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2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

2012 South Lanarkshire Council election
← 2007 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 →
All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered241,187
Turnout39.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Leader Edward McAvoy Anne Maggs Hamish Stewart
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Rutherglen Central and North East Kilbride Central North Clydesdale East
Last election 30 seats, 44.8% 24 seats, 35.8% 8 seats, 12.9%
Seats won 33 28 2
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 4 Decrease 5
Popular vote 39,892 33,596 10,015
Percentage 43.2% 36.4% 10.8%
Swing Increase 3.6% Increase 7.2% Decrease 2.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Ind
Leader Graeme Campbell Robert Brown
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Avondale and Stonehouse Rutherglen South
Last election 3 seats, 4.5% 2 seats, 7.2%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,734 2,544
Percentage 3.0% 2.8%
Swing Decrease 2.2% Decrease 4.4%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election

Edward McAvoy
(Labour)
No overall control

Council Leader after election

Edward McAvoy
(Labour)
No overall control

Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council as they gained three seat from 2007 but were one seat short of an overall majority. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority after gaining four seats to hold 28. The Conservatives lost the majority of their seats as they fell from eight to three. One less independent candidate was elected with two returned and the remaining seat was won by the Liberal Democrats who lost one seat.

Labour initially formed a minority administration to run the council before, in February 2013, they took overall control of South Lanarkshire Council after winning a by-election from the SNP.[1]

Election result edit

2012 South Lanarkshire local election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 33 4 1   3 49.3 43.2 39,892   3.6
  SNP 28 4 0   4 41.7 36.4 33,596   7.2
  Conservative 3 0 5   5 4.5 10.8 10,015   2.1
  Independent 2 1 2   1 3.0 3.0 2,734   2.2
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1   1 1.5 2.8 2,544   4.4
  Scottish Green 0 0 0   0.0 1.4 1,326   1.3
  East Kilbride Alliance 0 0 0   0.0 0.7 681   0.5
  UKIP 0 0 0   0.0 0.6 515 New
  Scottish Unionist 0 0 0   0.0 0.3 278   0.4
  Scottish Christian 0 0 0   0.0 0.3 230   0.2
  CPA 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 209 New
  Scottish Senior Citizens 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 199 New
  Solidarity 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 166  
Total 67 92,385

Source: [2]

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 the dissolution of Scotland's councils.[3][4]

Ward results edit

Clydesdale West edit

The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour held their only seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.

Clydesdale West - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Eileen Logan (incumbent) 29.1 1,687                
SNP David Shearer (incumbent) 19.8 1,149 1,180              
SNP Pat Lee[note 1] 15.9 921 944 960 977 989 1,000 1,023 1,094 1,248
Labour Lynsey Hamilton 15.1 877 1,280              
Conservative Alex Allison (incumbent) 11.1 644 653 662 662 674 700 728 799  
Independent Duncan McFarlane 4.3 246 258 269 269 284 317 353    
Liberal Democrats Peter Charles Meehan 2.2 126 136 143 144 149 150      
UKIP Neil MacLeod 1.4 78 82 86 86 96        
Scottish Christian Robin Mawhinney 1.1 65 69 74 74          
Electorate: 14,923   Valid: 5,793   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,159   Turnout: 38.8%  

Source:[6]

Clydesdale North edit

Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ed Archer gained a seat from the Conservatives.

Clydesdale North - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Catherine McClymont 27.5 1,253          
SNP Vivienne Shaw 18.1 826 830 886 1,318    
Conservative Patrick Ross-Taylor (incumbent) 17.8 813 815 864 905 927  
Independent Ed Archer 16.0 729 734 836 874 933 1,406
SNP George Sutherland (incumbent) 11.4 520 522 551      
Labour Gordon Muir 9.2 418 511        
Electorate: 11,747   Valid: 4,559   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 38.8%  

Source:[6]

Clydesdale East edit

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives held one of their two seats and Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.

Clydesdale East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Bev Gauld (incumbent)[note 2] 22.3 936 981 1,013 1,070    
Conservative Hamish Stewart (incumbent) 19.8 832 882 1,453      
SNP Ian Donald McAllan 17.7 745 783 810 850 864  
Labour Ralph Barker 17.3 727 794 824 876 877 1,120
Conservative John McLatchie 16.5 692 713        
Scottish Green Janet Moxley 6.4 268          
Electorate: 9,815   Valid: 4,200   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,051   Turnout: 42.8%  

Source:[6]

Clydesdale South edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Clydesdale South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Archie Manson (incumbent)[note 3] 35.0 1,625          
Labour George Greenshields 24.7 1,149 1,170        
Labour Alex McInnes (incumbent) 18.8 875 889 894 921 1,044 1,251
Conservative Colin McGavigan 10.5 487 494 494 562    
SNP Tom McDonald 6.7 313 704 704 736 852  
UKIP Chris McEwan 4.3 199 207 207      
Electorate: 11,620   Valid: 4,648   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,163   Turnout: 40.0%  

Source:[6]

Avondale and Stonehouse edit

The SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained a further seat to hold two while Labour held their only seat. Cllr Graeme Campbell, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2007, retained his seat as an independent candidate and the Conservatives lost their only seat. Independent candidate Jim Malloy was elected as a Labour candidate in 2007.

Avondale and Stonehouse - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SNP Isobel Dorman 21.4 1,148                    
SNP William Holman (incumbent) 16.1 866 923 932 950 993 1,061 1,163        
Labour Margaret Cooper 12.5 670 673 674 685 698 732 759 764 1,159    
Conservative Allan Finnie 11.6 624 625 635 642 650 667 719 725 735 740  
Independent Graeme Campbell (incumbent) 9.4 502 503 505 516 525 581 808 824 853 862 1,100
Labour John Hamilton 9.2 494 495 495 499 522 565 589 597      
Independent Lynn Filshie (incumbent) 7.6 409 412 412 429 460 555          
Independent Jim Malloy (incumbent) 6.3 339 340 340 357 381            
Scottish Green Erica Young 3.4 181 183 185 189              
Independent Kenny Weir 1.8 94 96 99                
UKIP Melvyn Donald Randall 0.7 37 37                  
Electorate: 12,848   Valid: 5,364   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,073   Turnout: 41.8%  

Source:[6]

East Kilbride South edit

The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

East Kilbride South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Archie Buchanan (incumbent) 40.7 1,725        
Labour Jim Docherty (incumbent) 28.4 1,203        
SNP Douglas Edwards (incumbent) 11.2 475 1,021 1,029 1,039 1,061
Labour Patrick Quigg 8.0 339 378 489 500 514
East Kilbride Alliance Colin McKay 4.6 193 215 219 226 242
Conservative Patricia Harrow 3.4 144 151 154 163 168
Solidarity John Park 2.7 115 124 126 128  
Liberal Democrats Douglas Herbison 0.9 40 46 48    
Electorate: 11,537   Valid: 4,234   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 36.7%  

Source:[6]

East Kilbride Central South edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 38.0 1,721        
Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 35.3 1,598          
Labour Susan Kerr 12.8 581 614 1,012 1,044 1,108 1,306
SNP Duncan McLean 6.8 306 795 804 826 860  
Conservative Isabel Perratt 4.9 223 232 237 254    
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Sutherland 2.1 95 106 115      
Electorate: 10,854   Valid: 4,524   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,132   Turnout: 41.7%  

Source:[6]

East Kilbride Central North edit

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

East Kilbride Central North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Anne Maggs (incumbent) 29.3 1,733              
Labour Alice Marie Mitchell (incumbent) 22.8 1,348              
Labour Christopher Thompson (incumbent) 18.0 1,065 1,101 1,231          
SNP Sheena Wardhaugh (incumbent) 9.3 549 973 978 984 994 1,065 1,115 1,374
Scottish Green Kirsten Robb 8.7 516 561 571 580 599 715 820  
Conservative William Chalmers 6.3 374 378 381 383 386 412    
East Kilbride Alliance Clare Keane 4.7 277 287 291 293 303      
Solidarity Richard Foster 0.9 51 53 54 55        
Electorate: 14,005   Valid: 5,913   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,183   Turnout: 42.2%  

Source:[6]

East Kilbride West edit

Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives (one each) retained the seats that they had won at the previous election.

East Kilbride West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Graham Simpson (incumbent) 25.3 1,197          
SNP David Watson (incumbent) 24.2 1,148 1,150 1,188      
Labour Janice McGinlay 17.0 805 806 849 849 975 1,741
Labour Alan Scott (incumbent) 16.9 800 801 823 823 916  
SNP John Reilly 12.2 579 580 605 607    
East Kilbride Alliance Brian Jones 4.5 211 213        
Electorate: 12,092   Valid: 4,740   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,186   Turnout: 39.2%  

Source:[6]

East Kilbride East edit

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats.

East Kilbride East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour John Cairney (incumbent) 27.4 1,037        
SNP Jim Wardhaugh (incumbent) 22.5 853 855 867 913 1,031
SNP Gladys Miller 21.0 795 798 819 863 977
Labour Graham Scott (incumbent) 17.7 671 746 766 837  
Conservative Ian Harrow 8.5 321 323 357    
Liberal Democrats Nigel Benzies 3.0 112 113      
Electorate: 9,622   Valid: 3,789   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 948   Turnout: 39.4%  

Source:[6]

Rutherglen South edit

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Rutherglen South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Brian McKenna (incumbent) 26.0 1,244        
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 24.7 1,181 1,185 1,213    
SNP Anne Higgins (incumbent)[note 4] 23.9 1,141 1,143 1,151 1,156 1,199
Labour Gerard Killen 17.8 851 888 914 918 972
Conservative Richard Tawse 4.9 232 233 269 272  
Scottish Unionist Michael Haigh 2.7 130 131      
Electorate: 11,153   Valid: 4,779   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,195   Turnout: 42.9%  

Source:[6]

Rutherglen Central and North edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour Edward McAvoy (incumbent) 40.8 1,571    
SNP Gordon Clark (incumbent) 23.4 902 928 974
Labour Denis McKenna (incumbent) 20.2 777 1,300  
Conservative Jean Miller 5.2 200 205 219
SNP Michael Hanley 4.1 158 163 176
Scottish Unionist Jim Nixon 3.8 148 152 166
Liberal Democrats Tunweer Malik 2.5 97 104 128
Electorate: 10,280   Valid: 3,853   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 964   Turnout: 37.5%  

Source:[6]

Cambuslang West edit

Labour retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats while the SNP retained their only seat.

Cambuslang West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Russell Clearie (incumbent) 34.7 1,669          
SNP Clare McColl (incumbent) 26.2 1,260          
Liberal Democrats David Baillie (incumbent) 14.7 707 759 762 836 1,048  
Labour Richard Tullett[note 5] 12.6 606 950 961 1,030 1,065 1,395
Conservative James MacKay 7.2 344 356 358 388    
Scottish Green Janice Sharkey 4.7 228 245 260      
Electorate: 11,948   Valid: 4,814   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,204   Turnout: 40.3%  

Source:[6]

Cambuslang East edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Cambuslang East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour Walter Brogan (incumbent) 43.0 1,554    
SNP Christine Deanie 23.4 845 876 925
Labour Pam Clearie (incumbent) 17.5 631 1,177  
SNP Alistair Fulton 8.6 311 326 340
Conservative Alan Fraser 5.3 190 195 211
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Watt 2.2 80 92 118
Electorate: 11,090   Valid: 3,611   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 903   Turnout: 32.6%  

Source:[6]

Blantyre edit

Labour retained both of the seats they had won at the previous election and gained one seat while the SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Bert Thomson was elected as an independent candidate. He retained his seat as an SNP candidate.

Blantyre - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Hugh Dunsmuir (incumbent) 25.0 1,144                  
SNP Bert Thomson (incumbent)[note 6] 20.3 929                  
Labour Jim Handibode (incumbent)[note 7] 16.6 756 936                
Labour John McNamee (incumbent) 12.7 579 601 617 617 621 626 639 687 752 844
SNP John Mullen 10.3 470 472 473 484 486 490 512 542 581  
Independent Michael Martin 5.1 234 238 239 239 241 260 297 348    
CPA Michael McGlynn 4.6 209 212 213 214 214 217 253      
Conservative Isobel Black 3.9 176 179 179 180 188 191        
Independent Gavin Wallace 0.9 40 41 42 42 45          
Liberal Democrats Mike Watson 0.7 32 33 33 33            
Electorate: 13,021   Valid: 4,569   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 914   Turnout: 35.1%  

Source:[6]

Bothwell and Uddingston edit

The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Jim McGuigan (incumbent) 35.2 1,342  
Labour Maureen Devlin (incumbent) 29.5 1,124  
Conservative Anne Kegg 23.8 906 1,001
Labour Patrick Morgan 11.5 438 551
Electorate: 9,525   Valid: 3,810   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 953   Turnout: 40.0%  

Source:[6]

Hamilton North and East edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Davie McLachlan (incumbent) 24.4 1,037 1,045 1,073      
SNP Lynn Adams[note 8] 22.2 945 964 994 994 1,044 1,726
Labour Monica Lennon 18.7 794 808 827 834 893 945
SNP Barry Douglas (incumbent) 18.2 776 792 803 803 862  
Conservative Margaret Murray 10.1 430 448 471 471    
Independent Balarabe Baba 3.3 141 170        
Scottish Green Alasdair Duke 3.1 133          
Electorate: 12,361   Valid: 4,256   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 34.4%  

Source:[6]

Hamilton West and Earnock edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from independent former councillor Tommy Gilligan. Cllr John Menzies was elected following a by-election in 2011 and retained his seat.

Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour Allan Falconer (incumbent) 27.3 1,170    
SNP Graeme Horne (incumbent) 26.9 1,153    
Labour Jean McKeown (incumbent) 20.1 861    
SNP John Menzies (incumbent) 13.8 592 640 888
Conservative Connar McBain 8.6 369 387 396
Liberal Democrats McKenzie Gibson 1.7 74 102 108
UKIP Rob Sale 1.6 70 95 99
Electorate: 13,853   Valid: 4,289   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 858   Turnout: 31.0%  

Source:[6]

Hamilton South edit

Labour retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained one seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.

Hamilton South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Joe Lowe (incumbent) 36.6 1,975            
SNP Angela Crawley[note 9] 23.2 1,255            
Labour Brian McCaig (incumbent) 14.8 800 1,512          
SNP Bobby Lawson (incumbent)[note 10] 9.3 502 537 599 747 773 861 988
Conservative John Murray (incumbent) 9.2 496 516 542 545 584 654  
Scottish Senior Citizens David Holland 3.7 199 234 314 324 380    
Scottish Christian Craig Smith 3.1 165 176 198 200      
Electorate: 14,383   Valid: 5,392   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,079   Turnout: 37.5%  

Source:[6]

Larkhall edit

Labour (2) and the SNP (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Larkhall - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour Jackie Burns (incumbent) 37.4 1,965    
SNP Peter Craig (incumbent) 21.4 1,124    
SNP Lesley McDonald (incumbent)[note 11] 18.2 958 1,010 1,102
Labour Andy Carmichael (incumbent) 14.3 752 1,507  
Conservative David Murray 6.11 321 334 363
UKIP Donald Murdo MacKay 2.5 131 141 177
Electorate: 14,510   Valid: 5,251   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,051   Turnout: 36.2%  

Source:[6]

By-elections edit

Rutherglen South edit

SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council.

Rutherglen South by-election (14 February 2013) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Gerard Killen 39.9 1,352 1,358 1,370 1,376 1,396 1,616 2,090
Liberal Democrats David Baillie 29.5 999 1,004 1,016 1,035 1,104 1,278  
SNP Margaret Ferrier 21.0 712 714 730 741 755    
Conservative Aric Gilinisky 3.8 128 133 134 170      
UKIP Donald Murdo MacKay 3.3 111 115 120        
Scottish Green Susan Martin 1.7 59 60          
Independent Craig Smith 0.9 31            
Electorate: 12,919   Valid: 3,392   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,697   Turnout: 26.6%  

Source:[15]

Hamilton South 2013 edit

SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher.

Hamilton South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Stuart Gallacher 51.7 1,781
SNP Josh Wilson 32.5 1,120
Conservative Lynne Nailon 9.4 322
Scottish Christian Craig Martin 3.9 133
UKIP Josh Richardson 2.5 86
Electorate: 14,478   Valid: 3,442   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,722   Turnout: 24.1%  

Source:[16]

Clydesdale South edit

SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir.

Clydesdale South by-election (5 June 2014) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Gordon Muir 40.8 1,492 1,512 1,559 1,819 2,366
SNP George Sneddon 32.0 1,170 1,203 1,260 1,356  
Conservative Donna Hood 18.0 659 674 744    
UKIP Donald MacKay 6.4 233 247      
Scottish Green Ruth Thomas 2.8 104        
Electorate: 11,979   Valid: 3,658   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,830   Turnout: 31.0%  

Source:[17]

Hamilton South 2015 edit

SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross.

Hamilton South by-election (6 August 2015)- 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP John Ross 48.0 1,881 1,883 1,888 1,905 1919 1,988
Labour Jim Lee 35.6 1,396 1,398 1,405 1,410 1,425 1,460
Conservative Lynne Nailon 8.9 349 349 354 365 389 394
Scottish Green John Kane 3.2 127 128 132 135 146  
Scottish Christian Craig Smith 2.0 77 80 81 84    
UKIP Donald Murdo MacKay 1.1 43 44 45      
Liberal Democrats Matthew Cockburn 0.8 32 34        
Pirate Andrew McCallum 0.3 13          
Electorate: 14,811   Valid: 3,918   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,960   Turnout: 26.8%  

Source:[18]

Blantyre edit

Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq.

Blantyre by-election (10 December 2015) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Mo Razzaq 47.2 1,476 1,483 1,504 1,536 1,589
SNP Gerry Chambers 39.6 1,236 1,246 1,259 1,314 1,327
Conservative Taylor Muir 4.5 140 156 172 173  
Scottish Socialist Sean Baillie 3.9 122 125 133    
Liberal Democrats Stephen Reid 2.9 92 97      
UKIP Emma Jay Docherty 1.9 59        
Electorate: 13,745   Valid: 3,125   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,563   Turnout: 23.1%  

Source:[19]

Hamilton North and East edit

SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015. A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 to fill the vacancy, won by the party's Stephanie Callaghan.

Hamilton North and East by-election (21 January 2016) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Stephanie Callaghan 42.9 1,089 1,096 1,138 1,206 1,569
Labour Lyndsay Clelland 33.6 855 861 878 1,052  
Conservative James MacKay 18.5 469 480 485    
Scottish Green Steven Hannigan 3.3 83 90      
Liberal Democrats Norman Rae 1.8 45        
Electorate: 12,423   Valid: 2,541   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,271   Turnout: 20.2%  

Source:[20]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Clydesdale West councillor Pat Lee defected from the SNP and joined Solidarity on 27 May 2015.[5]
  2. ^ Clydesdale East SNP councillor Reverend Bev Gauld resigned from the party and became an independent in February 2014 after the party legalised same-sex marriage.[7]
  3. ^ Clydesdale South SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir.[8]
  4. ^ Rutherglen South SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council.[9]
  5. ^ Incumbent for Cambuslang East.
  6. ^ Blantyre SNP councillor Bert Thomson defected from the SNP and joined Labour in 2014.
  7. ^ Blantyre Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015.[10] A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq.
  8. ^ Hamilton North and East SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015.[11] A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Stephanie Callaghan.
  9. ^ Hamilton South SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015.[12] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross.
  10. ^ Hamilton South SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher.[13]
  11. ^ Larkhall councillor Lesley McDonald defected from the SNP and joined Labour on 2 May 2014.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Labour wins South Lanarkshire Council majority". BBC News. 15 February 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - South Lanarkshire". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ Faulds, Allan. "The Local STV Voting System Explained". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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