Location of the Bearsden South ward
Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

Bearsden South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the north following the path of the Antonine Wall;[2][3] it also borders the Drumchapel housing estate in Glasgow – the marked differences in average life expectancy and other factors between residents living in close proximity in the two areas has been remarked upon in various studies.[4][5]

The southern boundary is formed largely from the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Kelvin, with other parts of northern Glasgow on the opposite banks. In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,318.[6]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Graeme Douglas
(SNP)		 Simon Huchison
(Conservative)		 Vaughan Moody
(Liberal Democrats)
2009 Ashay Ghai
(Liberal Democrats)
2012[7][8] Keith Small
(SNP)		 Manjinder Shergill
(Labour)
2017 Denis Johnston
(SNP)		 Andrew Polson
(Conservative)
2022[9] Ian Gallagher
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden South – 3 seats[10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Ian Gallagher 23.39% 1,490 1,497.00 1,521.00 1,783.00    
Conservative Andrew Polson (incumbent) 23.20% 1,478 1,488.00 1,567.00 1,571.00 1,574.94 1,604.40
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent) 23.12% 1,473 1,487.00 1,590 1,669.00    
Labour Lorna Dougall 16.06% 1,023 1,035.00 1,103.00 1,197.00 1,286.40 1,312.08
Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 7.17% 457 469.00 491.00      
Independent Sheila Mechan 4.74% 302 383.00        
Independent Duncan Malcolm 2.31% 147          
Electorate: 11,099   Valid: 6,370   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,593   Turnout: 57.8%  

    2017 election

    2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

    Bearsden South – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Andrew Polson 27.96% 1,859          
    Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent) 21.62% 1,437 1,519 1,660 2,019    
    SNP Denis Johnston 18.13% 1,205 1,207 1,420 1,547 1,597 1,973
    Independent Alan Oliver 13.19% 877 919 995 1,123 1,250  
    Labour Manjinder Shergill (incumbent) 10.38% 690 711 815      
    Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 8.72% 580 585        
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,648   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,663   Turnout: 61.7%  

      2012 election

      2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

      Bearsden South – 3 seats[7][8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent) 26.8 1,309          
      SNP Keith Small 25.4 1,243          
      Labour Manjinder Shergill 20.4 996 1,022 1,028 1,046 1,178 1,408
      Conservative David Mason 19.2 937 963 966 1,018 1,049  
      Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 5.0 247 263 272 292    
      Scottish Christian Christine Cormack 2.5 124 127 129      
      Electorate: 10,452   Valid: 4,856   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,215   Turnout: 46.46%  

        2009 by-election

        Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat[11]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Conservative Rachel Higgins 33.4 1,261 1,306 1,499
        Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 29.4 1,110 1,381 1,770
        SNP Fiona McLeod 20.7 783 972  
        Labour Manjinder Shergill 16.6 626    
        Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
        Electorate: 10,850   Valid: 3,780   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 1,891   Turnout: 3,930 (36.22%)  

          2007 election

          2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

          Bearsden South
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Conservative Simon Hutchison 24.4 1,654 1,677 1,794        
          Labour Manjinder Shergill 19.3 1,305 1,357 1,386 1,394 1,473 1,486  
          SNP Graeme Douglas 19.1 1,294 1,352 1,432 1,446 1,521 1,531 1,938
          Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 16.1 1,094 1,172 1,218 1,239 1,741    
          Liberal Democrats John Morrison 10.3 695 733 786 795      
          Independent Garry McKendrick 5.7 387 421          
          Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 5.1 349            
          Electorate:     Valid: 6,778   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 66.15%  

            References

            1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
            2. ↑ 5th Reviews - ward maps | East Dunbartonshire | Ward 3 Bearsden South, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
            3. ↑ "Councillors 2017". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
            4. ↑ Side by side: a focus on Bearsden and Drumchapel, William Peakin, Holyrood magazine, 28 December 2014
            5. ↑ Mackay, Kirsty (26 February 2021). "The Glasgow Effect: examining the city's life expectancy gap – a photo essay". The Guardian.
            6. ↑ Electoral Ward | Bearsden South, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
            7. 1 2 "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
            8. 1 2 "Local elections latest - massive win for Independent Cumming, joy for Labour and misery for Tories". milngavieherald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
            9. ↑ "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
            10. ↑ "Local Government election results 2022". East Dunbartonshire Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
            11. ↑ "scottishelections.org.uk". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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