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

Bearsden North 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 northern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the south 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] In 2020, the ward had a population of 14,943.[6]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Ian McKay
(SNP) 		Amanda Stewart
(Conservative) 		Duncan Cumming
(Liberal Democrats / Ind.)
2011
2012[7][8] Ashay Ghai
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Sheila Mechan
(Conservative / Ind.) 		Rosie O'Neil
(Liberal Democrats)
2022
2022[9] Calum Smith
(SNP) 		Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden North – 3 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent) 38.30% 2,645          
SNP Calum Smith 19.05% 1,316 1,404.15 1,659.04 1,821.97    
Conservative Duncan Evans 14.98% 1,035 1,263.02 1,269.45 1,370.05 1,373.07  
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 12.42% 858 1,119.34 1,199.81 1,569.10 1,605.73 2,378.56
Labour Craig Muncie 9.48% 655 795.21 873.67      
Scottish Green Neill Simpson 5.75% 397 478.56        
Electorate: 11,936   Valid: 6,909   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,727   Turnout: 58.4%  

2017 election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden North – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent) 33.23% 2,338        
Conservative Sheila Mechan 20.78% 1,462 1,635 1,650 1,693 1,780
Liberal Democrats Rosie O'Neil 17.97% 1,264 1,449 1,538 1,716 2,415
SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent) 18.15% 1,277 1,343 1,496 1,588  
Labour Eunis Jassemi-Zargani 5.39% 379 411 469    
Scottish Green Erin Crawley 4.48% 315 355      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,035   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,759   Turnout: 62.1%  

2012 election

2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden North – 3 seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent) 33.2 1,837            
Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai * 17.1 944 1,082 1,087 1,093 1,100 1,337 1,801
SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent) 17.4 962 1,030 1,041 1,050 1,063 1,205 1,335
Conservative Amanda Stewart (incumbent) 16.7 921 1,017 1,019 1,039 1,066 1,141  
Labour Stewart Moohan 12.7 700 758 770 774 785    
Scottish Christian Bob Handyside 1.1 59 70 71 79      
UKIP Mitch Sorbie 0.8 42 59 61        
Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 0.6 34 40          
Electorate: 10,801   Valid: 5,499   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,375   Turnout: 50.91%  

2007 election

2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden North
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Amanda Stewart 33.3 2,383            
SNP Ian MacKay 18.9 1,354 1,428 1,444 1,472 1,546 1,637 1,868
Labour Ali Syed 15.1 1,082 1,138 1,147 1,163 1,221 1,340  
Liberal Democrats Duncan Cumming† 13.7 981 1,074 1,078 1,114 1,233 1,788 2,218
Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 11.4 818 875 881 894 963    
Scottish Green Stuart Callison 4.8 344 393 411 459      
Independent Dennis Brogan 1.8 132 199 203        
Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 1.0 70 73          
Electorate:     Valid: 7,164   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 1,792   Turnout: 67.49%  

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 2 Bearsden North, 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. ^ The Glasgow Effect: examining the city's life expectancy gap – a photo essay, Kirsty Mackay, The Guardian, 26 February 2021
  6. ^ Electoral Ward | Bearsden North, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
  7. ^ a b "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  8. ^ a b "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.
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