Bearsden South (ward)

Bearsden South 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 southern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the north 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] The southern boundary is formed largely from the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Kelvin, with other parts of northern Glasgow on the opposite banks. In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,318.[6]

Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Graeme Douglas
(SNP)		 Simon Huchison
(Conservative)		 Vaughan Moody
(Liberal Democrats)
2009 Ashay Ghai
(Liberal Democrats)
2012[7][8] Keith Small
(SNP)		 Manjinder Shergill
(Labour)
2017 Denis Johnson
(SNP)		 Andrew Polson
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bearsden South - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Andrew Polson 27.96% 1,859          
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent) 21.62% 1,437 1,519 1,660 2,019    
SNP Denis Johnston 18.13% 1,205 1,207 1,420 1,547 1,597 1,973
Independent Alan Oliver 13.19% 877 919 995 1,123 1,250  
Labour Manjinder Shergill (incumbent) 10.38% 690 711 815      
Green Scott Ferguson 8.72% 580 585        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,648   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,663   Turnout: 61.7%

    2012 Election

    2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

    Bearsden South - 3 seats[7][8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent) 26.8 1,309          
    SNP Keith Small 25.4 1,243          
    Labour Manjinder Shergill 20.4 996 1,022 1,028 1,046 1,178 1,408
    Conservative David Mason 19.2 937 963 966 1,018 1,049  
    Green Scott Ferguson 5.0 247 263 272 292    
    Scottish Christian Christine Cormack 2.5 124 127 129      
    Electorate: 10,452   Valid: 4,856   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,215   Turnout: 46.46%

      2009 By-election
      Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat[9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Conservative Rachel Higgins 33.4 1,261 1,306 1,499
      Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 29.4 1,110 1,381 1,770
      SNP Fiona McLeod 20.7 783 972  
      Labour Manjinder Shergill 16.6 626    
      Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
      Electorate: 10,850   Valid: 3,780   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 1,891   Turnout: 3,930(36.22%)

        2007 Election

        2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

        Bearsden South
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Simon Hutchison 24.4 1,654 1,677 1,794        
        Labour Manjinder Shergill 19.3 1,305 1,357 1,386 1,394 1,473 1,486  
        SNP Graeme Douglas 19.1 1,294 1,352 1,432 1,446 1,521 1,531 1,938
        Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 16.1 1,094 1,172 1,218 1,239 1,741    
        Liberal Democrats John Morrison 10.3 695 733 786 795      
        Independent Garry McKendrick 5.7 387 421          
        Green Scott Ferguson 5.1 349            
        Electorate:     Valid: 6,778   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 66.15%

          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 3 Bearsden South, 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 South, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
          7. "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
          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.
          9. "scottishelections.org.uk". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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