2022 East Renfrewshire Council election

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2022 East Renfrewshire Council election
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All 18 seats to East Renfrewshire Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.7%
 First partySecond party
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LeaderTony BuchananGordon Wallace [1]
Party SNP Conservative
Leader's seatNewton Mearns North and NeilstonGiffnock and Thornliebank
Last election57
Seats won65
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote11,24911,599
Percentage28.6%29.5%
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderOwen O'Donnell [2] N/A
Party Labour Independent
Leader's seatNewton Mearns North and NeilstonN/A
Last election42
Seats won52
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote7,9735,571
Percentage20.2%14.1%
Council Leader before election

Tony Buchanan
SNP

Council Leader after election

Owen O'Donnell
Labour

The 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 5 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. [3]

Contents

At the last election in 2017, the Conservatives won the most seats, but a coalition administration was formed between the SNP and Labour. [4]

Background

Composition

Party2017 resultDissolution
SNP 55
Labour 44
Conservative 75
Independent 24

Changes since 2017

Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor Conservative Cllr Paul Aitken resigned from the Scottish Conservatives and became an Independent on 22 January 2018. [5]

Clarkston, Netherlee & Williamwood Conservative Cllr Stewart Miller resigned from the Scottish Conservatives and became an Independent on 10 September 2020. [6]

Results

2022 East Renfrewshire Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 610Increase2.svg133.328.611,249Increase2.svg4.3
  Conservative 502Decrease2.svg227.829.511,599Decrease2.svg8.8
  Labour 510Increase2.svg127.820.27,973Increase2.svg2.8
  Independent 200Steady2.svg011.114.15,571Decrease2.svg4.9
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg00.05.42,111Increase2.svg4.0
  Alba 000Steady2.svg00.00.9341New
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg00.00.5203Decrease2.svg1.7
  Scottish Family 000Steady2.svg00.00.5203New
  Freedom Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.00.267New
  ISP 000Steady2.svg00.00.157New

Ward summary

Results of the 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election by ward (first preferences)
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SNP Labour Conservative Independent Others
Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor 33.4220.1110.7031.114.504
Newton Mearns North and Neilston 32.1125.4134.518.003
Giffnock and Thornliebank 26.1122.2125.1119.906.703
Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood 29.0116.8123.5120.7110.004
Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham 24.3119.1148.927.804
Total28.5620.2529.5514.127.6018

Ward results

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor - 4 seats [7] [8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Danny Devlin (incumbent)26.0%1,753       
SNP Angela Convery (incumbent)24.3%1,639       
Labour Betty Wood Cunningham (incumbent)20.1%1,355       
Conservative Greg Turner†10.7%722760 761 762 767 780 898  
SNP Chris Lunday9.1%616691 935 936 968 1,105 1,198 1,282
Independent Paul Aitken (incumbent)5.1%345462 470 472 491 536   
Scottish Green Frank Wilson3.4%229258 272 273 285    
Alba Neil Anderson1.1%7491 96 96     
Electorate: 14,485  Valid: 6,733  Spoilt: 133 [9] (1.93%)  Quota: 1,347  Turnout: 47.2%  

    † Greg Turner was suspended from the Conservative Party on 21 April 2022, prior to the election, after being linked to derogatory online remarks against Catholics. [10] His name remained on the ballot paper, as the deadline for nominations had passed.

    Newton Mearns North and Neilston

    Newton Mearns North and Neilston - 3 seats [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    SNP Tony Buchanan (incumbent)32.1%1,938
    Conservative Andrew Morrison26.2%1,579
    Labour Owen O'Donnell25.4%1,532
    Conservative Farooq Choudhry8.3%501
    Scottish Green Adrian Egglestone5.3%322
    Scottish Family Maria Reid1.4%84
    Alba Carol McKenzie0.9%55
    Freedom Alliance (UK)Derek McMillan0.4%23
    Electorate: 12,397  Valid: 6,034  Spoilt: 72 [11] (1.2%)  Quota: 1,509  Turnout: 49%  

      Giffnock and Thornliebank

      Giffnock and Thornliebank - 3 seats [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Colm Merrick (incumbent)26.1%1,888    
      Conservative Gordon Wallace (incumbent)25.1%1,816    
      Labour Mary Montague22.2%1,6081,629 1,630 1,662 1,863
      Independent Allan Steele13.5%978983 986 998 1,033
      Independent Alice Roy6.4%464469 470 488 576
      Scottish Green Karen Sharkey5.4%387418 418 439  
      Alba George Gebbie1.3%9297 97   
      Electorate: 12,996  Valid: 7,233  Spoilt: 80 [12] (1.1%)  Quota: 1,809  Turnout: 56.2%  

        Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood

        Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood - 4 seats [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP Annette Ireland (incumbent)21.6%2,119       
        Conservative Kate Campbell17.2%1,6921,692 1,694 1,710 2,254   
        Labour Katie Victoria Pragnell16.8%1,6471,654 1,657 1,728 1,743 1,798 1,908 2,116
        Independent David Macdonald (incumbent)14.3%1,4071,415 1,425 1,448 1,471 1,541 1,868 2,017
        SNP David Tam McDonald7.4%724838 852 863 864 867 895 1,233
        Scottish Green Gordon Keenan7.3%717737 745 780 787 796 846  
        Independent Stewart Miller (incumbent)6.4%624626 634 656 673 718   
        Conservative Gerald Edwards6.3%622622 622 627     
        Liberal Democrats Daphne Vlastari2.1%203204 206      
        ISP Colette Walker0.6%5758       
        Electorate: 16,612  Valid: 9,812  Spoilt: 165 [13] (1.6%)  Quota: 1,963  Turnout: 60.2%  

          Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham

          Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham - 4 seats [7] [8]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          SNP Caroline Bamforth [14] (incumbent)24.3%2,325        
          Conservative Paul Edlin [14] 21.1%2,016        
          Labour Andrew Anderson [14] 19.1%1,8311,938       
          Conservative Jim McLean [14] (incumbent)16.6%1,5841,600 1,685 1,690 1,691 1,721 1,733 1,823 2,888
          Conservative Paul Smith11.2%1,0671,070 1,082 1,083 1,087 1,106 1,113 1,154  
          Scottish Green Victoria Palmer-Dyer4.8%456649 650 658 665 688 738   
          Alba Amer Siddiqui1.3%120146 147 147 152 164    
          Scottish Family Luke Reid1.2%119123 123 124 133     
          Freedom Alliance (UK)Mark Niven Turnbull [8] 0.5%4445 45 46      
          Electorate: 18,174  Valid: 9,562  Spoilt: 139 [15] (1.4%)  Quota: 1,913  Turnout: 53.1%  

            Aftermath

            After this election, a minority coalition was formed with the five Labour councillors and the two Independent councillors, David Macdonald and Danny Devlin. The SNP accused Labour of a 'backroom deal' with the Conservatives. [16]

            On 4 July 2022, Macdonald left the coalition, and the council's administration. [17] Responding to a query on social media, he said: "The agreement I reached with the Labour group leader for my support to install a minority Labour, Independent administration was not going to be delivered. I lost trust and confidence and for that reason I could not, in good faith, continue." [18]

            In April 2024, SNP councillor Annette Ireland resigned from the SNP group and became an Independent.

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