Milngavie (ward)

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]

Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

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)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Milngavie - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
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  
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][6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      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            
      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. "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
        6. "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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