Location of the Milngavie ward
Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

Milngavie is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. Its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the entire burgh of Milngavie, and a sparsely populated hinterland to its north-west, bordering the West Dunbartonshire and Stirling local authority areas.[2][3] In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,572.[4]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Jim Gibbons
(SNP) 		Bill Binks
(Conservative) 		Eric Gotts
(Liberal Democrats)
2012[5] Maureen Henry
(Labour)
2017 Graeme McGinnigle
(Conservative) 		Jim Goodall
(Liberal Democrats)
2022[6] Alix Mathieson
(Conservative) 		Aileen Polson
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Milngavie – 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Jim Gibbons (incumbent) 24.89% 1,566        
Conservative Alix Mathieson 20.69% 1,293 1,293.05 1,303.06 1,448.07 1,586.08
Liberal Democrats Aileen Polson 16.49% 1,031 1,031.26 1,217.49 1,449.63 2,159.10
Labour Thomas Shepherd 13.49% 869 869.37 1,100.79 1,364.99  
Independent Julie Duncan 13.28% 830 830.29 948.69    
Scottish Green Emma Sheppard 10.56% 660 661.59      
Electorate: 10,661   Valid: 6,249   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,563   Turnout: 59.1%  

2017 election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Milngavie – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Graeme McGinnigle 27.69% 1,701        
Liberal Democrats Jim Goodall 27.64% 1,698        
SNP Jim Gibbons (incumbent) 22.38% 1,375 1,381 1,393 1,486 1,957
Labour Maureen Henry (incumbent) 9.29% 571 624 684 796 838
SNP Kate Waddell 7.68% 472 473 478 560  
Scottish Green Gordon Masterton 5.32% 327 342 372    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,144   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,537   Turnout: 58.7%  

2012 election

2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Milngavie – 3 seats[5][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts (incumbent) 36.6 1,751    
SNP Jim Gibbons (incumbent) 28.0 1,338    
Labour Maureen Henry 20.0 955 1,177 1,283
Conservative Bill Binks (incumbent) 14.6 696 866 889
Electorate: 10,289   Valid: 4,740   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,186   Turnout: 46.07%  

2007 election

2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Milngavie
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Jim Gibbons 20.1 1,310 1,327 1,388 1,475 1,581 1,637    
Conservative Bill Binks 18.8 1,230 1,234 1,277 1,305 1,372 1,436 1,436 1,742
Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts 18.8 1,226 1,229 1,257 1,304 1,951      
Labour Peter Ritchie 17.8 1,161 1,175 1,217 1,263 1,336 1,400 1,400  
Liberal Democrats Fiona Risk 14.1 919 924 962 1,051        
EDIA Pat Ryan 4.7 308 314            
Scottish Green Emma Sheppard 4.7 307 319 364          
Scottish Socialist Bill Newman 1.1 71              
Electorate:     Valid: 6,532   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,634   Turnout: 65.12%  

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ 5th Reviews - ward maps | East Dunbartonshire | Ward 1 Milngavie, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
  3. ^ Councillors 2017, East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022
  4. ^ Electoral Ward | Milngavie, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
  5. ^ a b "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ^ "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Local Government election results 2022". East Dunbartonshire Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
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