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East Renfrewshire 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 5 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 11,599 | 29.5% | 5 | 27.8% | 6 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Scottish National Party | 11,249 | 28.6% | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 27.8% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 7,973 | 20.2% | 5 | 27.8% | 4 | 22.2% | +1 |
| Independent | 5,571 | 14.1% | 2 | 11.1% | 2 | 11.1% | 0 |
| Green Party | 2,111 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Alba Party | 341 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 203 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 203 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 67 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independence for Scotland Party | 57 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 39,374 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor · 4 seats · won at 9.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
- Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood · 4 seats · won at 14.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
- Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham · 4 seats · won at 16.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Giffnock and Thornliebank · 3 seats · won at 22.2% · −2.8 pts below quota
- Newton Mearns North and Neilston · 3 seats · won at 25.4% · above quota
Race results
Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 9.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 6,733
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Devlin | Independent | 1,753 | 26.0% | 26.0% | +6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Convery | Scottish National Party | 1,639 | 24.3% | 24.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Betty Cunningham | Labour Party | 1,355 | 20.1% | 20.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Greg Turner | Conservative Party | 722 | 10.7% | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Chris Lunday | Scottish National Party | 616 | 9.1% | 9.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Paul Aitken | Independent | 345 | 5.1% | 5.1% | — | |
| 7 | Frank Wilson | Green Party | 229 | 3.4% | 3.4% | — | |
| 8 | Neil Anderson | Alba Party | 74 | 1.1% | 1.1% | — |
Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 14.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 9,812
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annette Ireland | Scottish National Party | 2,119 | 21.6% | 21.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kate Campbell | Conservative Party | 1,692 | 17.2% | 17.2% | −2.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Katie Pragnell | Labour Party | 1,647 | 16.8% | 16.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | David Macdonald | Independent | 1,407 | 14.3% | 14.3% | −5.7 pts | Elected |
| 5 | David Tam McDonald | Scottish National Party | 724 | 7.4% | 7.4% | — | |
| 6 | Gordon Keenan | Green Party | 717 | 7.3% | 7.3% | — | |
| 7 | Stewart Miller | Independent | 624 | 6.4% | 6.4% | — | |
| 8 | Gerald Edwards | Conservative Party | 622 | 6.3% | 6.3% | — | |
| 9 | Daphne Vlastari | Liberal Democrats | 203 | 2.1% | 2.1% | — | |
| 10 | Colette Walker | Independence for Scotland Party | 57 | 0.6% | 0.6% | — |
Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 16.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 9,562
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Bamforth | Scottish National Party | 2,325 | 24.3% | 24.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Edlin | Conservative Party | 2,016 | 21.1% | 21.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Anderson | Labour Party | 1,831 | 19.1% | 19.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Jim McLean | Conservative Party | 1,584 | 16.6% | 16.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Paul Smith | Conservative Party | 1,067 | 11.2% | 11.2% | — | |
| 6 | Victoria Palmer-Dyer | Green Party | 456 | 4.8% | 4.8% | — | |
| 7 | Amer Siddiqui | Alba Party | 120 | 1.3% | 1.3% | — | |
| 8 | Luke Reid | Scottish Family Party | 119 | 1.2% | 1.2% | — | |
| 9 | Mark Turnbull | Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 44 | 0.5% | 0.5% | — |
Giffnock and Thornliebank · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 22.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 7,233
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colm Merrick | Scottish National Party | 1,888 | 26.1% | 26.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gordon Wallace | Conservative Party | 1,816 | 25.1% | 25.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mary Montague | Labour Party | 1,608 | 22.2% | 22.2% | −2.8 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Allan Steele | Independent | 978 | 13.5% | 13.5% | — | |
| 5 | Alice Roy | Independent | 464 | 6.4% | 6.4% | — | |
| 6 | Karen Sharkey | Green Party | 387 | 5.4% | 5.4% | — | |
| 7 | George Gebbie | Alba Party | 92 | 1.3% | 1.3% | — |
Newton Mearns North and Neilston · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 25.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 6,034
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Buchanan | Scottish National Party | 1,938 | 32.1% | 32.1% | +7.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Morrison | Conservative Party | 1,579 | 26.2% | 26.2% | +1.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Owen O'Donnell | Labour Party | 1,532 | 25.4% | 25.4% | +0.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Farooq Choudhry | Conservative Party | 501 | 8.3% | 8.3% | — | |
| 5 | Adrian Egglestone | Green Party | 322 | 5.3% | 5.3% | — | |
| 6 | Maria Reid | Scottish Family Party | 84 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — | |
| 7 | Carol McKenzie | Alba Party | 55 | 0.9% | 0.9% | — | |
| 8 | Derek McMillan | Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 23 | 0.4% | 0.4% | — |