Our Neighbourhood Have Your Say
The Community Council has had a number of complaints about the standard of maintenance being provided to us by Glasgow City Council at present.
Specific issues include:
1. "The Lanton Park", MerryleeRd/LubnaigRd
Officially known as the “Merrylee Road Recreation Ground” the “Doggie Park”, seen left, has been the subject of a policy that has been adopted, by Glasgow City Council, of not cutting the grass “to encourage wildlife”. The neighbours are also feeling pretty “wild” – you can see why!
2. "Doggie Park", Newlands Rd opp Kintore Rd
Similar comments have been made about this piece of ground, where this “wild flower” was recently observed.
3. "The Condition of Our Streets"
Pavements and gutters infested with weeds, potholed roads, rusted lamp posts and railings that have not seen a painter for many a long year, now seem to be the norm.
The example that you see on the left was raised by a member of the public at the Community Council Meeting on 1st June and reported to Glasgow City Council at that time – but nothing has been done.
So, what do you think? Money is clearly tight but, at the same time, many homes in this area have seen their Council Tax increase substantially this year.
· Are we getting our fair share of the available resources?
· And what would be your priorities?
You can submit your views to the Community Council using the email link below and we will take the matter up with our City Councillors at our regular meetings. You are also most welcome to attend these meetings in person and put forward your point of view.
Email: Secretary.Newauldcc@outlook.com
Twitter: @newauldcc
Municipal Election - Newlands and Auldburn Results, May2012.
| Candidate |
Party |
Elected |
Number |
| of First |
| Preferences |
| BLACK, Ruth |
Glasgow First |
|
48 |
| CREIGHTON, Chris |
Independent |
|
71 |
| CURRAN, Stephen |
Scottish Labour Party |
Yes |
1,750 |
| DEANS, Colin |
Independent |
|
311 |
| DOCHERTY, Josephine U |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
Yes |
1,423 |
| GILLAN, Emma |
Scottish Labour Party |
Yes |
1,005 |
| GUL, Shoaib |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
|
1,004 |
| HARVEY, Diane |
Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition |
|
38 |
| MCELROY, Robert |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
|
724 |
| O'DONNELL, Michael |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
|
105 |
| THOMSON, Ben |
Scottish Green Party |
|
243 |
| Election Statistics |
|
|
|
| Total Electorate |
17,755 |
|
|
|
| Percentage Poll |
38.98% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Breakdown of Rejected Papers |
|
|
|
| Want of Official Mark |
0 |
|
|
|
| Voting for More Than One Candidate |
64 |
|
|
|
| Writing or Mark by which Voter could be Identified |
0 |
|
|
|
| Unmarked or Void for Uncertainty |
135 |
|
|
|
| Total Rejected Papers |
199 |
Election Results Thursday 5 May 2011
Glasgow Cathcart
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/-% |
| James Dornan |
SNP |
11,918 |
45.5 |
+14.3 |
| Charlie Gordon |
Labour |
10,326 |
39.4 |
+1.2 |
| Richard Alan Sullivan |
Conservative |
2,410 |
9.2 |
-1.2 |
| Eileen Janet Gladys Baxendale |
Liberal Democrat |
1,118 |
4.3 |
-4.7 |
| John James Joseph McKee |
Independent |
450 |
1.7 |
+1.7 |
| Turnout |
26,222 |
44.5 |
|
| Majority |
1,592 |
6.1 |
|
Swing 6.5% from Labour to SNP
Glasgow results
| Party |
Member |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
+/-% |
| Labour |
Hanzala Malik, Drew Smith & Anne McTaggart |
3 |
73,031 |
35.0 |
-3.3 |
| SNP |
Humza Yousaf & Bob Doris |
2 |
83,109 |
39.8 |
+12.8 |
| Conservative |
Ruth Davidson |
1 |
12,749 |
6.1 |
-0.6 |
| Green |
Patrick Harvie |
1 |
12,454 |
6.0 |
+0.8 |
| The Respect Party |
None |
0 |
6,972 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
None |
0 |
5,312 |
2.5 |
-4.6 |
| All Scotland Pensioners Party |
None |
0 |
3,750 |
1.8 |
0 |
| British National Party |
None |
0 |
2,424 |
1.2 |
-0.7 |
| Socialist Labour Party |
None |
0 |
2,276 |
1.1 |
-0.2 |
| Scottish Christian Party |
None |
0 |
1,501 |
0.7 |
-0.7 |
| Scottish Unionist Party |
None |
0 |
1,447 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
None |
0 |
1,362 |
0.7 |
-0.6 |
| UK Independence Party |
None |
0 |
1,123 |
0.5 |
+0.3 |
| Pirate Party UK |
None |
0 |
581 |
0.3 |
0 |
| Independent - Johnstone |
None |
0 |
338 |
0.2 |
0 |
| Scottish Homeland Party |
None |
0 |
283 |
0.1 |
0 |
| Turnout |
208,712 |
|
-0.9 |
Referendum: Alternative Vote System: Scotland
Yes 713,813 36.36%
No 1,249,375 63.64%
Annual Charity Gala
The 31st Annual Newlands and Auldhouse Charity Gala took place in Newlands Park on Saturday 28th August, 2010.
Auldhouse Clean Up
On Saturday 22 May 2010 a clean up of the Auldhouse area took place between 10am and 12noon. About 25 volunteers presented themselves at the 29th Glasgow Scout Halls in Mossgiel Road. Under Sarah's direction, the party divided into two groups and set about collecting litter.
The General Election, 6 May 2010
Here are the General Election results for Glasgow South constituency:
Tom Harris (Lab) 20,736
Malcolm Fleming (SNP) 8,078
Shabnum Mustapha (LD) 4,739
Davena Rankin (Con) 4,592
Marie Campbell (Green) 961
Mike Coyle (BNP) 637
Brian Smith (TUSC) 351
The turnout was 61.7%, from an electorate of 65,029.