Bishopbriggs South

Local government ward of East Dunbartonshire

Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

Bishopbriggs South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bishopbriggs (including Auchinairn), bordering the city of Glasgow further south;[2][3] following a 2017 boundary review, some streets in the west of the town (between the Croy Line railway tracks and the Bishopbriggs Burn) were added from the Bishopbriggs North and Torrance ward, but the number of representatives did not change. In 2020, the ward had a population of 15,868.[4]

## Councillors[edit]

Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Gordon Low
(SNP)  |  | Michael O'Donnell
(Labour)  |  | Alex Hannah
(Labour)
2009  | Alan Moir
(Labour)
2012[5]
2017 |  | Alan Brown
(Conservative)
2022[6] |  | Ben Rose
(Liberal Democrats)

## Election results[edit]

### 2022 election[edit]

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bishopbriggs South – 3 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Gordan Low (incumbent)  | 36.92%  | 2,241 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Alan Moir (incumbent)  | 27.25%  | 1,654 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Catherine Brown  | 17.27%  | 1,048  | 1,061.87  | 1,076.92  | 1,091.22  | 1,119.07  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Rose | 12.45%  | 756  | 865.69  | 918.89  | 938.25  | 1,235.73  | 1,962.71
| Scottish Green | Jesper Bach  | 4.68%  | 284  | 662.76  | 682.89  | 751.42  |  |
| Alba | Eamonn Gallagher  | 1.08%  | 87  | 150.56  | 154.59  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,340  Valid: 6,070  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,518  Turnout: 49.8%

### 2017 election[edit]

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bishopbriggs South – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Alan Brown | 26.74%  | 1,631 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Gordan Low (incumbent)  | 24.05%  | 1,467  | 1,470  | 1,536 |  |  |
| Labour | Alan Moir (incumbent)  | 16.27%  | 992  | 1,011  | 1,062  | 1,062  | 1,303  | 2,280
| Labour | Ian Elrick  | 14.72%  | 898  | 926  | 996  | 996  | 1,194  |
| SNP | Irene Mackay  | 13.76  | 839  | 840  | 883  | 892  |  |
| Scottish Green | Connor Boyd  | 4.46%  | 272  | 281  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBS  Valid: 6,099  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 1,525  Turnout: 50.3%

### 2012 election[edit]

2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bishopbriggs South – 3 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Labour | Alan Moir (incumbent)  | 32.8  | 1,267 |
| SNP | Gordan Low (incumbent)  | 29.9  | 1,158 |
| Labour | Michael O'Donnell (incumbent)  | 18.7  | 724  | 985
| Conservative | Alisdair Sinclair  | 9.4  | 362  | 373
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Pews  | 7.7  | 297  | 307
| Scottish Socialist | Mark Callaghan  | 1.5  | 59  | 62
Electorate: 9,406  Valid: 3,930  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 967  Turnout: 41.78%

### 2009 by-election[edit]

Bishopbriggs South By-election (4 June 2009)- 1 Seat[8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Labour | Alan Moir | 39.2  | 1,401  | 1,479  | 1,784  | 1,787
| SNP | Denis Johnston  | 23.4  | 837  | 949  | 1,223
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair McPhee  | 20.6  | 736  | 928
| Conservative | Matt Ford  | 14.0  | 500
| Scottish Socialist | Mark Callaghan  | 2.7  | 96
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Electorate: 23,202  Valid: 5,196  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 2,599  Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)

### 2007 election[edit]

2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election

Bishopbriggs South Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | Alex Hannah | 27.7  | 1,505 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Gordon Low | 20.1  | 1,095  | 1,105  | 1,114  | 1,264  | 1,430 |  |
| Conservative | Alan Brown  | 14.1  | 767  | 774  | 805  | 897  | 1,060  | 1,073  |
| Labour | Michael O'Donnell | 14.0  | 761  | 845  | 848  | 942  | 1,117  | 1,135  | 1,399
| EDIA | Donald MacDonald  | 12.1  | 656  | 666  | 673  | 771  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Dibble  | 10.8  | 586  | 595  | 600  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Unionist | Derek Doughty  | 1.3  | 70  | 71  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 5,440  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,361  Turnout: 58.50%

## References[edit]

1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
2. ^ 5th Reviews - ward maps | East Dunbartonshire | Ward 5 Bishopbriggs South, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
3. ^ Councillors 2017, East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022
4. ^ Electoral Ward | Bishopbriggs South, 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. ^ "scottishelections.org.uk". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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Wards of East Dunbartonshire

* Milngavie
* Bearsden North
* Bearsden South
* Bishopbriggs North and Campsie
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* Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar
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