Glasgow City Council elections

Glasgow City Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

Year SNP Labour Conservative Liberal[a] Militant Labour Independent
1974 0 55 17 0 0 0
1977 16 30 25 1 0 0
1980 0 58 11 3 0 0
1984[b] 0 59 5 2 0 0
1988 0 60 4 2 0 0
1992 2 54 5 1 2 2[c]
  1. ^ Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1995.
  2. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  3. ^ Independent Labour.

As a unitary authority

Year SNP Labour Green Conservative Liberal Democrats Glasgow First Solidarity Scottish Socialist Militant Labour
1995[a] 1 77 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
1999[b] 2 74 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
2003 4 71 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
2007[c] 22 45 5 1 5 0 1 0 0
2012 27 44 5 1 1 1 0 0 0
2017[d] 39 31 7 8 0 0 0 0 0
2022 37 36 10 2 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Parts of old district council transferred to South Lanarkshire Council.[2]
  2. ^ New ward boundaries.[3]
  3. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  4. ^ New ward boundaries.[4]

Results maps

  • 1984 results map
  • 1988 results map
  • 1992 results map
  • 1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2017 results map
  • 2022 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Drumry By-Election 4 September 2003[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lawrence O'Neill[6] 667 62.6 +7.6
Scottish Socialist 191 17.9 +2.0
SNP 143 13.4 −1.6
Conservative 31 2.9 +0.4
Liberal Democrats 15 1.4 −1.4
Scottish Green 12 1.1 +1.1
Socialist Labour 7 0.7 +0.7
Majority 476 44.7
Turnout 1,066
Labour hold Swing
Knightswood Park By-Election 10 November 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 973 54.2 −3.3
SNP 374 20.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats 235 13.1 +8.0
Scottish Socialist 97 5.4 −5.2
Conservative 80 4.5 −5.1
Scottish Green 35 2.0 +2.0
Majority 599 33.4
Turnout 1,794
Labour hold Swing
Milton By-Election 16 February 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Billy McAllister[9] 773 49.6 +17.1
Labour 623 40.0 −12.6
Scottish Socialist 93 6.0 −4.6
Liberal Democrats 44 2.8 −1.4
Conservative 24 1.5 +1.5
Majority 150 9.6
Turnout 1,557
SNP gain from Labour Swing
King's Park By-Election 30 March 2006[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clark 572 31.7 +21.9
Labour Stuart Donaldson 472 26.2 −17.0
SNP Euan McCreath 431 23.9 +0.3
Conservative David Meikle 222 12.3 −1.4
Scottish Socialist Andrew Fullwood 44 2.4 +2.4
Scottish Green Kay Allan 38 2.1 +2.1
Independent James Rawlings 23 1.3 +1.3
Majority 100 5.5
Turnout 1,802
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2007-2012

Baillieston By-Election 18 September 2008[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP David Turner 44.6 2,318 2,320 2,330 2,344 2,355 2,381 2,415 2,511 3,131
Labour Andy Muir 41.7 2,167 2,168 2,171 2,186 2,189 2,208 2,264 2,313  
Conservative John Anderson 5.0 259 272 273 274 304 310 340    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 3.1 159 162 171 176 176 180      
Solidarity Tricia McLeish 1.4 74 76 80 96 105        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.4 73 79 81 81          
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.1 58 58 61            
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.9 45 46              
Scottish Unionist Ian Dickie 0.8 43                
SNP hold
Valid: 5,196   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 2,599   Turnout: 5,261  
Baillieston By-Election 6 November 2008[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Andy Muir 46.8 2,257 2,260 2,263 2,286 2,335 2,383 3,124
SNP David Cassidy 42.1 2,027 2,037 2,046 2,074 2,116 2,193  
Conservative John Anderson 4.7 226 231 245 249 269    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 2.9 142 146 146 154      
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.8 88 93 97        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.0 46 46          
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.7 32            
Labour hold
Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 2,410   Turnout: 4,876  
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election 4 June 2009[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Anne McTaggart 48.4 2,584 2,593 2,613 2,651 2,689
SNP Martin J Docherty 28.3 1,509 1,530 1,573 1,651 1,698
Liberal Democrats Nathalie McKee 6.5 349 362 373 443 532
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 5.9 316 327 359 366  
Scottish Green Eileen Duke 5.1 270 284 295    
BNP John Robertson 3.3 177 186      
Independent James Trolland 2.4 129        
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 5,334   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 2,667   Turnout: 5,418  
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election 6 May 2010[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Christopher Hughes 56.3 5,710
SNP Frank Rankin 21.7 2,197
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 11.3 1,143
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 7.0 710
Scottish Green Larry Butler 3.7 375
Labour hold
Valid: 10,030   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 5,016   Turnout: 10,269  
Hillhead By-Election 17 November 2011[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Ken Andrew 32.8 1,026 1,027 1,030 1,079 1,174 1,386 1,851
Labour Martin McElroy 30.2 945 946 950 992 1,057 1,276  
Scottish Green Stuart Leckie 13.9 435 436 441 556 639    
Conservative Maya Forrest 11.9 372 374 384 441      
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 9.8 307 310 311        
UKIP Neil Craig 1.1 36 37          
Britannica Party Charles Baillie 0.4 11            
SNP hold
Valid: 3,132   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,567   Turnout: 3,172  

2012-2017

Govan By-Election 10 October 2013[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Labour John Kane 43.4 2,055 2,055 2,056 2,058 2,062 2,075 2,082 2,108 2,137 2,149 2,180 2,216 2,417
SNP Helen Walker 30.1 1,424 1,425 1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678
No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562  
Conservative Richard Sullivan 4.5 215 215 216 216 216 218 229 237 243 269 293    
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 2.4 112 112 113 116 125 129 131 142 150 158      
UKIP Janice MacKay 2.4 113 113 116 116 116 116 119 120 126        
Independent George Laird 2.2 103 102 102 104 104 105 113 117          
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.5 73 73 74 75 76 76 84            
Scottish Christian John Cormack 1.3 60 60 61 62 65 65              
Independent Thomas Rannachan 1.1 52 52 52 52 53                
Communist Ryan Boyle 0.7 35 35 35 37                  
Solidarity Joyce Drummond 0.6 28 28 29                    
Britannica Party Charles Baillie 0.4 19 19                      
SDA James Trolland 0.0 1                        
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 4,736   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,369   Turnout: 4,856  
Shettleston By-Election 5 December 2013[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Martin Neill 53.6 2,026
SNP Laura Docherty 28.7 1,086
Conservative Raymond McCrae 5.9 224
UKIP Arthur Misty Thackeray 3.4 129
TUSC Jamie Cocozza 1.8 68
Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.4 53
No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 1.3 50
Scottish Green Alasdair Duke 1.1 41
Scottish Socialist Tommy Ball 0.9 35
Christian Victor Murphy 0.9 34
Britannica Party Charlie Baillie 0.8 31
SDA James Trolland 0.2 6
Labour hold
Valid: 3,783   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,892   Turnout: 3,777  
Anderston/City By-Election 6 August 2015[19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Eva Bolander 48.1 1,441 1,444 1,446 1,457 1,473 1,750
Labour Katie Ford 28.6 857 857 866 881 943 1,024
Scottish Green Christy Mearns 13.8 414 414 421 442 467  
Conservative Ary Jaff 5.5 164 166 173 184    
Liberal Democrats Gary McLelland 2.2 66 68 70      
UKIP Janice MacKay 1.4 43 45        
Scottish Libertarian Stevie Creighton 0.4 12          
SNP hold
Valid: 2,997   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 1,499   Turnout: 3,036  
Calton By-Election 6 August 2015[20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Greg Hepburn 55.5 1,507
Labour Thomas Rannachan 30.0 814
Conservative Thomas Kerr 4.7 129
UKIP Karen King 3.8 103
Scottish Green Malachy Clarke 3.6 99
Independent Tommy Ramsay 1.7 47
Liberal Democrats Chris Young 0.7 18
SNP hold
Valid: 2,717   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,359   Turnout: 2,767  
Craigton by-election 6 August 2015[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Alex Wilson 54.2 2,674
Labour Kevin O'Donnell 33.3 1,643
Conservative Philip Charles 6.1 300
Scottish Green Katie Noble 2.8 136
UKIP Arthur Misty Thackeray 1.9 95
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 1.8 87
SNP hold
Valid: 4,935   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 2,468   Turnout: 5,006  
Langside By-Election 6 August 2015[22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Anna Richardson 49.9 2,134 2,143
Labour Eileen Dinning 21.8 932 945
Scottish Green Robert Pollock 13.5 579 598
Conservative Kyle Thornton 8.9 379 379
Liberal Democrats Will Millinship 2.9 125 125
UKIP Cailean Mongan 1.5 65 66
TUSC Ian Leech 1.4 62  
SNP gain from Scottish Green
Valid: 4,276   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,139   Turnout: 4,303  
Anderston/City By-Election 5 May 2016[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Angus Millar 43.0 3,467 3,480 3,509 3,586 4,436
Labour Steven Livingston 21.1 1,698 1,715 1,793 2,112 2,603
Scottish Green Christy Mearns 20.1 1,621 1,637 1,710 1,869  
Conservative Philip Charles 10.8 869 908 965    
Liberal Democrats Ryan Ross 3.1 248 256      
UKIP Karen King 1.9 154        
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 8,057   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 4,030   Turnout: 8,190  
Garscadden/Scotstounhill By-Election 6 October 2016[24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Chris Cunningham 42.6 2,135 2,140 2,150 2,275 2,321 2,906
Labour Ian Cruikshank 38.8 1,944 1,953 1,984 2,037 2,204  
Conservative Ary Jaff 10.2 510 536 553 564    
Scottish Green Gillian MacDonald 4.8 242 247 261      
Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.9 97 105        
UKIP Donald MacKay 1.7 83          
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 5,011   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 2,506   Turnout: 5,094  

2017-2022

Cardonald By-Election 7 September 2017[25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Jim Kavanagh 48.6 2,614 2,615 2,641 2,683 2,936
SNP Alex Mitchell 36.7 1,972 1,972 1,981 2,066 2,101
Conservative Thomas Haddow 10.3 552 554 566 574  
Scottish Green John Smith 2.7 147 151 161    
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 1.5 80 82      
Scottish Libertarian Antony Sammeroff 0.2 12        
Labour hold
Valid: 5,377   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 2,689   Turnout: 5,474  
Baillieston By-Election 18 March 2021[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP David Turner 43.8 1,980 1,980 1,990 2,092 2,133 2,678
Labour William Docherty 28.3 1,278 1,282 1,310 1,365 1,868  
Conservative John Daly 20.9 946 953 965 979    
Scottish Green Lorraine McLaren 4.4 200 205 217      
Liberal Democrats Daniel Donaldson 2.0 90 92        
UKIP Christopher Ho 0.6 26          
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 4,520   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 2,261   Turnout: 4,570  
Partick East/Kelvindale By-Election 18 March 2021[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Jill Brown 28.3 1,836 1,842 1,932 2,498 2,927 4,186
SNP Abdul Bostani 32.1 2,084 2,084 2,103 2,142 2,812  
Scottish Green Blair Anderson 18.5 1,200 1,205 1,264 1,379    
Conservative Naveed Ashgar 16.7 1,084 1,092 1,148      
Liberal Democrats Tahir Jameel 4.0 259 260        
UKIP Donald Mackay 0.5 33          
Labour gain from Conservative
Valid: 6,496   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 3,249   Turnout: 6,547  

2022-2027

Linn By-Election 17 November 2022[27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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              
Labour hold
Valid: 5,132   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 2,567   Turnout: 5,205  
Hillhead By-Election 7 March 2024[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish Green Seonad Hoy 31.5 1,284 1,284 1,298 1,353 1,372 1,908 2,605
Labour Ruth Hall 31.8 1,298 1,299 1,340 1,367 1,472 1,721  
SNP Malcolm McConnell 24.9 1,015 1,017 1,025 1,062 1,076    
Conservative Faten Hameed 5.3 217 221 233 240      
Independent Green Voice Alistair McConnachie 3.2 133 135 146        
Liberal Democrats Daniel O'Malley 2.6 106 110          
Independent Ryan McGinley 0.5 22            
Scottish Green gain from Labour
Valid: 4,075   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 2,038   Turnout: 4,138  
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election 21 November 2024[29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Davena Rankin 34.3 1,084 1,108 1,143 1,193 1,263 1,385 1,857
SNP Adekemi Giwa 26.3 830 841 847 971 1,083 1,134  
Reform UK Allan Douglas Lyons 12.8 405 412 461 473 524    
Independent Elsbeth Kerr 9.4 297 310 331 372      
Scottish Green Christopher Lavelle 8.3 263 270 275        
Conservative Steven Morrison 5.8 184 196          
Liberal Democrats Michael Edward Shields 2.9 93            
Labour hold
Valid: 3,156   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 3,198  
Maryhill By-Election 21 November 2024[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Marie Garrity 35.9 999 1,013 1,043 1,057 1,163 1,258 1,731
SNP Lorna Margaret Finn 29.2 814 817 820 868 1,052 1,093  
Reform UK David Jamie McGowan 12.7 353 360 384 398 410    
Scottish Green Ellie Gomersall 12.1 338 352 357 372      
Alba Nick Durie 4.2 118 121 127        
Conservative Susan McCourt 3.2 89 100          
Liberal Democrats Daniel John O'Malley 2.7 75            
Labour hold
Valid: 2,786   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,394   Turnout: 2,826  
North East By-Election 21 November 2024[31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Mary McNab 34.3 630 642 655 671 708 808 1,069
SNP Kilian Riley 32.2 591 596 605 632 638 686  
Reform UK Robert McGregor 18.2 336 337 349 366 397    
Conservative Thomas Haddow 5.3 99 104 107 111      
Scottish Green Hayley McDonald 4.2 77 79 94        
TUSC Anne McAllister 3.7 68 72          
Liberal Democrats Peter McLaughlin 1.9 36            
Labour hold
Valid: 1,837   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 919   Turnout: 1,868  
Partick East/Kelvindale By-Election 5 December 2024[32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour James Adams 37.5 1,723 1,854 2,143 2,485
SNP Cylina Porch 23.1 1,062 1,089 1,112 1,532
Scottish Green Heloise Le Moal 18.2 837 870 927  
Conservative Faten Hameed 13.7 632 707    
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Budgen 7.4 339      
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 4,593   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 2,297   Turnout: 4,629  
Southside Central By-Election 20 March 2025
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Budgen
SNP Mhairi Hunter
Scottish Socialist Olivia Murphy
Conservative Kyle Park
UKIP Travis Power
Reform UK Danny Raja
Labour Samina Rashid
Scottish Green Laura Vroomen
North East By-Election 20 March 2025
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Kyle Cannon
Labour Debbie Duffy
UKIP Christopher Ho
Reform UK Rob Maddison
TUSC Anne McAllister
Scottish Green Hayley McDonald
SNP Donna McGill
Liberal Democrats Peter McLaughlin

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