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Overall 2022 Result

Council-Wide Results

East Dunbartonshire continued its trends of taking the notion of proportional representation as advisory only. Although placing fourth in terms of votes, albeit with a slight gain, the Lib Dems were second in seats with 6 again. Third most popular Conservatives, less popular for transfers, were fourth in seats, dropping by half down to 3. Labour, the second party by vote share, were only third in seats, but that represented a doubling of their number to 4.

The SNP meanwhile managed to make the gain necessary to fill in one of their only gaps in a mainland ward, and the same Independent was elected in the ward he dominates again. Greens made a decent advance, but without being concentrated enough anywhere to win a seat.

Administration

After the election, an SNP minority administration was formed. 

Interactive Map

Overview

In contrast to its western neighbour and much of the Central Belt, East Dunbartonshire is defined by its relative affluence, containing a number of Glasgow’s leafiest suburbs. It’s also something of a chimera, as the historic county of Dunbartonshire had a big gap between the Bearsden and Milngavie area and an exclave around Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld. In the 1970’s reorganisation, the former became its own district, whilst Kirkintilloch became the anchor for a Strathkelvin district which also included Bishopbriggs and a number of other Lanarkshire villages to the south, plus some Stirlingshire villages to the North. Modern East Dunbartonshire mostly merged those two districts, sans the Chryston area.

The (not entirely equivalent) East Dunbartonshire constituency is renowned for being a rare example of a seat all four Westminster parties have won at some point. However, it’s important to note the version won in 1974’s elections by the Conservatives then SNP was the one with a huge Cumbernauld chunk, so definitely isn’t comparable to the version won by the Lib Dems in 2005, regained in 2017, and then lost along with their UK-level leader in 2019. At Holyrood, the two constituencies covering the modern area were mostly Labour until the SNP won them in 2011, though Strathkelvin and Bearsden elected an Independent, Dr Jean Turner, as their contribution to 2003’s rainbow parliament.

In the elections to the old districts, Bearsden and Milngavie was consistently Conservative, whereas Strathkelvin was majority Labour after an unsettled start which included an SNP plurality in 1977. With the formation of East Dunbartonshire, the 1995 election saw a Labour majority, before the Lib Dems took a bare second place in 1999 and became the largest party in 2003, almost signposting the Westminster victory two years later.

Previous STV Elections

2007
2012
2017

Individual Ward Results

Milngavie (Ward 1)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Jim Gibbons
🟠Lib Dem: Aileen Polson
🔵Conservative: Alix Mathieson
Change vs 2017: No change
Electorate: 10661
Turnout: 59.1%
Valid: 5249 (99.2%)
Spoiled: 52 (0.8%)
Quota: 1563

Candidates

Independent: Julie Duncan
🟡SNP: Jim Gibbons
🔵Conservative: Alix Mathieson
🟠Lib Dem: Aileen Polson
🔴Labour: Thomas Shepherd
🟢Green: Emma Sheppard

Milngavie: First Preferences
Milngavie: Transfers
Milngavie: Results by Polling District
Milngavie: Second Preferences
Milngavie: Two-Candidate Preferred

Bearsden North (Ward 2)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
Independent: Duncan Cumming
🟡SNP: Calum Smith
🟠Lib Dem: Alan Reid
Change vs 2017: +1 SNP, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 58.4%
Electorate: 11936
Valid: 6906 (99.2%)
Spoiled: 59 (0.8%)
Quota: 1727

Candidates

Independent: Duncan Cumming
🔵Conservative: Duncan Evans
🔴Labour: Craig Muncie
🟠Lib Dem: Alan Reid
🟢Green: Neill Simpson
🟡SNP: Calum Smith

Bearsden North: First Preferences
Bearsden North: Transfers
Bearsden North: Results by Polling District
Bearsden North: Second Preferences
Bearsden North: Two-Candidate Preferred
Bearsden North: Two-Party Preferred

Bearsden South (Ward 3)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Ian Gallagher
🟠Lib Dem: Vaughan Moody
🔵Conservative: Andrew Polson
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 57.8%
Electorate: 11099
Valid: 6370 (99.2%)
Spoiled: 50 (0.8%)
Quota: 1593

Candidates

🔴Labour: Lorna Dougall
🟢Green: Scott Ferguson
🟡SNP: Ian Gallagher
Independent: Duncan Malcolm
Independent: Sheila Mechan
🟠Lib Dem: Vaughan Moody
🔵Conservative: Andrew Polson

Bearsden South: First Preferences
Bearsden South: Transfers
Bearsden South: Results by Polling District
Bearsden South: Second Preferences
Bearsden South: Two-Candidate Preferred

Bishopbriggs North and Campsie (Ward 4)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Paul Ferretti
🔴Labour: Colette McDiarmid
🔵Conservative: Billy Hendry
🟡SNP: Lynda Williamson
Change vs 2017: +1 Labour, -1 Lib Dem
Electorate: 15642
Turnout: 52.4%
Valid: 8072 (98.4%)
Spoiled: 130 (1.6%)
Quota: 1615

Candidates

🟡SNP: Paul Ferretti
🟣Family: Paul Gallacher
Alba: Alan Harris
🔵Conservative: Billy Hendry
🔴Labour: Colette McDiarmid
🟠Lib Dem: Gary Pews
🟢Green: Elizabeth Rowan
🟡SNP: Lynda Williamson

Bishopbriggs North and Campsie: First Preferences
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie: Transfers
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie: Results by Polling District
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie: Second Preferences
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie: Two-Candidate Preferred

Bishopbriggs South (Ward 5)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Gordon Low
🔴Labour: Alan Moir
🟠Lib Dem: Ben Rose
Change vs 2017: +1 Lib Dem, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 49.8%
Electorate: 12340
Valid: 6070 (98.9%)
Spoiled: 70 (1.1%)
Quota: 1518

Candidates

🟢Green: Jesper Bach
🔵Conservative: Catherine Brown
Alba: Eamonn Gallagher
🟡SNP: Gordon Low
🔴Labour: Alan Moir
🟠Lib Dem: Ben Rose

Bishopbriggs South: First Preferences
Bishopbriggs South: Transfers
Bishopbriggs South: Results by Polling District
Bishopbriggs South: Second Preferences
Bishopbriggs South: Two-Candidate Preferred

Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (Ward 6)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Gillian Renwick
🔴Labour: Callum McNally
🟠Lib Dem: Willie Paterson
Change vs 2017: +1 Labour, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 52.6%
Electorate: 12524
Valid: 6515 (98.9%)
Spoiled: 72 (1.1%)
Quota: 1629

Candidates

🔴Labour: Callum McNally
🟠Lib Dem: Willie Paterson
🟡SNP: Gillian Renwick
🟢Green: Carolynn Scrimgeour
🔵Conservative: Sandra Thornton
🟤Freedom Alliance: James Watson

Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South: First Preferences
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South: Transfers
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South: Results by Polling District
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South: Second Preferences
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South: Two-Candidate Preferred

Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar (Ward 7)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Pamela Marshall
🔴Labour: Stewart MacDonald
🟠Lib Dem: Susan Murray
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 44.5%
Electorate: 12318
Valid: 5389 (98.4%)
Spoiled: 87 (1.6%)
Quota: 1348

Candidates

🔴Labour: Stewart MacDonald
🔵Conservative: Josephine Macleod
🟡SNP: Pamela Marshall
🟤Freedom Alliance: Alan McManus
🟠Lib Dem: Susan Murray

Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar: First Preferences
Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar: Transfers
Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar: Results by Polling District
Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar: Second Preferences
Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar: Two-Candidate Preferred

Data Notes

Changes in Affiliation

Andrew Polson (Bearsden South) from 🔵Conservative to ⚪Independent; suspended from Conservatives in June 2022 following allegations of romance fraud. Further allegations of electoral fraud arose in October 2022. Polson has also been accused of embezzlement.

Aileen Polson (Milngavie) from 🟠Lib Dem to ⚪Independent; suspended from Lib Dems in October 2022 following same allegations of electoral fraud as against her husband. Re-admitted to the party in July 2023.