Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham (ward)

Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

Councillors edit

Election Councillors
2017 Caroline Bamforth
(SNP)
Jim Swift
(Conservative)
Barbara Grant
(Conservative)
Jim McLean
(Conservative)
2022 Andrew Anderson
(Labour)
Paul Edlin
(Conservative)

Election results edit

2022 election edit

2022 East Renfrewshire Council election:[2] Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Andrew Anderson[3] 19.1% 1,831 1,938              
SNP Caroline Bamforth[3] (incumbent) 24.3% 2,325                
Conservative Paul Edlin[3] 21.1% 2,016                
Conservative Jim McLean[3] (incumbent) 16.6% 1,584 1,600 1,685 1,690 1,691 1,721 1,733 1,823 2,888
Scottish Green Victoria Palmer-Dyer 4.8% 456 649 650 658 665 688 738    
Scottish Family Luke Reid 1.2% 119 123 123 124 133        
Alba Amer Siddiqui 1.3% 120 146 147 147 152 164      
Conservative Paul Smith 11.2% 1,067 1,070 1,082 1,083 1,087 1,106 1,113 1,154  
Freedom Alliance (UK) Mark Niven Turnbull[4] 0.5% 44 45 45 46          
Electorate: 18,174   Valid: 9,562   Spoilt: 139[5] (1.4%)   Quota: 1,913   Turnout: 53.1%  

2017 election edit

Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham – 4 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Jim Swift (incumbent)[a] 28.30% 2,766        
SNP Caroline Bamforth 19.51% 1,907 1,920 1,923 1,926 1,982
Conservative Barbara Grant (incumbent)[a] 18.40% 1,798 2,216      
Conservative Jim McLean 14.70% 1,437 1,706 1,924 1,936 1,987
Labour Ian McAlpine (incumbent)[a] 10.33% 1,009 1,208 1,307 1,043 1,139
Independent Bev Brown 5.23% 511 545 552 562 620
Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie 3.15% 308 325 332 333  
UKIP Gerry McVeigh 0.38% 37 40 41    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 9,773   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,955   Turnout: 58.6%  

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Sitting councillor for the Newton Mearns South ward which had been redrawn.

References edit

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations" (PDF). East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Local government election results 2022". East Renfrewshire Council.
  4. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk.
  5. ^ Declaration of results {eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
  6. ^ "Local Government Election results 2017". East Renfrewshire Council.