Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (ward)

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Lenzie Kirkintilloch South.svg
Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire [1]

Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. Its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the village of Lenzie including the modern development at Woodilee, plus the contiguous southern parts of Kirkintilloch (neighbourhoods south of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Luggie Water including Gallowhill, Oxgang and Townhead). [2] [3] In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,475. [4]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Gillian Renwick
(SNP)
Rhondda Geekie
(Labour)
Anne Jarvis
(Conservative)
2012 [5]
2017 Rod Ackland
(Liberal Democrats)
Sandra Thornton
(Conservative)
2022 [6] Willie Paterson
(Liberal Democrats)
Callum McNally
(Labour Co-op)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South – 3 seats [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Gillian Renwick (incumbent)33.23%2,165     
Labour Callum McNally20.98%1,3671,474.19 1,484.45 1,809.77  
Conservative Sandra Thornton

(incumbent)

20.34%1,3251,331.44 1,344.44 1,360.89 1,377.44  
Liberal Democrats Willie Paterson17.36%1,1311,188.68 1,196.18 1,394.78 1,495.48 2,356.67
Scottish Green Carolyn Scrimgeour7.18%468744.04 752.02    
Freedom Alliance (United Kingdom)James Watson0.91%5962.71     
Electorate: 12,524  Valid: 6,515  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,629  Turnout: 52.6%  

    2017 election

    2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

    Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Conservative Sandra Thornton24.55%1,6341,641 1,716     
    SNP Gillian Renwick (incumbent)22.52%1,4991,576 1,611 1,612 2,093   
    Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland12.09%805847 896 914 928 989 1,342 1,825
    Independent Sandy Taylor12.19%811841 1,037 1,049 1,070 1,180 1,298  
    Labour Rhondda Geekie (incumbent)10.94%728758 777 783 797 859   
    SNP Martin Robertson7.59%505543 552 552     
    Independent Alisdair Sinclair6.23%415431       
    Scottish Green Carolynn Scrimgeour3.89%259       
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,656  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 1,665  Turnout: 56.1%  

      2012 election

      2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

      Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South – 3 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Labour Rhondda Geekie (incumbent)36.61,729 
      SNP Gillian Renwick (incumbent)32.01,511 
      Conservative Anne Jarvis (incumbent)24.01,1331,240
      Liberal Democrats John Duncan7.5353533
      Electorate: 10,412  Valid: 4,726  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1182  Turnout: 45.39%  

        2007 election

        2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

        Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Labour Rhondda Geekie28.81,937        
        Conservative Anne Jarvis26.31,772        
        SNP Gillian Renwick16.81,1281,163 1,174 1,201 1,233 1,282 1,325 1,477 1,838
        Liberal Democrats Gordon MacDonald10.1681717 731 741 764 800 1,032 1,139  
        EDIA Ken Selbie6.5435454 464 473 538 575 592   
        Liberal Democrats Margaret Morris4.1277290 299 305 318 359    
        Independent James Barker3.0201221 229 239      
        Scottish Green Isabel Park2.8191210 216 241 261     
        Scottish Socialist Moira Brown1.5103118 120       
        Electorate:  Valid: 6,725  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 1,682  Turnout: 64.08%  

          References

          1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
          2. 5th Reviews - ward maps | East Dunbartonshire | Ward 6 Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
          3. Councillors 2017, East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022
          4. Electoral Ward | Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
          5. 1 2 "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
          6. "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
          7. "Local Government election results 2022". East Dunbartonshire Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.