The Glasgow City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 25th November 1998

Coming into force: 1st January 1999

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Glasgow City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2

In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

• (ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3

The area of Glasgow City Council shall be divided into 79 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Drumry

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5117 7056 on the western boundary of Glasgow City Council where Great Western Road crosses the Drumry to Drumchapel railway line; then generally northwestward, northeastward and eastward along the western and northern boundaries of the Glasgow City Council to Peel Glen Road at NG Ref NS 5226 7229; then generally southward along the said road to Kinfauns Drive; then southeastward along the said drive to Cally Avenue; then southwestward and westward along the said avenue to a footpath which links Cally Avenue to Invercanny Drive; then westward along the said footpath to Invercanny Drive; then southward along the said drive to Linkwood Drive; then eastward along the said drive to a point NG Ref NS 5217 7131 in line with the eastern curtilage of No 39 Linkwood Crescent; then southward to and along the said curtilage; to and westward along the southern curtilage of No 39 Linkwood Crescent; then northwestward to and westward along the southern curtilage of No 27 Linkwood Crescent to a path leading to the eastern curtilage of No 16 Linkwood Place; then westward along the said path to and southward along the eastern curtilages of Nos 80-40 Kinfauns Drive to Garscadden Road; then westward along the said road to its junction with Kinfauns Drive and Duntreath Avenue; then generally southward along Duntreath Avenue to where it is crossed by the Drumry to Drumchapel railway line; then westward along the said railway line to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Summerhill

Ward 3 Blairdardie

Ward 4 Knightswood Park

Ward 5 Knightswood South

Ward 6 Yoker

Ward 7 Anniesland

Ward 8 Jordanhill

Ward 9 Kelvindale

Ward 10 Scotstoun

Ward 11 Victoria Park

Ward 12 Hayburn

Ward 13 Hyndland

Ward 14 Hillhead

Ward 15 Partick

Ward 16 Kelvingrove

Ward 17 Anderston

Ward 18 Woodlands

Ward 19 North Kelvin

Ward 20 Wyndford

Ward 21 Maryhill

Ward 22 Summerston

Ward 23 Milton

Ward 24 Ashfield

Ward 25 Firhill

Ward 26 Keppochhill

Ward 27 Merchant City

Ward 28 Royston

Ward 29 Cowlairs

Ward 30 Springburn

Ward 31 Wallacewell

Ward 32 Milnbank

Ward 33 Dennistoun

Ward 34 Calton

Ward 35 Bridgeton/Dalmarnock

Ward 36 Parkhead

Ward 37 Carntyne

Ward 38 Robroyston

Ward 39 Gartcraig

Ward 40 Queenslie

Ward 41 Greenfield

Ward 42 Barlanark

Ward 43 Shettleston

Ward 44 Tollcross Park

Ward 45 Braidfauld

Ward 46 Mount Vernon

Ward 47 Baillieston

Ward 48 Garrowhill

Ward 49 Garthamlock

Ward 50 Easterhouse

Ward 51 Drumoyne

Ward 52 Govan

Ward 53 Ibrox

Ward 54 Kingston

Ward 55 Mosspark

Ward 56 North Cardonald

Ward 57 Penilee

Ward 58 Cardonald

Ward 59 Pollok

Ward 60 Crookston

Ward 61 Nitshill

Ward 62 Darnley

Ward 63 Carnwadric

Ward 64 Maxwell Park

Ward 65 Pollokshields East

Ward 66 Hutchesontown

Ward 67 Govanhill

Ward 68 Strathbungo

Ward 69 Battlefield

Ward 70 Langside

Ward 71 Pollokshaws

Ward 72 Newlands

Ward 73 Cathcart

Ward 74 Mount Florida

Ward 75 Toryglen

Ward 76 King’s Park

Ward 77 Castlemilk

Ward 78 Carmunnock

Ward 79 Glenwood

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 25th November 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Glasgow City Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of Glasgow City Council is divided into 79 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

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