East Kilbride South (ward)

East Kilbride 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. Its territory covers the south-east parts of East Kilbride including the Greenhills, Lindsayfield and Whitehills neighbourhoods – a 2017 national review removed a few streets around Owen Avenue/Dale Avenue (generally considered to belong to The Murray neighbourhood), and added a corridor of farmland north of the White Cart Water where housebuilding was planned (although the nearby Benthall Farm development was not re-assigned at that time, still falling just within the Avondale and Stonehouse ward despite being an extension of Lindsayfield). In 2019, the ward had a population of 16,688.[4]

Location of the ward in South Lanarkshire[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Archie Buchanan
(SNP)		 Douglas Edwards
(SNP)		 Jim Docherty
(Labour)
2012
2017[5] Geri Gray
(SNP)		 Fiona Dryburgh
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election
East Kilbride South - 3 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Archie Buchanan (incumbent) 40.54 2,119            
Labour Fiona Dryburgh[H] 19.71 1,030 1,104 1,109 1,122 1,145 1,303 1,327
Conservative Alexandra Herdman 14.79 773 779 801 806 812 949 952
SNP Geri Gray 10.94 572 1,196 1,205 1,233 1,293 1,380  
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 9.68 506 526 531 540 552    
Green Ruth Thomas 1.99 104 127 129 145      
Solidarity John Park 1.4 73 82 86        
UKIP Conner Campbell 0.96 50 59          
Electorate: 12,335   Valid: 5,227   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,307   Turnout: 5,341 (43.3%)

    2012 Election

    2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

    East Kilbride South - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    SNP Archie Buchanan (incumbent) 40.74 1,725        
    Labour Jim Docherty (incumbent) 28.43 1,203        
    SNP Douglas Edwards (incumbent) 11.22 475 1,020.9 1,029.3 1,038.7 1,061.1
    Labour Patrick Quigg 8.01 339 377.6 489.4 499.7 514
    East Kilbride Alliance Colin McKay 4.56 193 214.6 219.2 225.7 242.1
    Conservative Patricia Harrow 3.40 144 150.9 153.8 162.9 167.9
    Solidarity John Park. 2.72 115 123.9 126.4 128.4  
    Liberal Democrats Douglas Herbison 0.94 40 45.8 47.6    
    Electorate: 11,537   Valid: 4,234   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 4,325 (36.7%)

      2007 Election

      2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

      South Lanarkshire council election, 2007: East Kilbride South
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Archie Buchanan[lower-alpha 1] 2,431 42.7 1 1
      Labour Jim Docherty[lower-alpha 2] 1,900 33.3 2 1
      East Kilbride Alliance Colin McKay 358 6.3
      Conservative Gillian Alexander 356 6.2
      SNP Douglas Edwards 294 5.2 3 8
      Green Drew Campbell 167 2.9
      Solidarity John Park 129 2.3
      Scottish Socialist Lynsey MacGregor 63 1.1
      1. Returning councillor for Greenhills single-member ward.
      2. Returning councillor for Whitehills 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 South, Scottish Government Statistics
      5. Local Government Election results 2017, South Lanarkshire Council
      6. Andrews, Kieran. "Leonard halts rebellion over second vote".
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