Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

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

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2017 Caroline Bamforth
(SNP)
Jim Swift
(Conservative)
Barbara Grant
(Conservative)
Jim McLean
(Conservative)
2022 Andrew Anderson
(Labour)
Paul Edlin
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Renfrewshire Council election: [2] Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Andrew Anderson [3] 19.1%1,8311,938       
SNP Caroline Bamforth [3] (incumbent)24.3%2,325        
Conservative Paul Edlin [3] 21.1%2,016        
Conservative Jim McLean [3] (incumbent)16.6%1,5841,600 1,685 1,690 1,691 1,721 1,733 1,823 2,888
Green Victoria Palmer-Dyer4.8%456649 650 658 665 688 738   
Scottish Family Luke Reid1.2%119123 123 124 133     
Alba Amer Siddiqui1.3%120146 147 147 152 164    
Conservative Paul Smith11.2%1,0671,070 1,082 1,083 1,087 1,106 1,113 1,154  
Freedom Alliance Mark Niven Turnbull [4] 0.5%4445 45 46      
Electorate: 18,174  Valid: 9,562  Spoilt: 139 [5] (1.4%)  Quota: 1,913  Turnout: 53.1%  

    2017 election

    Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham – 4 seats [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Conservative Jim Swift (incumbent) [lower-alpha 1] 28.30%2,766    
    SNP Caroline Bamforth19.51%1,9071,920 1,923 1,926 1,982
    Conservative Barbara Grant (incumbent) [lower-alpha 1] 18.40%1,798 2,216    
    Conservative Jim McLean14.70%1,4371,706 1,924 1,936 1,987
    Labour Ian McAlpine (incumbent) [lower-alpha 1] 10.33%1,0091,208 1,307 1,043 1,139
    Independent Bev Brown5.23%511545 552 562 620
    Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie3.15%308325 332 333  
    UKIP Gerry McVeigh0.38%3740 41   
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 9,773  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,955  Turnout: 58.6%  

      Notes

      1. 1 2 3 Sitting councillor for the Newton Mearns South ward which had been redrawn.

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      2. "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations" (PDF). East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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