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East Dunbartonshire 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 7 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 13,852 | 30.4% | 8 | 36.4% | 7 | 31.8% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 8,814 | 19.3% | 4 | 18.2% | 4 | 18.2% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 8,318 | 18.3% | 3 | 13.6% | 4 | 18.2% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,484 | 16.4% | 6 | 27.3% | 4 | 18.2% | +2 |
| Independent | 3,924 | 8.6% | 1 | 4.5% | 2 | 9.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,676 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4.5% | -1 |
| Alba Party | 208 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 164 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 131 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 45,571 | 100.0% | 22 | 100.0% | 22 | 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.
- Bearsden North · 3 seats · won at 12.4% · −12.6 pts below quota
- Bishopbriggs South · 3 seats · won at 12.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
- Bishopbriggs North and Campsie · 4 seats · won at 10.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
- Milngavie · 3 seats · won at 16.5% · −8.5 pts below quota
- Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South · 3 seats · won at 17.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Bearsden South · 3 seats · won at 23.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
Race results
Bearsden North · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 12.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.6 pts Valid ballots 6,906
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duncan Cumming | Independent | 2,645 | 38.3% | +13.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Calum Smith | Scottish National Party | 1,316 | 19.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Duncan Evans | Conservative Party | 1,035 | 15.0% | — | |
| 4 | Alan Reid | Liberal Democrats | 858 | 12.4% | −12.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Craig Muncie | Labour Party | 655 | 9.5% | — | |
| 6 | Neill John Simpson | Green Party | 397 | 5.7% | — |
Bishopbriggs South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 12.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.5 pts Valid ballots 6,070
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordan Low | Scottish National Party | 2,241 | 36.9% | +11.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Moir | Labour Party | 1,654 | 27.2% | +2.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Catherine Brown | Conservative Party | 1,048 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Ben Rose | Liberal Democrats | 756 | 12.5% | −12.5 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Jesper Bach | Green Party | 284 | 4.7% | — | |
| 6 | Eamonn Gallagher | Alba Party | 87 | 1.4% | — |
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 10.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −9.5 pts Valid ballots 8,072
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Ferretti | Scottish National Party | 2,130 | 26.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colette McDiarmid | Labour Party | 1,674 | 20.7% | +0.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Billy Hendry | Conservative Party | 1,495 | 18.5% | −1.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Gary Pews | Liberal Democrats | 1,229 | 15.2% | — | |
| 5 | Lynda Williamson | Scottish National Party | 849 | 10.5% | −9.5 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Elizabeth Rowan | Green Party | 410 | 5.1% | — | |
| 7 | Paul Gallacher | Scottish Family Party | 164 | 2.0% | — | |
| 8 | Alan Harris | Alba Party | 121 | 1.5% | — |
Milngavie · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 16.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.5 pts Valid ballots 6,249
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Gibbons | Scottish National Party | 1,566 | 25.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alix Mathieson | Conservative Party | 1,293 | 20.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Aileen Polson | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 | 16.5% | −8.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Thomas Shepherd | Labour Party | 869 | 13.9% | — | |
| 5 | Julie Duncan | Independent | 830 | 13.3% | — | |
| 6 | Emma Sheppard | Green Party | 660 | 10.6% | — |
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.6 pts Valid ballots 6,515
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillian Renwick | Scottish National Party | 2,165 | 33.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Callum McNally | Labour Party | 1,367 | 21.0% | −4.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Sandra Thornton | Conservative Party | 1,325 | 20.3% | — | |
| 4 | Willie Paterson | Liberal Democrats | 1,131 | 17.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Carolynn Scrimgeour | Green Party | 468 | 7.2% | — | |
| 6 | James Raymond Watson | Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 59 | 0.9% | — |
Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.3 pts Valid ballots 5,389
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Marshall | Scottish National Party | 2,095 | 38.9% | +13.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stewart MacDonald | Labour Party | 1,572 | 29.2% | +4.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Susan Murray | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 | 18.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Josephine MacLeod | Conservative Party | 644 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Alan McManus | Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy | 72 | 1.3% | — |
Bearsden South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 23.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −1.9 pts Valid ballots 6,370
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Gallagher | Scottish National Party | 1,490 | 23.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Polson | Conservative Party | 1,478 | 23.2% | −1.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Vaughan Moody | Liberal Democrats | 1,473 | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Lorna Dougall | Labour Party | 1,023 | 16.1% | — | |
| 5 | Scott Ferguson | Green Party | 457 | 7.2% | — | |
| 6 | Sheila Mechan | Independent | 302 | 4.7% | — | |
| 7 | Duncan Malcolm | Independent | 147 | 2.3% | — |