Hamilton North and East (ward)

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Hamilton North and East
South Lanarkshire
Hamilton North and East.svg
Boundary of Hamilton North and East in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population15,004 (2021) [1]
Electorate 12,036 (2022)
Major settlements Hamilton (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituency Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Uddingston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament region Central Scotland
UK Parliament constituency Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorDavie McLachlan (Labour)
CouncillorColin Dewar (SNP)
CouncillorMartin Hose (Conservative)
Created from Burnbank/Blantyre
Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
Hamilton Centre North
Udston
Wellhall/Earnock
Whitehill

Hamilton North and East 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 15,004 people.

Contents

The ward was previously a Labour stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats between 2007 and 2017. However, it has since become split between Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives with each party holding one seat since 2017.

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 Hamilton North and East was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Whitehill ward, the majority of the former Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair ward and part of the former Burnbank/Blantyre and Hamilton Centre North wards as well as a small part of the former Udston and Wellhall/Earnock ward. Hamilton North and East covers the northern and eastern parts of Hamilton including the town centre, Barncluith, Burnbank, Chantinghall, Hamilton West and Whitehill, plus the separate village of Ferniegair/Allanton. The River Clyde forms the ward's eastern boundary, coinciding with the council's border with North Lanarkshire Council, and the Avon Water forms the ward's southwestern boundary. [2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, streets south of the town centre between Portland Place, Burnblea Street and Kemp Street were transferred to Hamilton South while streets around Ballantrae Road were transferred into the ward from Blantyre. [3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 David McLachlan
(Labour)
Mary Smith
(Labour)
Barry Douglas
(SNP)
2012 Monica Lennon
(Labour)
Lynn Adams
(SNP)
2016 by-election Stephanie Callaghan
(SNP)
2017 Martin Hose
(Conservative)
2022 Colin Dewar
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Labour Davie McLachlan (incumbent)32.41,539     
SNP Colin Dewar30.31,442     
Conservative Martin Hose (incumbent)19.0902965 968 989 1,109 1,304
SNP Phil Sykes10.5501552 772 805 876  
Liberal Democrats Andrew Reynolds5.2249348 355 396   
Independent Balarabe Baba2.6124150 154    
Electorate: 12,036  Valid: 4,757  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,190  Turnout: 40.4%  

    Source: [4] [5]

    2017 election

    Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Martin Hose26.51,268     
    SNP Stephanie Callaghan (incumbent)25.11,201     
    Labour Davie McLachlan (incumbent) [note 1] 23.61,1281,144 1,144 1,158 1,180 1,239
    SNP Jason Douglas10.9521522 525 541 603 633
    Labour Nina Reeves6.2296301 301 305 320 343
    Liberal Democrats David Bennie2.9137152 152 177 207  
    Scottish Green Steven Hannigan3.2152154 154 165   
    Independent Balarabe Baba1.88794 94    
    Electorate: 11,600  Valid: 4,790  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,198  Turnout: 42.1%  

      Source: [8] [9]

      2016 by-election

      Hamilton North and East by-election (21 January 2016) - 1 seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Stephanie Callaghan 42.91,0891,096 1,138 1,206 1,569
      Labour Lyndsay Clelland33.6855861 878 1,052  
      Conservative James MacKay18.5469480 485   
      Scottish Green Steven Hannigan3.38390    
      Liberal Democrats Norman Rae1.845    
      Electorate: 12,423  Valid: 2,541  Spoilt: 31  Quota: 1,271  Turnout: 20.2%  

        Source: [10]

        2012 election

        Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Labour Davie McLachlan (incumbent)24.41,0371,045 1,073   
        SNP Lynn Adams [note 2] 22.2945964 994 994 1,044 1,726
        Labour Monica Lennon 18.7794808 827 834 893 945
        SNP Barry Douglas (incumbent)18.2776792 803 803 862  
        Conservative Margaret Murray10.1430448 471 471   
        Independent Balarabe Baba3.3141170     
        Scottish Green Alasdair Duke3.1133     
        Electorate: 12,361  Valid: 4,256  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,065  Turnout: 34.4%  

          Source: [12]

          2007 election

          Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Barry Douglas31.31,769     
          Labour David McLachlan23.61,3351,382 1,401 1,456  
          Labour Mary Smith [note 3] 21.61,2211,255 1,273 1,305 ??? ???
          Conservative Andrew Leitch16.2917974 990 1,112 ???  
          Independent James Ward3.8214246     
          Independent Hugh Clements3.4190251 394    
          Electorate: 12,084  Valid: 5,646  Quota: 1,412  Turnout: 48.0%  

            Source: [13] [14]

            Notes

            1. In January 2018, Hamilton North and East Labour councillor Davie McLachlan was suspended from the party after allegedly making a racist remark about Anas Sarwar. [6] Following an investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the suspension was lifted. [7]
            2. Hamilton North and East SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015. [11] A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Stephanie Callaghan.
            3. Returning councillor for Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair single-member ward.

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