East Renfrewshire Council election, 2017

The 2017 East Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council.

Five wards were used to elect eighteen councillors, a reduction of two from 2012.

East Renfrewshire Council election, 2017
May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)
All 18 seats to East Renfrewshire Council
10 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jim Swift Tony Buchanan Paul O'Kane
Party Conservative SNP Labour
Leader's seat Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham Neilston and Newton Mearns North Newton Mearns North & Neilston
Last election 6 seats 4 seats 8 seats
Seats before 6 4 8
Seats won 7 5 4
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Decrease4
  Fourth party
 
Leader Danny Devlin
Party Independent
Leader's seat Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor
Last election 2 seats
Seats before 2
Seats won 2
Seat change -
The 6 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Jim Fletcher
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Tony Buchanan
SNP

2017 Results

East Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2017[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 Increase1 38.89 38.30 15,588 Increase8.62
  SNP 5 Increase1 27.78 24.29 9,886 Increase4.45
  Labour 4 Decrease4 22.22 17.38 7,073 Decrease13.73
  Independent 2 Steady 11.11 15.99 6,508 Increase1.07
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 2.23 907 Decrease1.20
  Scottish Green 0 Steady 1.40 571 Increase0.55
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.30 121
  Libertarian 0 Steady 0.08 32
  SDP 0 0.03 13

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor

  • 2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP
  • 2012-2017: New ward
Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor - 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Independent Danny Devlin (incumbent) 26.02% 1,840              
Conservative Paul Aitken 18.34% 1,297 1,356 1,372 1,390 1,412 1,427    
SNP Angela Convery 16.95% 1,199 1,242 1,242 1,330 1,347 1,357 1,358 2,371
SNP Tommy Reilly (incumbent) 14.97% 1,059 1,125 1,126 1,167 1,205 1,218 1,219  
Labour Betty Wood Cunningham (incumbent) 14.42% 1,020 1,111 1,113 1,160 1,506      
Labour Kenny Hay (incumbent) 5.71% 404 463 465 481        
Scottish Green David Allison 3.11% 220 244 249          
UKIP John Ferguson 0.48% 34 43            
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,073   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,415   Turnout: 52.5%

    Newton Mearns North & Neilston

    • 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
    • 2012-2017: New ward
    Newton Mearns North & Neilston - 3 seats[2]
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1
    Conservative Charlie Gilbert (incumbent) 28.55% 1,729
    SNP Tony Buchanan (incumbent) 25.62% 1,551
    Labour Paul O'Kane (incumbent) 25.29% 1,531
    Conservative Andrew Morrison 10.17% 616
    Independent Kirsteen Allan 4.44% 269
    Independent David Jesner 2.94% 178
    Liberal Democrats Roy Provan 2.28% 138
    UKIP Stuart Sutherland 0.50% 30
    SDP Robert Malyn 0.21% 13
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,055   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,514   Turnout: 52.8%

      Giffnock and Thornliebank

      • 2012: 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
      • 2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
      • 2012-2017: No Change
      Giffnock and Thornliebank - 3 seats
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      SNP Colm Merrick 24.40% 1,853 1,855 1,860 1,898 1,990        
      Conservative Gordon Wallace (incumbent) 23.06% 1,751 1,753 1,758 1,784 1,825 1,826 2,621    
      Labour Jim Fletcher (incumbent) 18.84% 1,431 1,435 1,438 1,506 1,615 1,650 1,715 1,838 2,224
      Conservative Paul Smith 11.84% 899 904 905 943 976 979      
      Independent Paul Drury 11.31% 859 862 876 913 1,085 1,108 1,149 1,309  
      Independent Savio D'Souza 6.00% 456 460 470 507          
      Liberal Democrats Christopher Park 3.50% 266 274 278            
      Independent Gordon McCaskill * 0.63% 48 50              
      Libertarian Alan Findlay 0.42% 32                
      Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,595   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,899   Turnout: 60.2%

        Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood

        • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
        • 2012-2017: New ward
        Clarkston, Netherlee & Williamwood - 4 seats[2]
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Conservative Stewart Miller* 16.81% 1,715 1,719 1,734 1,738 1,762 1,772 1,777 1,915 1,936 3,328
        Conservative Andrea Gee 15.49% 1,580 1,585 1,598 1,604 1,624 1,628 1,634 1,767 1,783  
        SNP Annette Ireland 14.78% 1,508 1,509 1,521 1,634 1,671 2,400        
        Independent David MacDonald 13.25% 1,352 1,354 1,391 1,439 1,505 1,571 1,659 2,189    
        Independent Ralph Robertson (incumbent) 9.75% 995 995 1,012 1,044 1,110 1,126 1,175      
        Labour Alan Lafferty* 9.66% 986 989 1,018 1,048 1,536 1,573 1,651 1,791 1,829 1,949
        SNP James Mills 7.93% 809 810 813 883 908          
        Labour Mary Montague (incumbent) 6.78% 692 692 717 761            
        Scottish Green Laura Stevens 3.44% 351 352 378              
        Liberal Democrats Alex Mackie 1.91% 195 195                
        UKIP Sarah Louise Hemy 0.20% 20                  
        Electorate: TBC   Valid: 10,204   Spoilt: 151   Quota: 2,041   Turnout: 63.1%

          Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham

          • 2017: 3 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
          • 2012-2017: New ward
          Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham - 4 seats[2]
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          Conservative Jim Swift (incumbent) 28.30% 2,766        
          SNP Caroline Bamforth 19.51% 1,907 1,920 1,923 1,926 1,982
          Conservative Barbara Grant (incumbent) 18.40% 1,798      
          Conservative Jim McLean 14.70% 1,437 1,706 1,924 1,936 1,987
          Labour Ian McAlpine (incumbent) 10.33% 1,009 1,208 1,307 1,043 1,139
          Independent Bev Brown 5.23% 511 545 552 562 620
          Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie 3.15% 308 325 332 333  
          UKIP Gerry McVeigh 0.38% 37 40 41    
          Electorate: TBC   Valid: 9,773   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,955   Turnout: 58.6%

            References

            1. ↑ ElectionsScotland: SLGE2017 Summary Results Data
            2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Election results 2017". East Renfrewshire Council.
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