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Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

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

Councillors

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

Election results

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2022 election

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.