Calton (ward)

Calton
Scottish Gaelic: A' Challtainn
Doulton Fountain in front of the Peoples Palace on Glasgow Green, in the Calton ward.
Area	2.47 sq mi (6.4 km²)
Population	22,714
– density	9,195.95/sq mi (3,550.58/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G1, G31, G32, G4, G40
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow

Calton within Glasgow

Calton is one of the twenty-one wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 3 members for this area.

2007 Election Results

2007 Council election: Calton^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Labour	George Redmond	38.12	1,982
	SNP	Alison E Thewliss	21.98	1,143	1,175	1,196	1,221	1,231	1,282	1,360
	Labour	Ruth Simpson	12.08	628	1,035	1,050	1,072	1,086	1,115	1,189
	Solidarity	Fiacra Fullerton	5.81	302	325	349	373	382	420	446
	Conservative	Scott Gillespie	4.71	245	250	257	260	348	371	409
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Graham	4.44	231	245	252	257	265	329
	Scottish Green	Alasdair Duke-Wardrop	4.21	219	224	235	251	264
	Scottish Unionist	Danny Houston	3.75	195	217	220	225
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny Murray	2.42	126	134	140
	Independent	Gary Barton	2.46	128	130
Electorate: 15,123 Valid: 5,199 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 35.83%

↑ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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