East Kilbride Central South (ward)

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East Kilbride Central South
South Lanarkshire
East Kilbride Central South.svg
Boundary of East Kilbride Central South in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population16,985 (2021) [1]
Electorate 12,012 (2022)
Major settlements East Kilbride (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituency East Kilbride
Scottish Parliament region Central Scotland
UK Parliament constituency East Kilbride and Strathaven
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorJohn Anderson (SNP)
CouncillorGerry Convery (Labour)
CouncillorElaine McDougall (SNP)
Created from Duncanrig
Hairmyres/Crosshouse
Headhouse
Heatheryknowe
Westwoodhill

East Kilbride Central South is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 16,985 people.

Contents

The ward was a Labour stronghold from its creation until 2017 with the party holding two of the three seats. However, it has since become a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats from 2017 to present.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so East Kilbride Central South was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained the majority of the former Headhouse, part of the former Hairmyres/Crosshouse, Heatheryknowe and Westwoodhill wards as well as all of the former Duncanrig ward. As the name suggests, its territory covers the parts of East Kilbride just south of the town centre which includes Birniehill, Murrayhill, The Murray, Westwood and Westwoodhill with the northern boundary being the Queensway (A726) dual carriageway. [2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, a few streets around Owen Avenue and Dale Avenue which had always generally been considered to belong to The Murray neighbourhood were moved from East Kilbride South to East Kilbride Central South. [3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 John Anderson
(SNP)		Gerry Convery
(Labour)		Pat Watters
(Labour)
2012 Susan Kerr
(Labour)
2017 Collette Stevenson
(SNP)
2022 Elaine McDougall
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SNP John Anderson (incumbent)30.21,570        
Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent)26.71,387        
SNP Elaine McDougall13.7713911 915 918 950 955 1,091 1,101 1,284
Labour Lisa Quarrell12.0623632 686 693 700 744 783 977  
Conservative Alan Fraser9.1473474 480 486 488 516 526   
Scottish Green Alan Cresswell3.9202228 231 234 246 280    
Liberal Democrats Lorna Cammock2.7138143 147 151 157     
Alba Rita Baillie1.36674 75 76      
UKIP David Mackay0.63030 31       
Electorate: 12,012  Valid: 5,202  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,301  Turnout: 44.4%  

    Source: [4] [5]

    2017 election

    East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP John Anderson (incumbent)31.41,705     
    Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent)26.21,425      
    Conservative Willie Chalmers15.2825832 835 863 888 988  
    SNP Collette Stevenson 14.57901,067 1,070 1,074 1,180 1,254 1,394
    Labour Susan Kerr (incumbent)6.9376392 441 468 514   
    Scottish Green Iain Hughes4.0220241 243 264    
    Liberal Democrats Mark Watson1.898101 102     
    Electorate: 12,273  Valid: 5,439  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 1360  Turnout: 45.5%  

      Source: [6] [7]

      2012 election

      East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP John Anderson (incumbent)38.01,721    
      Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent)35.31,598     
      Labour Susan Kerr12.8581614 1,012 1,044 1,108 1,306
      SNP Duncan McLean6.8306795 804 826 860  
      Conservative Isabel Perratt4.9223232 237 254   
      Liberal Democrats Alasdair Sutherland2.195106 115    
      Electorate: 10,854  Valid: 4,524  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,132  Turnout: 41.7%  

        Source: [8]

        2007 election

        East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP John Anderson32.01,970       
        Labour Gerry Convery [note 1] 27.51,692       
        Labour Pat Watters [note 2] 17.71,0891,145 1,247 1,281 1,329 1,388 ??? ???
        Conservative Anne Stewart6.2383408 410 414 466    
        Liberal Democrats Colin Linskey5.1316378 387 408 481 601 ???  
        East Kilbride Alliance Iain Cameron5.0309362 367 387     
        Scottish Green Alison Campbell4.1254326 331 396 507 584   
        Scottish Socialist Mark Sands2.4150194 198      
        Electorate: 11,524  Valid: 6,163  Quota: 1,541  Turnout: 54.8%  

          Source: [9] [10]

          Notes

          1. ↑ Returning councillor for Heatheryknowe single-member ward.
          2. ↑ Returning councillor for Headhouse single-member ward.

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          References

          1. ↑ "East Kilbride Central South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
          2. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
          3. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
          4. ↑ "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          5. ↑ "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          6. ↑ "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
          7. ↑ "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
          8. ↑ "Local Government election results 2012". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
          9. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Lanarkshire" . Retrieved 19 February 2023.
          10. ↑ Bochel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (2007). Scottish Council Elections 2007 Results and Statistics (PDF). Lincoln: Policy Studies Research Centre, University of Lincoln. ISBN   978-1-874474-36-4 . Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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