Blairgowrie and Glens (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Blairgowrie and Glens is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Perth and Kinross Council. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Bob Ellis
(SNP)
Liz Grant
(SNP)
Caroline Shiers
(Conservative)
2012
2017 Tom McEwan
(SNP)
Bob Brawn
(Conservative)
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Perth and Kinross Council election [2]

Blairgowrie & Glens - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Conservative Caroline Shiers (incumbent)25.78%1,202        
SNP Tom McEwen (incumbent)23.62%1,1011,102.05 1,105.05 1,111.08 1,119.14 1,194.2   
Conservative Bob Brawn (incumbent)19.69%918949.24 961.36 974.45 1,008.84 1,023.9 1,024.54 1,089.69 1,244.5
SNP Harry Macfadyen16.65%776776.33 778.33 780.33 785.36 811.39 835.72 889.02  
Labour Pauline Hunter4.98%232232.42 234.42 241.42 300.66 341.69 342.57   
Scottish Green Louise Ramsay3.62%169169.33 175.33 187.39 214.48     
Liberal Democrats Gordon Clark3.5%163164.02 168.02 178.02      
Independent Bernard Noonan1.37%6464.27 65.27       
Scottish Family Jack Murphy0.79%3737.18        
Electorate: 9,188  Valid: 4,662  Quota: 1,166  Turnout: 52.2%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Perth and Kinross Council election [3]

    Blairgowrie and Glens - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Conservative Caroline Shiers (incumbent)36.41,641    
    SNP Tom McEwan23.41,0551,067.8 1,074.1 1,099.2 1,154.3
    Conservative Bob Brawn19.98971,341.5   
    SNP Alison Mulholland13.5609616.8 621.7 658.5 682.3
    Scottish Green Louise Ramsay3.6164171.8 188.2   
    Liberal Democrats Gordon Clark3.1141156.7 224.3 297.5  
    Electorate: 8,607  Valid: 4,507  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 1,127  Turnout: 4,645 (53.6%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Perth and Kinross Council election [4]

      Blairgowrie and Glens - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      SNP Bob Ellis (incumbent)34.11%1,340 
      Conservative Caroline Shiers (incumbent)33.49%1,316 
      SNP Liz Grant (incumbent)21.48%8441,152
      Labour Grant Wallace8.20%322333
      Liberal Democrats Sanjay Samani2.72%107114
      Electorate: -  Valid: 3,929  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 983  Turnout: 3,995 (%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Perth and Kinross Council election [5]

        Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Blairgowrie and Glens
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        SNP Bob Ellis33.81,680 
        Conservative Caroline Shiers28.91,435 
        SNP Liz Grant20.91,0381,379
        Liberal Democrats Alison Taylor9.2459487
        Labour Roy Cameron7.2357371
        Electorate: 8,319  Valid: 4,969  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,243  Turnout: 61.08%  

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