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The 2017 East Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council .
Five wards were used to elect eighteen councillors, a reduction of two from 2012 .
East Renfrewshire Council election, 2017
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jim Swift
Tony Buchanan
Paul O'Kane
Party
Conservative
SNP
Labour
Leader's seat
Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham
Neilston and Newton Mearns North
Newton Mearns North & Neilston
Last election
6 seats
4 seats
8 seats
Seats before
6
4
8
Seats won
7
5
4
Seat change
1
1
4
Fourth party
Leader
Danny Devlin
Party
Independent
Leader's seat
Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor
Last election
2 seats
Seats before
2
Seats won
2
Seat change
-
The 6 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election
Jim Fletcher
Labour
Council Leader after election
Tony Buchanan
SNP
2017 Results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor
2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2012-2017: New ward
Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
Danny Devlin (incumbent )
26.02%
1,840
Conservative
Paul Aitken
18.34%
1,297
1,356
1,372
1,390
1,412
1,427
SNP
Angela Convery
16.95%
1,199
1,242
1,242
1,330
1,347
1,357
1,358
2,371
SNP
Tommy Reilly (incumbent )
14.97%
1,059
1,125
1,126
1,167
1,205
1,218
1,219
Labour
Betty Wood Cunningham (incumbent )
14.42%
1,020
1,111
1,113
1,160
1,506
Labour
Kenny Hay (incumbent )
5.71%
404
463
465
481
Scottish Green
David Allison
3.11%
220
244
249
UKIP
John Ferguson
0.48%
34
43
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,073 Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,415 Turnout: 52.5%
Newton Mearns North & Neilston
2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017: New ward
Newton Mearns North & Neilston - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
Conservative
Charlie Gilbert (incumbent )
28.55%
1,729
SNP
Tony Buchanan (incumbent )
25.62%
1,551
Labour
Paul O'Kane (incumbent )
25.29%
1,531
Conservative
Andrew Morrison
10.17%
616
Independent
Kirsteen Allan
4.44%
269
Independent
David Jesner
2.94%
178
Liberal Democrats
Roy Provan
2.28%
138
UKIP
Stuart Sutherland
0.50%
30
SDP
Robert Malyn
0.21%
13
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,055 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,514 Turnout: 52.8%
Giffnock and Thornliebank
2012: 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2012-2017: No Change
Giffnock and Thornliebank - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SNP
Colm Merrick
24.40%
1,853
1,855
1,860
1,898
1,990
Conservative
Gordon Wallace (incumbent )
23.06%
1,751
1,753
1,758
1,784
1,825
1,826
2,621
Labour
Jim Fletcher (incumbent )
18.84%
1,431
1,435
1,438
1,506
1,615
1,650
1,715
1,838
2,224
Conservative
Paul Smith
11.84%
899
904
905
943
976
979
Independent
Paul Drury
11.31%
859
862
876
913
1,085
1,108
1,149
1,309
Independent
Savio D'Souza
6.00%
456
460
470
507
Liberal Democrats
Christopher Park
3.50%
266
274
278
Independent
Gordon McCaskill *
0.63%
48
50
Libertarian
Alan Findlay
0.42%
32
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,595 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,899 Turnout: 60.2%
Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood
2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
2012-2017: New ward
Clarkston, Netherlee & Williamwood - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Conservative
Stewart Miller*
16.81%
1,715
1,719
1,734
1,738
1,762
1,772
1,777
1,915
1,936
3,328
Conservative
Andrea Gee
15.49%
1,580
1,585
1,598
1,604
1,624
1,628
1,634
1,767
1,783
SNP
Annette Ireland
14.78%
1,508
1,509
1,521
1,634
1,671
2,400
Independent
David MacDonald
13.25%
1,352
1,354
1,391
1,439
1,505
1,571
1,659
2,189
Independent
Ralph Robertson (incumbent )
9.75%
995
995
1,012
1,044
1,110
1,126
1,175
Labour
Alan Lafferty*
9.66%
986
989
1,018
1,048
1,536
1,573
1,651
1,791
1,829
1,949
SNP
James Mills
7.93%
809
810
813
883
908
Labour
Mary Montague (incumbent )
6.78%
692
692
717
761
Scottish Green
Laura Stevens
3.44%
351
352
378
Liberal Democrats
Alex Mackie
1.91%
195
195
UKIP
Sarah Louise Hemy
0.20%
20
Electorate: TBC Valid: 10,204 Spoilt: 151 Quota: 2,041 Turnout: 63.1%
Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham
2017 : 3 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2012-2017: New ward
Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Conservative
Jim Swift (incumbent )
28.30%
2,766
SNP
Caroline Bamforth
19.51%
1,907
1,920
1,923
1,926
1,982
Conservative
Barbara Grant (incumbent )
18.40%
1,798
Conservative
Jim McLean
14.70%
1,437
1,706
1,924
1,936
1,987
Labour
Ian McAlpine (incumbent )
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%
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