Linn (ward)

Linn
Linn
	Linn Ward (2017) within Glasgow
	Croftfoot roundabout looking south towards Castlemilk
Area	4.3 sq mi (11 km2)
Population	29,575 (2015)
• Density	6,877.9/sq mi (2,655.6/km2)
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G44, G45, G76
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
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Linn (Ward 1) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.^[2] There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 19 November 2022, it is represented by the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour, who have two councillors each.

History

In September 2022, Councillor Malcolm Cunning died.^[3] A by-election was called for 17 November.^[4]

The southernmost ward of Glasgow, Linn includes the areas of Castlemilk, Croftfoot and Simshill, those parts of Cathcart, King's Park and Muirend that are south and east of the Cathcart Circle Lines, and the separate village of Carmunnock. The ward also contains Linn Park and the Cathkin Braes. The boundaries have remained unchanged since the creation of the ward in 2007.

According to the 2011 census,^[1] the ethnicity of the population is:

Election	Councillors
2007		David Ritchie (SNP)	Sadie Docherty (Labour)		John McKenzie (Labour)	Margot Clark (Liberal Democrats)
2012	Glenn Elder (SNP)	Malcolm Cunning (Labour)	Sadie Docherty (Labour)			Margot Clark (Liberal Democrats)
2017	Glenn Elder (SNP)		Margaret Morgan (SNP)		Euan Blockley (Conservative)
2022	Paul McCabe (SNP)			Catherine Vallis (Labour)
2022	Paul McCabe (SNP)	John Carson (Labour)		Catherine Vallis (Labour)

A by-election was held on 17 November 2022 to replace Malcolm Cunning.^[4]

Linn by-election (17 November 2022) − 1 seat
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	John Carson	43.4	2,227	2,227	2,227	2,239	2,256	2,381	2,524	2,674
	SNP	Chris Lang-Tait	33.2	1,702	1,703	1,703	1,716	1,750	1,777	1,789	2,046
	Scottish Green	Jen Bell	8.0	409	409	410	419	433	482	503
	Conservative	Pauline Sutherland	6.4	327	329	332	332	335	374
	Liberal Democrats	Joe McCauley	5.7	294	299	299	301	304
	Alba	Kirsty Fraser	1.8	90	90	91	97
	Scottish Socialist	George Willis MacDougall	0.9	46	49	52
	UKIP	Christopher Ho	0.4	19	20
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	Diane McMillan	0.4	18
Electorate: 22,340 Valid: 5,132 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 2,567 Turnout: 23.3%

Source:^[5]^[6]

Linn – 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning (incumbent)	23.9	2,152
	SNP	Paul McCabe	21.5	1,934
	SNP	Margaret Morgan (incumbent)	11.9	1,070	1,084	1,193	1,222	1,542	1,643	1,985
	Conservative	Euan Blockley (incumbent)	11.5	1,035	1,063	1,063	1,074	1,080	1,199	1,255	1,259
	Independent	James Toner	9.4	849	863	867	893	935	997
	Labour	Catherine Vallis	8.0	724	943	945	952	1,031	1,222	1,421	1,480	1,940
	Liberal Democrats	Joe McCauley	6.4	572	606	610	619	691
	Scottish Green	Keith Warwick	6.0	544	552	559	577
	Alba	Angela Jones	1.3	114	119	121
Electorate: 22,308 Valid: 8,994 Spoilt: 200 Quota: 1,799 Turnout: 41.2%

Source:^[7]^[8]

Linn - 4 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	SNP	Glenn Elder (incumbent)††	18.70%	1,646	1,648	1,655	1,655	1,720	1,864
	SNP	Margaret Morgan	11.72%	1,032	1,032	1,037	1,040	1,105	1,357	1,439	1,532	1,802
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning (incumbent)	15.32%	1,348	1,357	1,365	1,370	1,400	1,415	1,417	1,558	1,655	1,661	2,646
	Conservative	Euan Blockley	15.85%	1,395	1,410	1,411	1,415	1,426	1,429	1,429	1,580	1,613	1,613	1,657
	Labour	Alan Stewart	11.69%	1,029	1,034	1,039	1,047	1,070	1,078	1,080	1,173	1,279	1,285
	Independent	Cathy Milligan	8.45%	744	752	768	797	845	866	874	937
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	7.68%	676	676	678	685	707	714	716
	SNP	Paul Leinster	5.09%	448	448	448	450	466
	Scottish Green	Alan Digney	3.27%	288	293	303	310
	Independent	Bobby Pollock	0.78%	69	72	74
	Solidarity	Max Brodie	0.76%	67	70
	UKIP	John Cowan	0.66%	58
Electorate: 22,310 Valid: 8,800 Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 40.6%

Linn - 4 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning	25.14%	1,858
	Labour	Sadie Docherty (incumbent)	20.90%	1,545
	SNP	Glenn Elder	20.01%	1,479
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	12.09%	894	938	949	961	970	1,026	1,300	1,548
	SNP	Stewart McDonald	9.43%	697	736	742	751	778	851	900
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	7.03%	520	533	534	539	546	569
	Scottish Green	Lisa Jones	2.73%	202	229	234	261	315
	TUSC	Frank Young	1.61%	119	138	142	166
	Glasgow First	Lesley Ingram	1.06%	78	111	116
Electorate: 22,192 Valid: 7,392 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 1,479 Turnout: 34.07%

2007 Council election: Linn (4 members)^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	David Ritchie	21.35	2,043
	Labour	Sadie Docherty	18.63	1,782	1,789	1,798	1,807	1,826	1,849	1,896	1,947
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark	13.42	1,284	1,302	1,311	1,318	1,350	1,458	1,532	1,866
	Labour	John McKenzie^[a]	14.44	1,381	1,389	1,395	1,417	1,433	1,459	1,514	1,530
	Labour	Allan Stewart	9.98	955	961	970	980	990	1,001	1,078	1,105
	Conservative	Esme H Clark	9.39	898	905	906	961	991	1,005	1,015
	Solidarity	Frank Young	4.13	395	409	469	478	498
	Scottish Green	Chloe Helen Stewart	3.09	296	310	328	338	359
	Independent	Chris Lang	2.29	219	224	229	239
	Scottish Unionist	Harry McArthur	1.72	165	166	170
	Scottish Socialist	Gordon Thomson	1.56	149	156
Electorate: 21,624 Valid: 9,567 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,914 Turnout: 45.25%