East Kilbride Central South (ward)

East Kilbride Central South is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council.[2][3] Created in 2007, it elects three councillors. As the name suggests, its territory covers the parts of East Kilbride just south of the town centre, which includes Birniehill, Murrayhill, The Murray, Westwood and Westwoodhill with the northern boundary being the Queensway (A726) dual carriageway – a 2017 national review added a few streets around Owen Avenue/Dale Avenue which had always generally been considered to belong to The Murray neighbourhood. In 2019, the ward had a population of 16,177.[4]

Location of the ward in South Lanarkshire[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 John Anderson
(SNP)		 Gerry Convery
(Labour)		 Pat Watters
(Labour)
2012 Susan Kerr
(Labour)
2017[5] Collette Stevenson
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 South Lanarkshire Council election

East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 31.35 1,705          
Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 26.2 1,425            
Conservative Willie Chalmers 15.17 825 832 835 863 888 988  
SNP Collette Stevenson 14.52 790 1,067 1,070 1,074 1,180 1,254 1,394
Labour Susan Kerr (incumbent) 6.91 376 392 441 468 514    
Green Iain Hughes 4.04 220 241 243 264      
Liberal Democrats Mark Watson 1.8 98 101 102        
Electorate: 12,273   Valid: 5,439   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1360   Turnout: 5,584 (45.5%)

    2012 Election

    2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

    East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 38.04 1,721        
    Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 35.32 1,598          
    Labour Susan Kerr 12.84 581 613.5 1,011.9 1,044 1,107.8 1,306.2
    SNP Duncan McLean 6.76 306 795.1 804.4 826.4 860.4  
    Conservative Isabel Perratt 4.93 223 231.9 236.6 254.2    
    Liberal Democrats Alasdair Sutherland 2.10 95 105.9 114.9      
    Electorate: 10,854   Valid: 4,524   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,132   Turnout: 4,657 (41.68%)

      2007 Election

      2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

      South Lanarkshire council election, 2007: East Kilbride Central South
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP John Anderson 1,970 32.0 1 1
      Labour Gerry Convery[lower-alpha 1] 1,692 27.5 2 1
      Labour Pat Watters[lower-alpha 2] 1,089 17.7 3 8
      Conservative Anne Stewart 383 6.2
      Liberal Democrats Colin Linskey 316 5.1
      East Kilbride Alliance Iain Cameron 309 5.0
      Green Alison Campbell 254 4.1
      Scottish Socialist Mark Sands 150 2.4
      1. Returning councillor for Heatheryknowe single-member ward.
      2. Returning councillor for Headhouse single-member ward.

      References
      1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
      2. "Local multi-member ward boundary maps". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
      3. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
      4. Electoral Ward: East Kilbride Central South, Scottish Government Statistics
      5. Local Government Election results 2017, South Lanarkshire Council
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