Bearsden North (ward)

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Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire [1]

Bearsden North is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the northern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the south following the path of the Antonine Wall; [2] [3] it also borders the Drumchapel housing estate in Glasgow – the marked differences in average life expectancy and other factors between residents living in close proximity in the two areas has been remarked upon in various studies. [4] [5] In 2020, the ward had a population of 14,943. [6]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Ian McKay
(SNP)
Amanda Stewart
(Conservative)
Duncan Cumming
(Liberal Democrats / Ind.)
2011
2012 [7] [8] Ashay Ghai
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Sheila Mechan
(Conservative / Ind.)
Rosie O'Neil
(Liberal Democrats)
2022
2022 [9] Calum Smith
(SNP)
Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden North – 3 seats [10]
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%  

    2017 election

    2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

    Bearsden North – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent)33.23%2,338    
    Conservative Sheila Mechan20.78%1,4621,635 1,650 1,693 1,780
    Liberal Democrats Rosie O'Neil17.97%1,2641,449 1,538 1,716 2,415
    SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent)18.15%1,2771,343 1,496 1,588  
    Labour Eunis Jassemi-Zargani5.39%379411 469   
    Scottish Green Erin Crawley4.48%315355    
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 7,035  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,759  Turnout: 62.1%  

      2012 election

      2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

      Bearsden North – 3 seats [7] [8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent)33.21,837      
      Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai *17.19441,082 1,087 1,093 1,100 1,337 1,801
      SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent)17.49621,030 1,041 1,050 1,063 1,205 1,335
      Conservative Amanda Stewart (incumbent)16.79211,017 1,019 1,039 1,066 1,141  
      Labour Stewart Moohan12.7700758 770 774 785   
      Scottish Christian Bob Handyside1.15970 71 79    
      UKIP Mitch Sorbie0.84259 61     
      Scottish Socialist Neil Scott0.63440      
      Electorate: 10,801  Valid: 5,499  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,375  Turnout: 50.91%  

        2007 election

        2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

        Bearsden North
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Amanda Stewart33.3 2,383      
        SNP Ian MacKay18.91,3541,428 1,444 1,472 1,546 1,637 1,868
        Labour Ali Syed15.11,0821,138 1,147 1,163 1,221 1,340  
        Liberal Democrats Duncan Cumming13.79811,074 1,078 1,114 1,233 1,788 2,218
        Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai11.4818875 881 894 963   
        Scottish Green Stuart Callison4.8344393 411 459    
        Independent Dennis Brogan132199 203     
        Scottish Socialist Neil Scott1.07073      
        Electorate:  Valid: 7,164  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 1,792  Turnout: 67.49%  

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