2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

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All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Registered	242,455
Turnout	51.2%
First party Second party   Lab SNP Leader Edward McAvoy Party Labour SNP Leader's seat Rutherglen Central and North Last election 52 seats, 49.1% 7 seats, 27.4% Seats won 30 24 Seat change 22 17 Popular vote 49,906 35,866 Percentage 39.6% 29.2% Swing 9.5% 1.8%   Third party Fourth party   Con Ind Party Conservative Independent Last election 3 seats, 13.5% 3 seats, 3.2% Seats won 8 3 Seat change 5 Popular vote 15,924 6,422 Percentage 12.9% 5.2% Swing 0.6% 3.0%   Fifth party   LD Party Liberal Democrats Last election 2 seat, 4.7% Seats won 2 Seat change Popular vote 8,897 Percentage 7.2% Swing 2.5%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election Edward McAvoy Labour Council Leader after election Edward McAvoy Labour

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.

The election was the first to use the 20 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced the 67 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council but were no longer in overall control after the introduction of proportional voting saw them lose 22 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) recorded their best result in a South Lanarkshire election as they gained 17 seats to remain the second-largest party. The Conservatives also made gains to hold eight seats. The number of independent candidates elected with remained at three and the number of Liberal Democrats remained at two.

Results

2007 South Lanarkshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30			22	44.8	39.6	49,906	9.5
	SNP	24			17	35.8	29.2	35,866	1.8
	Conservative	8			5	11.9	12.9	15,924	0.6
	Independent	3				4.5	5.2	6,422	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	2				3.0	7.2	8,897	2.5
	Scottish Green	0				0.0	2.7	3,354	New
	East Kilbride Alliance	0				0.0	1.2	1,511	New
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.0	0.8	966	1.3
	Scottish Unionist	0				0.0	0.7	912	New
	Solidarity	0				0.0	0.2	261	New
	Scottish Christian	0				0.0	0.1	180	New
Total		67						124,199

Source: ^[1]

Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown. ^{[2] [3]}

Ward results

Clydesdale West

Clydesdale West - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Eileen Logan [note 1]	33.5	2,549
	SNP	Ian Gray [note 2]	25.6	1,948
	Conservative	Alex Allison	12.9	984	1,025	1,050	???	1,126	1,259	???
	SNP	David Shearer [note 3]	12.2	925	1,005	1,279	???	1,360	1,504	???
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Meehan	6.4	490	566	602	???	707
	Labour	Betty Rush [note 4]	4.7	359	933	949	???	989	1,131
	Scottish Christian	Robin Mawhinney	2.4	180	198	207	???
	Scottish Green	Ruth Thomas	2.3	174	193	203
Electorate: 14,775  Valid: 7,645  Quota: 1,522  Turnout: 52.4%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Clydesdale North

Clydesdale North - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	George Sutherland	24.8	1,468	1,521
	Labour	Mary McNeill [note 5]	20.9	1,237	1,270	1,273	1,483
	Conservative	Patrick Ross-Taylor	18.4	1,090	1,130	1,135	1,381	???	???
	Labour	Brian Reilly [note 6]	17.2	1,019	1,029	1,033	1,231	???
	Liberal Democrats	Kenny Douglas	14.2	841	927	939
	Scottish Green	Thomas Davidson	4.5	265
Electorate: 11,430  Valid: 5,920  Quota: 1,481  Turnout: 52.7%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Clydesdale East

Clydesdale East - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Beith Forrest [note 7]	22.5	1,204	???	1,252	1,325	1,364
	Conservative	Hamish Stewart	19.6	1,048	???	1,105	1,175	1,209	???	???
	SNP	Bev Gauld [note 8]	19.5	1,042	???	1,093	1,630
	Labour	Ralph Barker	15.5	832	???	937	989	1,056	???
	SNP	Tom Mitchell	15.4	824	???	864
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Waddell	5.7	305	???
	Independent	Tom Dalbindle	1.9	101
Electorate: 9,907  Valid: 5,356  Quota: 1,340  Turnout: 54.8%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Clydesdale South

Clydesdale South - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Danny Meikle [note 9]	27.7	1,709
	Labour	Alex McInnes [note 10]	20.2	1,245	1,351	???	1,514	???
	SNP	Archie Manson [note 11]	18.7	1,156	1,164	???	1,341	???
	SNP	David Smart	18.6	1,148	1,159	???	1,334
	Conservative	John Baillie	11.9	734	740	???
	Scottish Green	Billy McLean	3.0	183	185
Electorate: 11,359  Valid: 6,175  Quota: 1,544  Turnout: 55.6%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Avondale and Stonehouse

Avondale and Stonehouse - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	William Holman	27.6	1,989
	Conservative	Graeme Campbell	19.2	1,384	1,450
	Labour	James Malloy [note 12]	14.9	1,071	1,127	1,128	1,140	1,155	1,226	1,356	???
	Independent	Lynn Filshie	11.1	797	858	860	975	1,127	1,205	1,348	???
	Labour	Ian McInnes	10.9	788	816	816	824	830	867	922
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Benzies	5.7	414	496	498	511	536	646
	Scottish Green	John Innes	4.6	333	406	406	416	449
	Independent	Stuart Brown	3.3	238	266	267	304
	Independent	Frank Reilly	2.7	198	217	218
Electorate: 13,144  Valid: 6,912  Quota: 1,443  Turnout: 55.7%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

East Kilbride South

East Kilbride South - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Archie Buchanan [note 13]	42.7	2,431
	Labour	Jim Docherty [note 14]	33.3	1,900
	East Kilbride Alliance	Colin McKay	6.3	358	413	466	478	506	585	???
	Conservative	Gillian Alexander	6.2	356	394	429	454	441	460
	SNP	Douglas Edwards	5.2	294	878	941	956	1,014	1,101	???	???
	Scottish Green	Drew Campbell	2.9	167	222	272	291	323
	Solidarity	John Park	2.3	129	167	194	224
	Scottish Socialist	Lynsey MacGregor	1.1	63	85	107
Electorate: 11,701  Valid: 5,698  Quota: 1,425  Turnout: 49.5%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

East Kilbride Central South

East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	John Anderson	32.0	1,970
	Labour	Gerry Convery [note 15]	27.5	1,692
	Labour	Pat Watters [note 16]	17.7	1,089	1,145	1,247	1,281	1,329	1,388	???	???
	Conservative	Anne Stewart	6.2	383	408	410	414	466
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Linskey	5.1	316	378	387	408	481	601	???
	East Kilbride Alliance	Iain Cameron	5.0	309	362	367	387
	Scottish Green	Alison Campbell	4.1	254	326	331	396	507	584
	Scottish Socialist	Mark Sands	2.4	150	194	198
Electorate: 11,524  Valid: 6,163  Quota: 1,541  Turnout: 54.8%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

East Kilbride Central North

East Kilbride Central North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	SNP	Anne Maggs [note 17]	28.3	2,248
	Labour	Alice Mitchell [note 18]	23.9	1,899
	Labour	Christopher Thompson [note 19]	15.5	1,229	1,269	1,456	1,477	1,482	1,513	1,617
	Conservative	Isobel Perratt	6.9	545	563	571	575	584	618	679	681
	SNP	Sheena Wardhaugh	6.8	538	927	937	969	982	1,059	1,149	1,154	1,264	???
	Scottish Green	Raymond Burke	6.3	500	542	555	594	610	690	817	821	963
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Smith	5.6	446	480	499	520	524	570
	East Kilbride Alliance	Clare Keane	2.9	227	242	250	259	383
	East Kilbride Alliance	Tim Gingell	2.1	169	179	183	185
	Scottish Socialist	Catherine Pedersen	1.6	130	149	154
Electorate: 14,310  Valid: 7,931  Quota: 1,587  Turnout: 57.0%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

East Kilbride West

East Kilbride West - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	David Watson [note 20]	30.2	1,861
	Labour	Michael McCann [note 21] [note 22]	29.4	1,805
	Conservative	Graham Simpson	14.0	860	906	919	941	1,019	1,197	???
	Labour	Margaret McCulloch	11.2	688	730	914	956	1,000	1,195
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Aaron	7.1	437	501	519	615	725
	East Kilbride Alliance	Brian Jones	4.2	259	289	295	348
	Scottish Green	Kitty MacKenzie	3.8	232	283	292
Electorate: 10,938  Valid: 6,142  Quota: 1,536  Turnout: 56.7%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

East Kilbride East

East Kilbride East - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Jim Wardhaugh	36.2	1,896
	Labour	John Cairney	27.0	1,414
	Labour	Graham Scott [note 23]	12.2	639	708	779	802	833	883	1,033	???
	Conservative	Ian Harrow	9.4	493	551	554	570	596	625	747
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Watson	5.2	271	376	381	397	436	565
	Scottish Green	Andrew Williamson	4.0	210	325	329	359	426
	East Kilbride Alliance	Richard Naismith	3.6	189	236	238	264
	Independent	John Doyle	2.3	122	160	163
Electorate: 9,765  Valid: 5,234  Quota: 1,309  Turnout: 54.6%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Rutherglen South

Rutherglen South - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Labour	Brian McKenna [note 24]	24.7	1,534	1,548	1,565
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Baxendale	17.3	1,077	1,082	1,092	1,092	???	1,174	1,597
	SNP	Anne Higgins	16.8	1,045	1,070	1,074	1,074	???	1,159	1,195	1,204	1,303	???
	Labour	Patricia Osborne [note 25]	13.6	846	857	864	871	???	951	970	976	1,035
	Conservative	Jean Miller	8.5	529	530	588	588	???	630	649	657
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Campbell	8.1	506	507	510	510	???	550
	Independent	Brian McCutcheon	4.6	285	293	303	303	???
	Scottish Green	Michael Tobin	2.4	150	176	178	178
	Scottish Unionist	Michael A Haigh	2.2	135	138
	Scottish Socialist	John Patrick	1.7	106
Electorate: 11,376  Valid: 6,213  Quota: 1,554  Turnout: 55.8%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Rutherglen Central and North

Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Eddie McAvoy [note 26]	35.1	1,833
	SNP	Gordon Clark	22.9	1,198	1,233	1,273	1,286	1,355
	Labour	Denis McKenna [note 27]	15.0	786	1,162	1,180	1,191	1,221	???	???	???
	Liberal Democrats	Janette Little	12.7	666	692	702	721	781	???	???
	Conservative	Ian Raeburn	5.4	283	288	291	371	376	???
	Scottish Green	Susan Martin	3.4	176	182	210	216
	Scottish Unionist	Jim Nixon	3.0	157	159	162
	Scottish Socialist	John Starrs	2.4	126	129
Electorate: 10,867  Valid: 5,225  Quota: 1,307  Turnout: 49.1%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Cambuslang West

Cambuslang West - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Russell Clearie [note 28]	20.5	1,253	1,264	???	1,294	1,386	???	???
	Labour	John McGuinness [note 29]	20.0	1,225	1,238	???	1,264	1,305	???
	SNP	Clare McColl	19.8	1,209	1,240	???	1,307	1,409	???	???
	Liberal Democrats	David Baillie [note 30]	19.5	1,191	1,206	???	1,294	1,597
	Conservative	Malcolm Macaskill	12.6	772	774	???	844
	Scottish Green	Christian Schmidt	3.1	187	207	???
	Scottish Unionist	Jimi Moore	2.5	154	161
	Scottish Socialist	David McClemont	2.1	130
Electorate: 11,591  Valid: 6,121  Quota: 1,531  Turnout: 53.7%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Cambuslang East

Cambuslang East - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Labour	Walter Brogan	32.4	1,544
	SNP	John Higgins [note 31]	23.5	1,120	1,139	1,181	1,267
	Labour	Pam Clearie [note 32]	18.0	859	1,117	1,152	1,224
	Liberal Democrats	Tunweer Malik	14.3	684	696	716	845
	Conservative	Louise Ann Campbell	8.9	423	428	437
	Scottish Socialist	David Stevenson	2.9	137	146
Electorate: 10,394  Valid: 4,767  Quota: 1,192  Turnout: 46.9%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Blantyre

Blantyre - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Hugh Dunsmuir	24.6	1,586
	Independent	Bert Thomson [note 33] [note 34]	21.2	1,365
	SNP	John McNamee [note 35]	19.4	1,253	1,339
	Labour	Jim Handibode [note 36]	17.4	1,121	1,260	1,270	???	???	???
	Independent	Michael McGlynn [note 37]	11.6	748	764	783	???	???	???
	Conservative	Morag Redpath	5.1	327	329	332	???	???
	Independent	Gavin Wallace	0.8	52	53	66	???
Electorate: 13,782  Valid: 6,452  Quota: 1,291  Turnout: 48.0%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Bothwell and Uddingston

Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Henry Mitchell [note 38]	30.0	1,615
	Labour	Maureen Devlin [note 39]	24.0	1,292	1,315	1,329	1,347
	SNP	Jim McGuigan	18.6	998	1,032	1,089	1,120	1,120	1,324	???
	Labour	Pat Morgan [note 40]	12.9	696	709	721	739	741	861
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Herbison	8.9	477	553	562	633	634
	Scottish Green	Kenneth Robb	3.1	168	187	214
	Solidarity	Denis Reilly	2.5	132	135
Electorate: 9,788  Valid: 5,378  Quota: 1,345  Turnout: 55.8%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Hamilton North and East

Hamilton North and East - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Barry Douglas	31.3	1,769
	Labour	David McLachlan	23.6	1,335	1,382	1,401	1,456
	Labour	Mary Smith [note 41]	21.6	1,221	1,255	1,273	1,305	???	???
	Conservative	Andrew Leitch	16.2	917	974	990	1,112	???
	Independent	James Ward	3.8	214	246
	Independent	Hugh Clements	3.4	190	251	394
Electorate: 12,084  Valid: 5,646  Quota: 1,412  Turnout: 48.0%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Hamilton West and Earnock

Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Allan Falconer [note 42]	26.4	1,670
	SNP	Graeme Horne [note 43]	25.1	1,591
	Independent	Tommy Gilligan [note 44] [note 45]	22.6	1,433
	Labour	Jean McKeown	11.7	743	1,006	1,064	1,088	1,127	???	???
	Conservative	John Anderson	9.6	606	622	671	713	732	???
	Scottish Green	Scot Graham	2.6	167	180	232	261	320
	Scottish Socialist	Gordon McGovern	2.0	124	138	182	192
Electorate: 13,749  Valid: 6,334  Quota: 1,267  Turnout: 46.9%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Hamilton South

Hamilton South - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Joe Lowe [note 46]	34.9	2,626
	SNP	Bobby Lawson	23.8	1,791
	Labour	Brian McCaig [note 47]	13.4	1,005	1,685
	Conservative	John Murray	10.7	808	837	872	883	906	942	1,121	???
	Independent	John Carracher	6.2	464	531	564	584	611	740	876
	Liberal Democrats	John Oswald	5.7	427	459	509	532	633	664
	Independent	David Holland	2.9	215	255	276	283	300
	Scottish Green	Denize McBride	2.5	188	219	265	276
Electorate: 15,037  Valid: 7,524  Quota: 1,505  Turnout: 51.0%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

Larkhall

Larkhall - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Jackie Burns [note 48]	38.0	2,699
	SNP	Peter Craig	17.8	1,264	1,335	1,387	1,437
	SNP	Lesley McDonald	12.5	890	931	981	1,059	1,071	1,212	???
	Conservative	Gregor Cameron	7.9	563	591	640	795	796
	Labour	Robin Cunningham	7.1	502	727	757	828	829	888
	Scottish Unionist	Mary Duckett	6.6	466	507	545
	Labour	Andy Carmichael	5.2	366	1,025	1,066	1,109	1,110	1,189	???
	Liberal Democrats	Callan Dick	4.9	349	376
Electorate: 14,934  Valid: 7,099  Quota: 1,420  Turnout: 48.7%

Source: ^{[1] [4]}

By-elections

Cambuslang East

Cambuslang East councillor John Higgins died on 29 December 2007. A by-election, held on 6 March 2008, was won by Labour's Richard Tullett.

Cambuslang East by-election (6 March 2008) - 1 seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Richard Tullett	28.0	725	729	739	742	747	922	1,094	1,475
	SNP	Christine Deanie	23.5	609	614	621	625	638	728	962
	Liberal Democrats	Tunweer Malik	22.4	580	584	589	593	616	669
	Independent	John McGuinness	19.6	509	510	517	521	538
	Conservative	Malcolm Macaskill	3.1	80	82	82	94
	Scottish Unionist	Jimi Moore	1.5	38	39	40
	Scottish Socialist	David McClemont	1.2	32	35
	Scottish Green	Susan Martin	0.8	21
Electorate: 10,397  Valid: 2,044  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1,298  Turnout: 25.0%

Source: ^[5]

East Kilbride West

Labour's Alan Scott won a by-election in East Kilbride West on 28 October 2010 to fill the vacancy which arose with the election of Michael McCann as an MP.

East Kilbride West by-election (28 October 2010) - 1 seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Alan Scott	41.4	847	863	873	892	973	1,297
	SNP	Pat McGuire	27.9	571	587	606	641	761
	Conservative	Ian Harrow	19.7	403	427	442	455
	Scottish Green	Raymond Burke	4.0	82	85	100
	East Kilbride Alliance	Brian Jones	3.5	71	76
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Smith	3.4	70
Electorate: 12,024  Valid: 2,044  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 17.0%

Source: ^[6]

Hamilton West and Earnock

The SNP's John Menzies won a by-election in Hamilton West and Earnock on 8 December 2011 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Independent Tommy Gilligan on 22 October 2011.

East Kilbride West by-election (22 October 2011) - 1 seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	John Menzies	50.0	822
	Labour	Stuart Gallacher	36.9	607
	Conservative	Connar McBain	13.0	214
Electorate: 14,068  Valid: 1,643  Spoilt: 16  Quota: 822  Turnout: 11.8%

Source: ^[7]

Notes

1. Returning councillor for Carluke/Whitehill single-member ward.
2. Returning councillor for Forth single-member ward.
3. Returning councillor for Law/Carluke single-member ward.
4. Returning councillor for Clyde Valley single-member ward.
5. Returning councillor for Lanark North single-member ward.
6. Returning councillor for Lanark South single-member ward.
7. Returning councillor for Duneaton/Carmichael single-member ward.
8. Returning councillor for Carstairs/Carnwath single-member ward.
9. Returning councillor for Douglas single-member ward.
10. Returning councillor for Lesmahagow single-member ward.
11. Returning councillor for Blackwood single-member ward.
12. Returning councillor for Avondale North single-member ward.
13. Returning councillor for Greenhills single-member ward.
14. Returning councillor for Whitehills single-member ward.
15. Returning councillor for Heatheryknowe single-member ward.
16. Returning councillor for Headhouse single-member ward.
17. Returning councillor for Blacklaw single-member ward.
18. Returning councillor for East Mains single-member ward.
19. Returning councillor for Maxwellton single-member ward.
20. Returning councillor for Hairmyres/Crosshouse single-member ward.
21. Returning councillor for Mossneuk/Kittoch single-member ward.
22. East Kilbride West councillor Michael McCann was elected as MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow in May 2010 and he subsequently resigned his council seat. A by-election, held on 28 October 2010, was won by Labour's Alan Scott.
23. Returning councillor for Westwoodhill single-member ward.
24. Returning councillor for Burgh single-member ward.
25. Returning councillor for Fernhill single-member ward.
26. Returning councillor for Bankhead single-member ward.
27. Returning councillor for Rutherglen West single-member ward.
28. Returning councillor for Cathkin/Springhall single-member ward.
29. Returning councillor for Eastfield single-member ward.
30. Returning councillor for Kirkhill/Whitlawburn single-member ward.
31. Cambuslang East councillor John Higgins died on 29 December 2007. A by-election, held on 6 March 2008, was won by Labour's Richard Tullett.
32. Returning councillor for Cairns single-member ward.
33. Returning councillor for High Blantyre single-member ward.
34. Blantyre councillor Bert Thomson subsequently joined the SNP and ceased to be an independent.
35. On 1 February 2010, Blantyre councillor John McNamee resigned from the SNP and joined Labour.
36. Returning councillor for Coatshill/Low Blantyre single-member ward.
37. Returning councillor for Blantyre West single-member ward.
38. Returning councillor for Bothwell South single-member ward.
39. Returning councillor for Whitehill single-member ward.
40. Returning councillor for Uddingston single-member ward.
41. Returning councillor for Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair single-member ward.
42. Returning councillor for Wellhall/Earnock single-member ward.
43. Returning councillor for Hillhouse single-member ward.
44. Returning councillor for Earnock single-member ward.
45. Hamilton West and Earnock councillor Tommy Gilligan dies on 22 October 2011. A by-election, held on 8 December 2011, was won by the SNP's John Menzies.
46. Returning councillor for Low Waters single-member ward.
47. Returning councillor for Silvertonhill single-member ward.
48. Returning councillor for Larkhall South single-member ward.

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