2017 South Lanarkshire Council election
Council Leader before election
Edward McAvoy
Labour
Council Leader after election
John Ross
SNP
Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 64 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 3 members from 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system .
Following the 2017 election, the Scottish National Party attempted to form a coalition with Labour and the Liberal Democrats which was unsuccessful. The SNP then formed a minority administration.[1]
Election result [ ]
South Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2017
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SNP
27
-
-1
-1
42.19
35.67
40,786
-0.70
Labour
22
-
-11
-11
34.37
28.99
33,154
-14.19
Conservative
14
+11
-
+11
21.88
23.94
27,377
+13.10
Liberal Democrats
1
-
-
0
1.56
5.14
5,873
+2.39
Independent
0
-
-2
-2
0.0
2.49
2,844
-0.47
Green
0
-
-
-
-
2.95
3,372
+1.51
UKIP
0
-
-
-
-
0.40
457
-0.16
Solidarity
0
-
-
-
-
0.27
308
+0.09
Scottish Unionist
0
-
-
-
-
0.11
129
-0.19
Scottish Socialist
0
-
-
-
-
0.04
48
New
The overall turnout was 46.9% and there were 2,308 rejected ballots.
Note: "Votes" are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results [ ]
Clydesdale West [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Clydesdale West - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Conservative
Poppy Corbett
31.24
2,264
SNP
David Shearer (incumbent )
22.23
1,611
Labour
Eileen Logan (incumbent )
21.61
1,566
Labour
Lynsey Hamilton (incumbent )
11.58
839
1,049
1,055
1,133
1,160
1,192
1,322
1,616
SNP
Chris Travis
8.42
610
627
763
770
784
831
867
Liberal Democrats
Peter Charles Meehan
2.04
148
314
316
323
335
372
Green
Mandy Meikle
1.63
118
147
152
154
172
Solidarity
Pat Lee (incumbent )
1.24
90
107
110
112
Electorate: 15,183 Valid: 7,246 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,450 Turnout: 48.6
Clydesdale North [ ]
2012: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
Clydesdale North - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
Conservative
Richard Eliott-Lockhart
28.21
1,725
SNP
Julia Marrs
26.87
1,643
Labour
Catherine McClymont (incumbent )
26.79
1,638
Independent
Ed Archer (incumbent )
11.09
678
Independent
Ronald Logan
3.61
221
Green
Ryan Doherty
1.95
119
Liberal Democrats
Richard Mills
1.49
91
Electorate: 12,002 Valid: 6,115 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,529 Turnout: 51.4%
Clydesdale East [ ]
2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2007-2012 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Clydesdale East - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Conservative
Alex Allison
35.48
1,927
SNP
Ian Donald McAllan
25.65
1,393
Labour
George Hannah
10.9
592
609
613
634
678
802
984
Conservative
Eric Holford
9.68
526
959
960
967
992
1,021
1,136
1,386
Independent
Rev. Bev Gauld (incumbent )
8.64
469
508
511
539
560
617
Green
Janet Moxley
4.93
268
277
293
324
376
Liberal Democrats
Mark Gordon
2.65
144
160
162
170
Independent
Andrew McCallum
2.06
112
121
123
Electorate: 10,165 Valid: 5,431 Spoilt: 109 Quota: 1,358 Turnout: 54.5%
Clydesdale South [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Clydesdale South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Conservative
Colin McGavigan [I]
21.97
1,198
1,221
1,243
1,260
1,314
1,324
1,333
1,411
Labour
George Greenshields (incumbent )[F]
18.91
1,031
1,038
1,050
1,076
1,206
1,229
1,280
1,992
SNP
Mark Horsham
16.03
874
875
884
915
948
1,652
Labour
Gordon Muir (incumbent )
15.88
866
868
880
898
983
1,022
1,053
SNP
Sandra Mills
13.88
757
759
761
801
835
Independent
Danny Meikle
7.8
425
428
434
443
Green
Craig Dalzell
2.55
139
148
174
Liberal Democrats
Kaitey Blair
1.78
97
101
UKIP
Janice MacKay
1.19
65
Electorate: 11,568 Valid: 5,452 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 47.9%
Avondale and Stonehouse [ ]
2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Independent
2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2007-2012 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent and 1 x SNP loss due to there being 1 less seat compared to 2012
Avondale and Stonehouse - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Conservative
Graeme Campbell (incumbent )
31.5
2,062
Labour
Margaret Cooper (incumbent )[B]
23.53
1,540
1,656
SNP
Isobel Dorman (incumbent )
17.12
1,121
1,131
1,134
1,137
1,147
1,187
1,309
2,279
SNP
Mairi Tulbure
13.4
877
882
883
884
893
967
1,111
Independent
Alister Hendry
8.86
580
665
669
695
739
801
Green
Erica Young
2.95
193
203
204
211
273
Liberal Democrats
Daniel O'Malley
1.86
122
170
173
181
UKIP
Laura Murray
0.78
51
82
83
Electorate: 13,114 Valid: 6,546 Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,637 Turnout: 50.6%
East Kilbride South [ ]
2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: No change
East Kilbride South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Archie Buchanan (incumbent )
40.54
2,119
Labour
Fiona Dryburgh [H]
19.71
1,030
1,104
1,109
1,122
1,145
1,303
1,327
Conservative
Alexandra Herdman
14.79
773
779
801
806
812
949
952
SNP
Geri Gray
10.94
572
1,196
1,205
1,233
1,293
1,380
Liberal Democrats
Paul McGarry
9.68
506
526
531
540
552
Green
Ruth Thomas
1.99
104
127
129
145
Solidarity
John Park
1.4
73
82
86
UKIP
Conner Campbell
0.96
50
59
Electorate: 12,335 Valid: 5,227 Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,307 Turnout: 5,341 (43.3%)
East Kilbride Central South [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Labour
East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
John Anderson (incumbent )
31.35
1,705
Labour
Gerry Convery (incumbent )
26.2
1,425
Conservative
Willie Chalmers
15.17
825
832
835
863
888
988
SNP
Collette Stevenson
14.52
790
1,067
1,070
1,074
1,180
1,254
1,394
Labour
Susan Kerr (incumbent )
6.91
376
392
441
468
514
Green
Iain Hughes
4.04
220
241
243
264
Liberal Democrats
Mark Watson
1.8
98
101
102
Electorate: 12,273 Valid: 5,439 Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1360 Turnout: 5,584 (45.5%)
East Kilbride Central North [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Labour loss due to there being one less seat compared to 2012
East Kilbride Central North - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Hugh MacDonald
22.16%
1,374
1,389
1,398
1,452
1,488
1,519
1,618
SNP
Sheena Wardhaugh (incumbent )[A]
20.05%
1,243
1,249
1,261
1,351
1,390
1,420
1,482
Labour
Joe Fagan
18.76%
1,163
1,173
1,198
1,229
1,873
Conservative
Darren Clyde
18.76%
1,163
1,165
1,188
1,209
1,258
1,319
Labour
Alice Marie Mitchell (incumbent )
12.83%
795
799
827
854
Green
James Thornbury
3.86%
239
254
294
Liberal Democrats
John Rintoul
2.47%
153
157
Solidarity
Stuart McLean
1.11%
69
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,199 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 48.6%
East Kilbride West [ ]
2012: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: No Change
East Kilbride West - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Conservative
Ian Harrow
37.26%
2,363
Labour
Monique McAdams
20.73%
1,315
1,529
1,571
1,612
SNP
David Watson (incumbent )[E]
20.47%
1,298
1,319
1,322
1,370
1,373
1,427
2,389
SNP
Ali Salamati
14.19%
900
914
917
986
988
1,065
Liberal Democrats
Ewan McRobert
3.52%
223
374
397
447
458
Green
Billy McLean
3.06%
194
216
229
UKIP
David Mackay
0.77%
49
140
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,342 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,586 Turnout: 52.8%
East Kilbride East [ ]
2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: No Change
East Kilbride East - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Gladys Miller (incumbent )
27.11%
1,374
Labour
Graham Scott
25.93%
1,314
Conservative
Isabel Perratt
17.97%
911
912
920
939
981
1,030
1,078
SNP
Jim Wardhaugh (incumbent )[A]
15.25%
773
857
862
867
873
902
1,101
1,306
Green
Kirsten Robb
7.22%
366
378
384
392
418
464
Independent
John Cairney (incumbent )
3.28%
166
167
172
179
193
Liberal Democrats
Lorna Gall
2.15%
109
111
117
122
UKIP
Brian Doolan
1.09%
55
55
56
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,068 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,268 Turnout: 46.7%
Rutherglen South [ ]
2012: 1 x Labour, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP
2012-2017 Change: No Change
Rutherglen South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Carol Nugent
31.05%
1,803
Liberal Democrats
Robert Brown (incumbent )
30.97%
1,798
Labour
Margaret Cowie
19.67%
1,142
1,220
1,333
1,343
1,522
Conservative
Taylor Muir
14.71%
854
861
950
976
1,009
Green
Brian Finlay
2.62%
152
324
364
383
UKIP
Jack Sinclair
0.98%
57
65
71
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,806 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,452 Turnout: 50.8%
Rutherglen Central and North [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Janine Calikes
29.02%
1,492
Labour
Gerard Killen (incumbent )[C]
25.54%
1,313
Conservative
Jared Wark
16.24%
835
836
836
847
876
1,083
1,338
SNP
Gordon Clark (incumbent )
10.46%
538
719
720
828
881
968
Liberal Democrats
Liz Keenan
9.30%
478
482
483
524
603
Labour
Martin Lennon
5.43%
279
282
304
330
Green
Raymond Burke
4.01%
206
217
217
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,141 Spoilt: 144 Quota: 1,286 Turnout: 44.6%
Cambuslang West [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Cambuslang West - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Margaret Walker
24.16%
1,336
1,346
1,369
1,397
Conservative
Ann Le Blond
21.11%
1,167
1,178
1,201
1,210
1,212
1,499
SNP
John Bradley
19.88%
1,099
1,104
1,110
1,149
1,150
1,214
1,220
2,170
SNP
Clare McColl (incumbent )
17.40%
962
965
976
1,033
1,035
1,120
1,128
Liberal Democrats
Norman Rae
11.72%
648
651
672
696
700
Green
David McClemont
2.91%
161
165
176
Independent
Don Ferguson
1.92%
106
112
UKIP
Kieran Kiely
0.90%
50
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,529 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,383 Turnout: 46.5%
Cambuslang East [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour
2012-2017 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Labour
Cambuslang East - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Walter Brogan (incumbent )
32.79%
1,553
SNP
Katy Loudon
23.71%
1,123
1,139
1,145
1,154
1,225
SNP
Alistair Fulton
18.10%
857
876
879
896
923
958
1,019
1,140
Conservative
Gavin Douglas
14.11%
668
690
762
792
810
811
902
Green
Laura Martin
3.10%
147
155
162
199
Labour
Stuart Gallacher*
2.83%
134
378
394
427
452
453
Scottish Unionist
James Moore
2.72%
129
137
Liberal Democrats
Ellen Bryson
2.64%
125
141
150
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,736 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,185 Turnout: 42.1%
= Sitting Councillor for Hamilton South.
Blantyre [ ]
2012: 3 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Labour loss due to there being one less seat compared to 2012
Blantyre - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Mo Razzaq (incumbent )
31.00%
1,663
SNP
Maureen Chalmers
25.30%
1,354
SNP
Michael McGlynn
14.80%
797
815
827
838
860
879
902
Labour
Bert Thomson (incumbent )
13.60%
731
980
980
988
1,013
1,051
1,278
1,533
Conservative
Alan Fraser
11.10%
593
601
601
603
607
635
Liberal Democrats
Stephen Reid
1.90%
100
109
109
112
125
Solidarity
Ashley Hubbard
1.40%
76
80
81
101
Scottish Socialist
Gerry McMahon
0.90%
48
51
52
Electorate: 12,711 Valid: 5,362 Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,341 Turnout: 5,542 (43.6%)
Bothwell and Uddingston [ ]
2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: No Change
Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Conservative
Kenny McCreary
35.27%
1,851
Labour
Maureen Devlin (incumbent )
25.95%
1,362
SNP
Jim McGuigan (incumbent )
21.57%
1,132
1,150
1,158
1,219
1,550
Liberal Democrats
Colin Robb
8.58%
450
701
718
757
774
SNP
Phil Sykes
6.61%
347
353
355
369
Green
James Ferguson
2.02%
106
134
140
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,248 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,313 Turnout: 51.2%
Hamilton North and East [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2007-2012 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Hamilton North and East - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Conservative
Martin Hose
26.47%
1,268
SNP
Stephanie Callaghan (incumbent )
25.07
1,201
Labour
Davie McLachlan (incumbent )[D]
23.55%
1,128
1,144
1,144
1,158
1,180
1,239
SNP
Jason Douglas
10.88%
521
522
525
541
603
633
Labour
Nina Reeves
6.18%
296
301
301
305
320
343
Liberal Democrats
David Bennie
2.86%
137
152
152
177
207
Green
Steven Hannigan
3.17%
152
154
154
165
Independent
Balarabe Baba
1.82%
87
94
94
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,790 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,198 Turnout: 42.1%
Hamilton West and Earnock [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
Mary Donnelly
25.73%
1,377
Conservative
Mark McGeever [G]
22.70%
1,215
Labour
Allan Falconer (incumbent )
20.40%
1,092
SNP
Graeme Horne (incumbent )
14.05%
752
1,019
1,025
1,026
1,069
1,111
Labour
Jean McKeown (incumbent )
12.54%
671
681
720
737
757
830
Liberal Democrats
Mark Ruston
2.50%
134
138
176
176
208
Green
Christine Wright
2.08%
111
119
126
127
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,352 Spoilt: 151 Quota: 1,071 Turnout: 39.0%
Hamilton South [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Hamilton South - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
John Ross (incumbent )
30.64%
2,167
Labour
Joe Lowe (incumbent )[B]
25.70%
1,818
Conservative
Lynne Nailon
21.83%
1,544
Labour
Brian McCaig (incumbent )
9.09%
643
669
991
1,020
1,055
1,177
SNP
Josh Wilson
6.72%
475
1,105
1,112
1,115
1,209
1,245
1,485
Green
John Kane
3.05%
216
249
257
265
Liberal Democrats
Joanne Ferguson
2.97%
210
228
244
282
345
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,073 Spoilt: 177 Quota: 1,415 Turnout: 44.4%
Larkhall [ ]
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Larkhall - 4 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Conservative
Richard Nelson
26.34
1,645
Labour
Andy Carmichael (incumbent )
17.71
1,106
1,150
1,161
1,179
1,202
1,483
SNP
Peter Craig (incumbent )
16.83
1,051
1,056
1,060
1,067
1,120
1,153
1,175
1,176
1,880
Labour
Jackie Burns (incumbent )[B]
15.8
987
1,027
1,040
1,054
1,083
1,175
1,255
SNP
Donald MacLeod
11.27
704
709
714
720
761
790
801
802
Labour
Lesley McDonald (incumbent )
6.56
410
447
457
488
512
Green
Bobby Bulloch
2.58
161
177
192
232
Liberal Democrats
Lindsay Watt
1.63
102
160
180
UKIP
Donald Murdo MacKay
1.28
80
143
Electorate: 14,478 Valid: 6,246 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,250 Turnout: 44.3%
Changes since 2017 [ ]
^ A -
East Kilbride Central North and
East Kilbride East SNP councillors Sheena and Jim Wardhaugh resigned from the party and became Independents on 25 May 2017.
[3] Sheena Wardhaugh died on 2 June 2019 triggering a by-election.
[4]
^ B -
Avondale and Stonehouse and
Hamilton South Labour Party councillors Margaret Cooper and Joe Lowe resigned from the party and became Independents in May 2017.
Larkhall Labour councillor Jackie Burns was expelled from the party and is now an Independent following a conviction for breach of the peace.
[3]
^ C -On 23 June 2017
Rutherglen Central and North Labour councillor
Gerard Killen resigned his seat having been elected as MP for
Rutherglen and Hamilton West . A by-election was held on 23 November 2017, won by Martin Lennon of the Scottish Labour Party.
^ D -In January 2018
Hamilton North and East Labour councillor Davie McLachlan was suspended from the party pending an investigation after allegedly making a racist remark about
Anas Sarwar .
[5] Following an investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the suspension was lifted.
[6]
^ E -On 1 November 2018
East Kilbride West SNP councillor David Watson resigned from the party and became an Independent after a legal dispute over an employee grievance.
[7]
^ F -In 2018
Clydesdale South Labour councillor George Greenshields resigned from the party and became an Independent.
^ G -On 26 July 2019
Hamilton West and Earnock Conservative councillor Mark McGeever resigned from the party and joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats following the election of
Boris Johnson as Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister.
[8]
^ H -On 12 August 2019
East Kilbride South Labour councillor Fiona Dryburgh resigned from the party and joined the Liberal Democrats in opposition to Labour voicing support for a
second Scottish Independence Referendum .
[9]
^ I -On 29 June 2020,
Clydesdale South Conservative councillor Colin McGavigan was suspended from the party over "totally unacceptable and offensive" Facebook posts in relation to the Black Lives Matter protests.
[10] On 16 February 2021, Cllr McGavigan resigned from the party and became an independent.
[11]
By-elections [ ]
On 23 June 2017 Rutherglen Central and North Labour councillor Gerard Killen resigned his seat having been elected as an MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West .[12] A by-election was held on 23 November 2017, won by Martin Lennon of the Scottish Labour Party.[13]
Rutherglen Central and North By-election (23 November 2017) - 1 Seat[14]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Martin Lennon
38.5
1,173
1,176
1,203
1,270
1,541
SNP
David Innes
27.4
836
838
870
884
989
Liberal Democrats
Ellen Bryson
18.2
554
558
574
711
Conservative
Taylor Muir
12.1
368
377
379
Green
Brian Finlay
2.9
88
93
UKIP
Janice MacKay
0.9
28
Electorate: 12,110 Valid: 3,047 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,524 Turnout: 25.5%
On 2 June 2019 East Kilbride Central North Independent and former SNP councillor Sheena Wardhaugh died. A by-election was held on 29 August 2019, won by the SNP's Grant Ferguson.
East Kilbride Central North By-election (29 August 2019) - 1 Seat[14] [15]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Grant Ferguson
46.5
1,582
1,582
1,588
1,650
1,743
Labour
Kirsty Williams
20.3
690
692
695
715
837
Conservative
Graham Fisher
14.6
498
499
513
519
606
Liberal Democrats
Paul McGarry
12.4
422
424
428
456
Green
Antony Lee
4.5
153
154
159
UKIP
David MacKay
1.4
48
50
Libertarian
Stephen McNamara
0.4
12
Electorate: 12,960 Valid: 3,405 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,703 Turnout: 3,456 (26.7%)
References [ ]
^ Dickie, Douglas (May 10, 2017). "SNP set to run minority administration at South Lanarkshire Council" . dailyrecord .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Local Government Election results 2017" . South Lanarkshire Council .
^ a b Findlay, Nicola (May 25, 2017). "Long-standing councillors quit SNP ahead of first meeting of new council" . dailyrecord .
^ "Obituary: Sheena Wardhaugh, teacher and prominent figure in the SNP" . HeraldScotland .
^ "Labour councillor suspended amid investigation into Islamophobic slur" . Heart Scotland .
^ "Hamilton councillor Davie McLachlan cleared of making racist slur" . Daily Record .
^ Findlay, Nicola (1 November 2018). "East Kilbride councillor quits SNP Group of South Lanarkshire Council" . dailyrecord .
^ Bark, Stephen (2019-07-26). "Scots Tory politician joins Lib Dems over Boris Johnson's 'racist and misogynistic language' " . Daily Record (Scotland) . Archived from the original on 2021-10-13.
^ Andrews, Kieran (2019-08-13). "Leonard halts rebellion over second vote" . The Times of London . Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
^ Hutcheon, Paul (29 June 2020). "Scottish Tory councillor suspended over 'totally unacceptable and offensive' Facebook posts" . Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2021 .
^ Hutcheon, Paul (16 February 2021). "Councillor quits Scottish Conservatives after Black Lives Matter Facebook row" . Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2021 .
^ Kerr, Aiden (9 June 2017). "Labour gain first Scottish seat from SNP in election" . STV Group . Retrieved 9 June 2017 .
^ "Labour hold Rutherglen Central and North" . Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer . 24 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018 .
^ a b "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF) . South Lanarkshire Council . 2017-11-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-28.
^ "East Kilbride Central North By-election Thursday 29 August 2019" . South Lanarkshire Council . Archived from the original on 2019-08-10.
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