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South Lanarkshire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

20 ward races

64 seats

29 elected below the proportional quota

45.3% of seats below quota

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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 64 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	42,295	36.9%	27	42.2%	24	37.5%	+3
Labour Party	36,305	31.7%	24	37.5%	21	32.8%	+3
Conservative Party	19,803	17.3%	7	10.9%	11	17.2%	-4
Liberal Democrats	6,221	5.4%	3	4.7%	3	4.7%	0
Independent	5,503	4.8%	2	3.1%	3	4.7%	-1
Green Party	3,711	3.2%	1	1.6%	2	3.1%	-1
Scottish Family Party	300	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alba Party	292	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	121	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Libertarian Party	67	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	114,618	100.0%	64	100.0%	64	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2022)

Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

East Kilbride Central North · 3 seats · won at 10.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
East Kilbride South · 3 seats · won at 11.8% · −13.2 pts below quota
Larkhall · 4 seats · won at 7.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
East Kilbride East · 3 seats · won at 12.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
Cambuslang West · 3 seats · won at 12.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
East Kilbride Central South · 3 seats · won at 13.7% · −11.3 pts below quota
Rutherglen Central and North · 3 seats · won at 14.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
East Kilbride West · 3 seats · won at 15.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
Blantyre · 3 seats · won at 15.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
Clydesdale East · 3 seats · won at 16.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
Hamilton West and Earnock · 4 seats · won at 11.7% · −8.3 pts below quota
Bothwell and Uddingston · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · −7.8 pts below quota
Clydesdale South · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
Hamilton North and East · 3 seats · won at 19.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
Clydesdale West · 4 seats · won at 14.6% · −5.4 pts below quota
Avondale and Stonehouse · 3 seats · won at 19.8% · −5.2 pts below quota
Hamilton South · 4 seats · won at 15.1% · −4.9 pts below quota
Cambuslang East · 3 seats · won at 20.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Rutherglen South · 3 seats · won at 23.2% · −1.8 pts below quota
Clydesdale North · 3 seats · won at 26.9% · above quota

Race results

East Kilbride Central North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −14.3 pts Valid ballots 5,705

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Grant Ferguson	Scottish National Party	1,889	33.1%	+8.1 pts	Elected
2	Joe Fagan	Labour Party	1,709	30.0%	+5.0 pts	Elected
3	Alex Brown	Conservative Party	694	12.2%	—
4	Hugh MacDonald	Scottish National Party	612	10.7%	−14.3 pts	Elected
5	Tam Mitchell	Labour Party	420	7.4%	—
6	Kristofer Keane	Independent	194	3.4%	—
7	Tom Bryson	Liberal Democrats	187	3.3%	—

Electorate 12,861 · Ballots cast 5,859 · Invalid 154 · EC ward code gss-S13003102 · Back to ward index

East Kilbride South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.2 pts Valid ballots 5,274

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Archie Buchanan	Scottish National Party	1,948	36.9%	+11.9 pts	Elected
2	Mathew Buchanan	Labour Party	1,215	23.0%	−2.0 pts	Elected
3	Paul McGarry	Liberal Democrats	722	13.7%	—
4	Geri Gray	Scottish National Party	621	11.8%	−13.2 pts	Elected
5	Patrick Nailon	Conservative Party	458	8.7%	—
6	John McKechnie	Green Party	154	2.9%	—
7	Jonathan Richardson	Scottish Family Party	68	1.3%	—
8	Iain Leckenby	Alba Party	57	1.1%	—
9	Ross Gibson	Scottish Libertarian Party	31	0.6%	—

Electorate 12,589 · Ballots cast 5,385 · Invalid 111 · EC ward code gss-S13003100 · Back to ward index

Larkhall · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 7.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −12.5 pts Valid ballots 6,193

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andy Carmichael	Labour Party	1,580	25.5%	+5.5 pts	Elected
2	Richard Nelson	Conservative Party	1,518	24.5%	+4.5 pts	Elected
3	Ross Clark	Scottish National Party	1,389	22.4%	+2.4 pts	Elected
4	Jackie Burns	Independent	639	10.3%	—
5	Lesley McDonald	Labour Party	463	7.5%	−12.5 pts	Elected
6	George Sutherland	Scottish National Party	399	6.4%	—
7	Jake Stevenson	Liberal Democrats	148	2.4%	—
8	David Laird	Scottish Libertarian Party	36	0.6%	—
9	Donald MacKay	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	21	0.3%	—

Electorate 15,010 · Ballots cast 6,339 · Invalid 146 · EC ward code gss-S13003114 · Back to ward index

East Kilbride East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 4,921

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gladys Miller	Scottish National Party	1,420	28.9%	+3.9 pts	Elected
2	Graham Scott	Labour Party	1,329	27.0%	+2.0 pts	Elected
3	Graeme David Mullin	Conservative Party	664	13.5%	—
4	Kirsten Robb	Green Party	626	12.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
5	Robert Gillies	Scottish National Party	420	8.5%	—
6	Jim Wardhaugh	Independent	336	6.8%	—
7	Lorna Gall	Liberal Democrats	126	2.6%	—

Electorate 10,887 · Ballots cast 5,007 · Invalid 86 · EC ward code gss-S13003104 · Back to ward index

Cambuslang West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 5,735

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Margaret Walker	Labour Party	1,727	30.1%	+5.1 pts	Elected
2	John Bradley	Scottish National Party	1,382	24.1%	−0.9 pts	Elected
3	Gillian Sutherland	Scottish National Party	856	14.9%	—
4	Ann Le Blond	Conservative Party	739	12.9%	—
5	Norman Rae	Liberal Democrats	730	12.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
6	Tom Lauckner	Green Party	301	5.2%	—

Electorate 12,800 · Ballots cast 5,837 · Invalid 102 · EC ward code gss-S13003107 · Back to ward index

East Kilbride Central South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.3 pts Valid ballots 5,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Anderson	Scottish National Party	1,570	30.2%	+5.2 pts	Elected
2	Gerry Convery	Labour Party	1,387	26.7%	+1.7 pts	Elected
3	Elaine McDougall	Scottish National Party	713	13.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
4	Lisa Quarrell	Labour Party	623	12.0%	—
5	Alan Henderson Fraser	Conservative Party	473	9.1%	—
6	Alan Cresswell	Green Party	202	3.9%	—
7	Lorna Cammock	Liberal Democrats	138	2.7%	—
8	Rita Baillie	Alba Party	66	1.3%	—
9	David Mackay	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	30	0.6%	—

Electorate 12,012 · Ballots cast 5,334 · Invalid 132 · EC ward code gss-S13003101 · Back to ward index

Rutherglen Central and North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 5,076

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin Patrick Lennon	Labour Party	1,245	24.5%	−0.5 pts	Elected
2	Janine Calikes	Scottish National Party	1,188	23.4%	−1.6 pts	Elected
3	Andrea Cowan	Scottish National Party	725	14.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
4	Libby Fox	Conservative Party	609	12.0%	—
5	Jack McGinty	Labour Party	531	10.5%	—
6	Gloria Adebo	Liberal Democrats	517	10.2%	—
7	Alex McRae	Green Party	261	5.1%	—

Electorate 11,692 · Ballots cast 5,225 · Invalid 149 · EC ward code gss-S13003106 · Back to ward index

East Kilbride West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.6 pts Valid ballots 6,709

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Monique McAdams	Labour Party	1,780	26.5%	+1.5 pts	Elected
2	Ian Harrow	Conservative Party	1,339	20.0%	—
3	David Watson	Independent	1,248	18.6%	−6.4 pts	Elected
4	Craig Sloan	Scottish National Party	1,041	15.5%	—
5	Ali Salamati	Scottish National Party	1,031	15.4%	−9.6 pts	Elected
6	Huaiquan Zhang	Liberal Democrats	142	2.1%	—
7	Denise Hay	Scottish Family Party	110	1.6%	—
8	Yvonne MacKay	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	18	0.3%	—

Electorate 13,319 · Ballots cast 6,779 · Invalid 70 · EC ward code gss-S13003103 · Back to ward index

Blantyre · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.3 pts Valid ballots 5,206

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Maureen Chalmers	Scottish National Party	1,652	31.7%	+6.7 pts	Elected
2	Mo Razzaq	Labour Party	1,519	29.2%	+4.2 pts	Elected
3	Bert Thomson	Labour Party	815	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
4	Gerry Chambers	Scottish National Party	542	10.4%	—
5	Calum Nimmo	Conservative Party	399	7.7%	—
6	David McClemont	Green Party	169	3.2%	—
7	Stephen Reid	Liberal Democrats	110	2.1%	—

Electorate 12,850 · Ballots cast 5,371 · Invalid 165 · EC ward code gss-S13003109 · Back to ward index

Clydesdale East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 5,289

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian McAllan	Scottish National Party	1,513	28.6%	+3.6 pts	Elected
2	Alex Allison	Conservative Party	1,364	25.8%	+0.8 pts	Elected
3	Ralph Barker	Labour Party	869	16.4%	−8.6 pts	Elected
4	Eric Holford	Conservative Party	794	15.0%	—
5	Claire Watson	Green Party	278	5.3%	—
6	John McLatchie	Scottish National Party	260	4.9%	—
7	Nicholas Mark Tucker	Liberal Democrats	162	3.1%	—
8	Gareth Kirk	Scottish Family Party	49	0.9%	—

Electorate 10,578 · Ballots cast 5,395 · Invalid 106 · EC ward code gss-S13003097 · Back to ward index

Hamilton West and Earnock · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.3 pts Valid ballots 5,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mary Donnelly	Scottish National Party	1,731	29.7%	+9.7 pts	Elected
2	Allan Falconer	Labour Party	1,404	24.1%	+4.1 pts	Elected
3	Graham William Fisher	Conservative Party	753	12.9%	—
4	Mark McGeever	Liberal Democrats	691	11.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
5	Graeme Horne	Scottish National Party	680	11.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
6	Jim Lee	Labour Party	385	6.6%	—
7	Leonard Gingell	Green Party	179	3.1%	—

Electorate 15,083 · Ballots cast 5,958 · Invalid 135 · EC ward code gss-S13003112 · Back to ward index

Bothwell and Uddingston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 5,381

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Maureen Devlin	Labour Party	1,633	30.3%	+5.3 pts	Elected
2	Kenny McCreary	Conservative Party	1,485	27.6%	+2.6 pts	Elected
3	Cal Dempsey	Scottish National Party	924	17.2%	−7.8 pts	Elected
4	Jim McGuigan	Scottish National Party	811	15.1%	—
5	Troy Davidson	Liberal Democrats	285	5.3%	—
6	John Stubbs	Green Party	243	4.5%	—

Electorate 10,818 · Ballots cast 5,455 · Invalid 74 · EC ward code gss-S13003110 · Back to ward index

Clydesdale South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.3 pts Valid ballots 5,260

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Horsham	Scottish National Party	1,762	33.5%	+8.5 pts	Elected
2	Ross Gowland	Labour Party	1,144	21.7%	−3.3 pts	Elected
3	Ross Lambie	Conservative Party	986	18.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
4	George Greenshields	Independent	635	12.1%	—
5	Colin McGavigan	Independent	298	5.7%	—
6	Imogen Walker	Labour Party	219	4.2%	—
7	Ann McGuinness	Green Party	164	3.1%	—
8	Janice MacKay	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	52	1.0%	—

Electorate 11,706 · Ballots cast 5,328 · Invalid 68 · EC ward code gss-S13003098 · Back to ward index

Hamilton North and East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.0 pts Valid ballots 4,757

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Davie McLachlan	Labour Party	1,539	32.4%	+7.4 pts	Elected
2	Colin Dewar	Scottish National Party	1,442	30.3%	+5.3 pts	Elected
3	Martin Grant Hose	Conservative Party	902	19.0%	−6.0 pts	Elected
4	Phil Sykes	Scottish National Party	501	10.5%	—
5	Andrew Reynolds	Liberal Democrats	249	5.2%	—
6	Balarabe Baba	Independent	124	2.6%	—

Electorate 12,036 · Ballots cast 4,866 · Invalid 109 · EC ward code gss-S13003111 · Back to ward index

Clydesdale West · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −5.4 pts Valid ballots 7,393

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Eileen Logan	Labour Party	1,743	23.6%	+3.6 pts	Elected
2	Poppy Corbett	Conservative Party	1,742	23.6%	+3.6 pts	Elected
3	David Shearer	Scottish National Party	1,678	22.7%	+2.7 pts	Elected
4	Lynsey Hamilton	Labour Party	1,082	14.6%	−5.4 pts	Elected
5	Andrew Wilson	Scottish National Party	737	10.0%	—
6	Neil Barton	Green Party	230	3.1%	—
7	Peter Charles Meehan	Liberal Democrats	181	2.4%	—

Electorate 15,706 · Ballots cast 7,515 · Invalid 122 · EC ward code gss-S13003095 · Back to ward index

Avondale and Stonehouse · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −5.2 pts Valid ballots 6,869

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Margaret Cooper	Independent	1,629	23.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
2	Elise Frame	Scottish National Party	1,454	21.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
3	Gary Burns	Conservative Party	1,416	20.6%	—
4	Susan Kerr	Labour Party	1,363	19.8%	−5.2 pts	Elected
5	Leigh Payne	Scottish National Party	495	7.2%	—
6	Erica Bradley-Young	Green Party	437	6.4%	—
7	Colin MacLaren	Alba Party	75	1.1%	—

Electorate 14,882 · Ballots cast 6,962 · Invalid 93 · EC ward code gss-S13003099 · Back to ward index

Hamilton South · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.9 pts Valid ballots 7,306

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Ross	Scottish National Party	1,921	26.3%	+6.3 pts	Elected
2	Gavin Wylie Keatt	Labour Party	1,688	23.1%	+3.1 pts	Elected
3	Celine Handibode	Labour Party	1,632	22.3%	+2.3 pts	Elected
4	Helen Toner	Scottish National Party	1,105	15.1%	−4.9 pts	Elected
5	Lynne Nailon	Conservative Party	960	13.1%	—

Electorate 16,516 · Ballots cast 7,499 · Invalid 193 · EC ward code gss-S13003113 · Back to ward index

Cambuslang East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 5,104

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Walter Brogan	Labour Party	1,486	29.1%	+4.1 pts	Elected
2	Alistair Fulton	Scottish National Party	1,123	22.0%	−3.0 pts	Elected
3	Katy Loudon	Scottish National Party	1,037	20.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
4	Amy Lee Fraioli	Labour Party	524	10.3%	—
5	Jamie Logan	Conservative Party	489	9.6%	—
6	Marie Gallagher	Green Party	204	4.0%	—
7	Robert Bell	Liberal Democrats	147	2.9%	—
8	Muhammad Khuzaima	Alba Party	94	1.8%	—

Electorate 13,227 · Ballots cast 5,187 · Invalid 83 · EC ward code gss-S13003108 · Back to ward index

Rutherglen South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −1.8 pts Valid ballots 5,729

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carol Nugent	Scottish National Party	1,825	31.9%	+6.9 pts	Elected
2	Robert Brown	Liberal Democrats	1,686	29.4%	+4.4 pts	Elected
3	Margaret Cowie	Labour Party	1,331	23.2%	−1.8 pts	Elected
4	Alexandra Herdman	Conservative Party	489	8.5%	—
5	Emma Jane Nicola Smith	Green Party	263	4.6%	—
6	Michael O'hara	Scottish Family Party	73	1.3%	—
7	Spencer Hugh Pryor	Independent	62	1.1%	—

Electorate 11,697 · Ballots cast 5,802 · Invalid 73 · EC ward code gss-S13003105 · Back to ward index

Clydesdale North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +1.9 pts Valid ballots 5,686

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Catherine McClymont	Labour Party	1,920	33.8%	+8.8 pts	Elected
2	Julia Marrs	Scottish National Party	1,898	33.4%	+8.4 pts	Elected
3	Richard Eliott-Lockhart	Conservative Party	1,530	26.9%	+1.9 pts	Elected
4	Ronald Logan	Independent	277	4.9%	—
5	John Scott	Independent	61	1.1%	—

Electorate 11,889 · Ballots cast 5,754 · Invalid 68 · EC ward code gss-S13003096 · Back to ward index