2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

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2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Coat of arms of East Dunbartonshire.svg
  2017 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)2027 

All 22 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderGordan LowVaughan MoodyAlan Moir
Party SNP Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Bishopbriggs South Bearsden South Bishopbriggs South
Last election7 seats, 28.77%6 seats, 15.04%2 seats, 13.09%
Seats before762
Seats won864
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderAndrew PolsonDuncan Cumming
Party Conservative Independent
Leader's seat Bearsden South Bearsden North
Last election6 seats, 26.45%1 seat, 4.2%
Seats before31
Seats won31
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0

Joint Council Leaders before election

Vaughan Moody & Andrew Polson
Lib Dems & Conservatives

Contents

Council Leader after election

Gordan Low
SNP

The East Dunbartonshire Council election of 2022 was held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. [1] Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation used since the 2007 election and according to the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. [1]

The election saw the SNP remain as the largest group, increasing their representation by 1 seat to 8. The Lib Dems remained steady on 6, moving into second place, although former Depute Provost Gary Pews, who had succeeded the Conservative's Alan Brown as Provost following the latter's death in December 2021, lost his seat. Labour doubled their representation to 4 seats, moving into third place, while the Conservatives fell back to fourth place on 3. The independent councillor Duncan Cumming retained his seat.

Election result

2022 East Dunbartonshire local election result [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 810Increase2.svg136.430.3813,842Increase2.svg1.61
  Liberal Democrats 611Steady2.svg027.316.437,484Increase2.svg1.39
  Labour 420Increase2.svg218.219.358,814Increase2.svg6.26
  Conservative 303Decrease2.svg313.618.268,318Decrease2.svg8.19
  Independent 100Steady2.svg04.58.613,924Decrease2.svg3.39
  Scottish Green 0----5.872,676Increase2.svg1.22
  Alba 0----0.46208New
  Scottish Family 0----0.36164New
 Freedom Alliance (United Kingdom)0----0.29131New

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 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Milngavie

Milngavie – 3 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Jim Gibbons (incumbent)24.89%1,566    
Conservative Alix Mathieson20.69%1,2931,293.05 1,303.06 1,448.07 1,586.08
Liberal Democrats Aileen Polson16.49%1,0311,031.26 1,217.49 1,449.63 2,159.10
Labour Thomas Shepherd13.49%869869.37 1,100.79 1,364.99  
Independent Julie Duncan13.28%830830.29 948.69   
Scottish Green Emma Sheppard10.56%660661.59    
Electorate: 10,661  Valid: 6,249  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,563  Turnout: 59.1%  

    Bearsden North

    Bearsden North – 3 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent)38.30%2,645     
    SNP Calum Smith19.05%1,3161,404.15 1,659.04 1,821.97  
    Conservative Duncan Evans14.98%1,0351,263.02 1,269.45 1,370.05 1,373.07  
    Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 12.42%8581,119.34 1,199.81 1,569.10 1,605.73 2,378.56
    Labour Craig Muncie9.48%655795.21 873.67    
    Scottish Green Neill Simpson5.75%397478.56     
    Electorate: 11,936  Valid: 6,909  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 1,727  Turnout: 58.4%  

      Bearsden South

      Bearsden South – 3 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Ian Gallagher23.39%1,4901,497.00 1,521.00 1,783.00  
      Conservative Andrew Polson (incumbent)23.20%1,4781,488.00 1,567.00 1,571.00 1,574.94 1,604.40
      Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent)23.12%1,4731,487.00 1,590 1,669.00  
      Labour Lorna Dougall16.06%1,0231,035.00 1,103.00 1,197.00 1,286.40 1,312.08
      Scottish Green Scott Ferguson7.17%457469.00 491.00    
      Independent Sheila Mechan4.74%302383.00     
      Independent Duncan Malcolm2.31%147     
      Electorate: 11,099  Valid: 6,370  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,593  Turnout: 57.8%  

        Bishopbriggs North and Campsie

        Bishopbriggs North and Campsie – 4 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP Paul Ferretti (Incumbent)26.38%2,130      
        Labour Colette McDiarmid20.73%1,674      
        Conservative Billy Hendry (incumbent)18.52%1,4951,502.46 1,509.33 1,522.44 1,578.79 1,596.76 1,596.76
        Liberal Democrats Gary Pews (Incumbent)15.23%1,2291,254.15 1,274.02 1,289.09 1,333.22 1,429.79  
        SNP Lynda Williamson10.52%8491,223.28 1,228.63 1,268.23 1.292.69 1,592.85 1,823.72
        Scottish Green Elizabeth Rowan5.08%410462.47 468.70 491.75 508.34   
        Scottish Family Paul Gallacher2.03%164175.36 178.22 200.05    
        Alba Alan Harris1.49%121135.51 136.22     
        Electorate: 15,642  Valid: 8,072  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,615  Turnout: 52.4%  

          Bishopbriggs South

          Bishopbriggs South – 3 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Gordan Low (incumbent)36.92%2,241     
          Labour Alan Moir (incumbent)27.25%1,654     
          Conservative Catherine Brown17.27%1,0481,061.87 1,076.92 1,091.22 1,119.07  
          Liberal Democrats Ben Rose12.45%756865.69 918.89 938.25 1,235.73 1,962.71
          Scottish Green Jesper Bach4.68%284662.76 682.89 751.42   
          Alba Eamonn Gallagher1.08%87150.56 154.59    
          Electorate: 12,340  Valid: 6,070  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,518  Turnout: 49.8%  

            Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

            Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South – 3 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP Gillian Renwick (incumbent)33.23%2,165     
            Labour Callum McNally20.98%1,3671,474.19 1,484.45 1,809.77  
            Conservative Sandra Thornton

            (incumbent)

            20.34%1,3251,331.44 1,344.44 1,360.89 1,377.44  
            Liberal Democrats Willie Paterson17.36%1,1311,188.68 1,196.18 1,394.78 1,495.48 2,356.67
            Scottish Green Carolyn Scrimgeour7.18%468744.04 752.02    
            Freedom Alliance (United Kingdom)James Watson0.91%5962.71     
            Electorate: 12,524  Valid: 6,515  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,629  Turnout: 52.6%  

              Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar

              Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar – 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123
              SNP Pamela Marshall38.882,095  
              Labour Stewart MacDonald (incumbent)29.171,572  
              Liberal Democrats Susan Murray (incumbent)18.671,0061,307.65 1,404.40
              Conservative Josephine MacLeod11.95644663.61 692.82
              Freedom Alliance (United Kingdom)Alan McManus1.3472180.75 199.13
              Electorate: 12,318  Valid: 5,389  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 1,348  Turnout: 44.5%  

                Aftermath

                On 19 May 2022, a new SNP administration took office, with Cllr Gordan Low elected as Leader and Cllr Calum Smith appointed as Depute. Cllr Gillian Renwick was appointed as the first SNP Provost of East Dunbartonshire, and the first to represent a Kirkintilloch seat. Labour's Cllr Colette McDiarmid was elected as Depute Provost. [9]

                Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar by-election

                In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Liberal Democrat councillor for Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar (Ward 7), Susan Murray, was elected MP for Mid Dunbartonshire. [10] Following this, she resigned from the council 30 November 2024, [11] and a by-election for her replacement was held on 13 February 2025. [12]

                Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar by-election (13 February 2025) - 1 seat
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                Labour Aidan Marshall30.2958959 967 983 999 1,040 1,255 1,691
                SNP Serina Marshall22.9726727 751 812 815 855   
                Liberal Democrats Marthos Christoforou21.3677679 684 712 765 878 1,029  
                Reform UK Bruce Hampton15.0476480 489 494 517    
                Conservative Satbir Kaur Gill4.1131133 134 136     
                Scottish Green Elizabeth Rowan4.0128128 133      
                Alba Eamonn Gallagher2.06367       
                Sovereignty Alan McManus0.618       
                Electorate: 12,319  Valid: 3,177  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 1,589  Turnout: 26.2%  

                  Source: [13]

                  References

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