Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham (ward)
Electoral ward in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.
Location of the ward[1]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Caroline Bamforth (SNP) |
Jim Swift (Conservative) |
Barbara Grant (Conservative) |
Jim McLean (Conservative) | ||||
| 2022 | Andrew Anderson (Labour) |
Paul Edlin (Conservative) | ||||||
Election results
2022 election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Labour | Andrew Anderson[3] | 19.1% | 1,831 | 1,938 | ||||||||
| SNP | Caroline Bamforth[3] (incumbent) | 24.3% | 2,325 | |||||||||
| Conservative | Paul Edlin[3] | 21.1% | 2,016 | |||||||||
| Conservative | Jim McLean[3] (incumbent) | 16.6% | 1,584 | 1,600 | 1,685 | 1,690 | 1,691 | 1,721 | 1,733 | 1,823 | 2,888 | |
| Green | Victoria Palmer-Dyer | 4.8% | 456 | 649 | 650 | 658 | 665 | 688 | 738 | |||
| Scottish Family | Luke Reid | 1.2% | 119 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 133 | |||||
| Alba | Amer Siddiqui | 1.3% | 120 | 146 | 147 | 147 | 152 | 164 | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Smith | 11.2% | 1,067 | 1,070 | 1,082 | 1,083 | 1,087 | 1,106 | 1,113 | 1,154 | ||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | Mark Niven Turnbull[4] | 0.5% | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | ||||||
| Electorate: 18,174 Valid: 9,562 Spoilt: 139[5] (1.4%) Quota: 1,913 Turnout: 53.1% | ||||||||||||
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Jim Swift (incumbent)[a] | 28.30% | 2,766 | |||||
| SNP | Caroline Bamforth | 19.51% | 1,907 | 1,920 | 1,923 | 1,926 | 1,982 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Grant (incumbent)[a] | 18.40% | 1,798 | 2,216 | ||||
| Conservative | Jim McLean | 14.70% | 1,437 | 1,706 | 1,924 | 1,936 | 1,987 | |
| Labour | Ian McAlpine (incumbent)[a] | 10.33% | 1,009 | 1,208 | 1,307 | 1,043 | 1,139 | |
| Independent | Bev Brown | 5.23% | 511 | 545 | 552 | 562 | 620 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Rennie | 3.15% | 308 | 325 | 332 | 333 | ||
| UKIP | Gerry McVeigh | 0.38% | 37 | 40 | 41 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 9,773 Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,955 Turnout: 58.6% | ||||||||
Notes
- Sitting councillor for the Newton Mearns South ward which had been redrawn.