Glasgow North East Labour Party

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Working with the community in Springburn, Royston, Sighthill, Germiston, Drygate, Dennistoun, Milnbank, Carntyne, Haghill, Riddrie, Ruchazie, Balornock, Balornock East, Barmulloch, Robroyston, Blackhill, Provanmill, Hogganfield, Millerston, Milton, Colston, Ashfield, Possilpark, Lambhill, Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Parkhouse, and Keppochhill

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East Centre Ward

East Centre team

If you live in Dennistoun (north of Duke St), Wellpark, Milnbank, Riddrie, Carntyne or Haghill, your local Labour councillors in the new East Centre ward are Elaine McDougall (above left), Frank Docherty (above centre), and Patricia Chalmers (above right), who can be contacted through eastcentrelabour@yahoo.co.uk

Patricia Chalmers is dealing with casework from Carntyne (down to the right hand side of Carntyne Road), Haghill, and West Riddrie (the left hand side of Don St and Dinart St, and those streets west towards Cumbernauld Road). Her phone number at the City Chambers is 0141-287-4866, you can write to her at the City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU. Her council e-mail address is patricia.chalmers@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk

Patricia served as councillor for Carntyne and Haghill from 1999-2007, and in the new East Centre ward since May 2007. A former teacher, she is committed to investment in local education, like in John Wheatley College, Haghill Park Primary and Smithycroft Secondary Schools, as well as in new and refurbished housing in Haghill, Carntyne and Riddrie. Since May 2007 she has served as convener of the Education and Social Work Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee.

She holds surgeries at the following venues and times -

1st Wednesday of each month - St Thomas' Primary School, 8 Smithycroft Rd, Riddrie at 5.30pm

1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month - High Carntyne Parish Church, 358 Carntynehall Rd, Carntyne Square at 5.30pm 

2nd Thursday of each month - Haghill Park Primary School and Nursery, 415 Cumbernauld Rd at 5.30pm

4th Thursday of each month - Bluevale Neighbourhood Centre, 30 Abernethy St at 5.30pm

Elderly or Disabled constituents or those unable to attend surgeries can be visited at home.

There are no surgeries held during school or public holidays.

Frank Docherty is dealing with casework from Dennistoun (the left hand side of Duke St and those streets running north), and Wellpark within Glasgow North East, and from Cranhill and South Carntyne (south of Carntyne Rd) in the Glasgow East Westminster Parliamentary and Glasgow Baillieston Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies. His phone number at the City Chambers is 0141-287-5256, you can write to him at the City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU. His council e-mail address is frank.docherty@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk

Frank served as councillor for Dennistoun, where he and his family live, from 2003-2007, and in the new East Centre ward since May 2007. He has been chair of the council's East Centre Area and Community Planning Committees, delivering investment in new and existing schools and nurseries in Dennistoun and Cranhill, like St Denis' and St Maria Goretti Primaries and Craigielea Nursery, as well as a focus on cleaning up Dennistoun with action on bulk refuse and recycling. Since May 2007, Frank has served as Chair of the Council's Development and Regeneration Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee.

He holds surgeries at the following venues and times -

1st Wednesday of each month - St Denis' Primary School, 129 Roslea Drive, Dennistoun between 5 and 6pm

1st Wednesday of each month - Wellpark Tenants Hall, 11 McIntosh St, Wellpark between 6.15 and 7.15pm 

He also holds surgeries serving those constituents in Cranhill and South Carntyne in the Glasgow East Westminster Parliamentary and Glasgow Baillieston Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies.

Elderly or Disabled constituents or those unable to attend surgeries can be visited at home.

There are no surgeries held during school holidays or the council recess.

Elaine McDougall is dealing with casework from Milnbank, and the east of Riddrie (east of Don St and Dinart St). She also represents those electors in Firpark Terrace on the western boundary of the ward within the Glasgow Central Westminster Parliamentary and Glasgow Kelvin Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies. Her phone number at the City Chambers is 0141-287-5619, you can write to her at the City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU. Her council e-mail address is elaine.mcdougall@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk

Elaine  has served as councillor for her community in Milnbank since 1993, and for the new East Centre ward since May 2007. She has a good record in achieving local housing and educational investment. She has long campaigned against crime and anti-social behaviour, and brought extra police patrols and the dispersal order to the area, to cut local disorder, and localised dispersal orders to prevent its recurrence. Since May 2007, Elaine has been the Council's Executive Member for Social Care.

She holds surgeries at the following venues and times -

1st Wednesday of each month - St Thomas' Primary School, 8 Smithycroft Rd, Riddrie at 6pm

3rd Wednesday of each month - Alexandra Parade Primary School, 136 Armadale St between 7 and 9pm 

There are no surgeries held during school holidays or public holidays.

 

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