Newton Mearns North and Neilston (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

Newton Mearns North and Neilston is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017		Tony Buchanan (SNP)		Paul O'Kane (Labour)		Charlie Gilbert (Conservative)
2022	Owen O'Donnell (Labour)		Andrew Morrison (Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Renfrewshire Council election ^[2]

Newton Mearns North & Neilston - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Tony Buchanan (incumbent)	32.1%	1,938
	Conservative	Farooq Choudhry	8.3%	501
	Scottish Green	Adrian Egglestone	5.3%	322
	Alba	Carol McKenzie	0.9%	55
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	Derek McMillan	0.4%	23
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	26.2%	1,579
	Labour	Owen O'Donnell	25.4%	1,532
	Scottish Family	Maria Reid	1.4%	84
Electorate: 12,397  Valid: 6,034  Quota: Turnout: 49%

2017 election

2017 East Renfrewshire Council election:
Newton Mearns North and Neilston – 3 seats ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Conservative	Charlie Gilbert (incumbent) [a]	28.55%	1,729
	SNP	Tony Buchanan (incumbent) [a]	25.62%	1,551
	Labour	Paul O'Kane (incumbent) [a]	25.29%	1,531
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	10.17%	616
	Independent	Kirsteen Allan	4.44%	269
	Independent	David Jesner	2.94%	178
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Provan	2.28%	138
	UKIP	Stuart Sutherland	0.50%	30
	SDP	Robert Malyn	0.21%	13
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,055  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 1,514  Turnout: 52.8%

Notes

1. Sitting councillor for the Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North ward which had been redrawn.

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
2. "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations" (PDF). East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
3. "Local Government Election results 2017". East Renfrewshire Council.