 2022)

There was a by-election in Linn to replace Labour councillor and former group leader Malcolm Cunning, who died in September 2022.

Notes

References

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