[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.

For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward population decreased but it continued to return four members.

The ward is located immediately south of Glasgow city centre, with the River Clyde forming its northern boundary.

Areas within the ward include the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Govanhill, Queen's Park, Crosshill and Oatlands.

The 2017 changes saw the Toryglen area being re-assigned to Langside ward.