This Thursday is polling day for the local elections. If you are on the electoral register you should have received a polling card which will tell you where to go to vote. Most addresses in Strathbungo vote at Queens Park Parish Church, 170 Queens Drive. The polls are open from 7am-10pm but given the debacle of the general election, it might be wise to try to exercise your democratic right before 9.59pm!
The election is taking place under the Single Tranferable Vote system. The bottom line is that, rather than marking an X next to the candidate of your choice, you list your preferences in numerical order of preference.
Three councillors will be elected for our ward using this system. David Meikle and Khalil Malik are standing for re-election. The candidates for our ward (6 – Pollokshields) are as follows:
FRASER Bill, Scottish Liberal Democrats
KHAN Akhtar, Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition
MACLEOD Norman, Scottish National Party (SNP)
MALIK Khalil, Scottish National Party (SNP)
MCALEER Patrick, Scottish Green Party
MEIKLE David, Scottish Conservative and Unionist
MORRISON Andrina, Glasgow First
RAJA Hanif, Scottish Labour Party
Ward 6 – Pollokshields
Result: Elected – Norman MacLeod (SNP), David Meikle (Conservative), Hanif Raja (Labour).
Ward: 6 – Pollokshields
Candidate Party Elected Number of First Preferences
FRASER, Bill Scottish Liberal Democrats 220
KHAN, Akhtar Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition 91
MACLEOD, Norman Scottish National Party (SNP) Yes 1,657
MALIK, Khalil Scottish National Party (SNP) 1,437
MCALEER, Patrick Scottish Green Party 608
MEIKLE, David Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Yes 1,674
MORRISON, Andrina Glasgow First 43
RAJA, Hanif Scottish Labour Party Yes 1,828
Election Statistics
Total Electorate 18,117
Percentage Poll 42.70 %
Breakdown of Rejected Papers
Want of Official Mark 0
Voting for More Than One Candidate 45
Writing or Mark by which Voter could be Identified 0
Unmarked or Void for Uncertainty 133
Total Rejected Papers 178