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Canal (Ward 16) is one of the 23
ward
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s of
Glasgow City Council
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. Since its creation in 2007 it has
returned four council members, using the
single transferable vote
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system.
For the
2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed and the ward decreased in population, but continued to return four councillors.
Boundaries
Located in the north of
Glasgow
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, the ward includes
Possilpark
Possilpark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde and centred around Saracen Street. The area developed around Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co., which was the main employer. In the wake of th ...
and
Milton
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as well as
Ruchill
Ruchill () is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies within the Canal Ward of north Glasgow in the Ruchill Community Council area between the Maryhill and Possilpark areas of the city. It has traditionally been characterised by ...
,
Firhill,
Hamiltonhill
Hamiltonhill is a residential neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated between Possilpark to the north and east and Port Dundas to the south. To the west of Hamiltonhill is a nature reserve bordering the Forth and Clyde Canal's G ...
,
Parkhouse,
Lambhill
Lambhill is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde, approximately north of the city centre.
Lambhill is a mainly residential area comprising both council and private housing. Residents are of a mixed ...
,
Port Dundas and part of
Cowlairs
Cowlairs is an area in the Scottish city of Glasgow, part of the wider Springburn district of the city. It is situated north of the River Clyde, between central Springburn to the east and Possilpark to the west.
Administratively, in the 21st ...
, consisting of the streets to the west of the
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
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railway tracks which form the ward's eastern boundary (the exception is a small section of the
Colston neighbourhood on the eastern side of the tracks which is included to Canal ward; however, this area is further divided with everything north of Colston Road belonging to the adjoining town of
Bishopbriggs
Bishopbriggs ( sco, The Briggs; gd, Achadh an Easbaig) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the Glasgow city centre, city centre. Shires of Scotland, Historically in ...
in
East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bear ...
). The west boundary is the Port Dundas branch of the
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allo ...
, which gives the ward its name.
Council elections 2017: Canal ward moving from deprivation to regeneration
Evening Times, 3 April 2017
The 2017 changes added more territory west of the main canal (which was previously the boundary but now lies mostly within the ward), taking in the Cadder neighbourhood from the Maryhill/Kelvin ward, along with a large area around Balmore Road which is almost uninhabited. In contrast, the more densely populated North Kelvinside
North Kelvinside (also referred to as North Kelvin, gd, Cealbhainn a Tuath) is a residential district of the Scottish city of Glasgow.
It is usually regarded as a subdistrict of Maryhill, sharing its G20 postcode, as well as its House of Commo ...
neighbourhood was reassigned to the Hillhead ward.
Councillors
Election results
2022 election
2022 Glasgow City Council election
2017 election
2017 Glasgow City Council election
2012 election
2012 Glasgow City Council election
2007 election
2007 Glasgow City Council election
See also
*Wards of Glasgow
The City of Glasgow is divided into a number of wards. These electoral districts, as they are also known, are used to elect councillors to Glasgow City Council. The council, composed of the elected members from each ward, provides local governmen ...
References
External links
Listed Buildings in Canal Ward, Glasgow City
at ''British Listed Buildings''
{{Wards of Glasgow
Wards of Glasgow