Clydesdale South (ward)

Location of the ward in South Lanarkshire[1]

Clydesdale South is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council.[2][3] It elects three councillors. Its territory covers a primarily rural area in western Clydesdale bisected by the M74 motorway; the largest settlements are Blackwood/Kirkmuirhill and Lesmahagow, also including villages such as Coalburn, Douglas and Rigside – these boundaries were unaffected by a 2017 national review. In 2019, the ward had a population of 14,647.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Councillors
* 2 Election Results
* 2.1 2022 Election
* 2.2 2017 Election
* 2.3 2012 Election
* 2.3.1 2014 by-election
* 2.4 2007 Election
* 3 References

## Councillors[edit]

Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Archie Manson
(SNP)  |  | Danny Meikle
(Labour)  |  | Alex McInnes
(Labour)
2012 | George Greenshields
(Labour)
2014 by-  |  | Gordon Muir
(Labour)
2017[5] |  | Mark Horsham
(SNP)  |  | Colin McGavigan
(Conservative)
2022 | Ross Gowland
(Labour)  | Ross Lambie
(Conservative)

## Election Results[edit]

### 2022 Election[edit]

2022 South Lanarkshire Council election

Clydesdale South - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Mark Horsham (incumbent)  | 33.4  | 1,762 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Ross Gowland | 21.7  | 1,144  | 1,199  | 1,204  | 1,390 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Ross Lambie | 18.7  | 986  | 993  | 1,006  | 1,019  | 1,031  | 1,094  | 1,119  | 1,447
| Independent | George Greenshields (incumbent)  | 12.0  | 635  | 682  | 688  | 701  | 719  | 867  | 987  |
| Independent | Colin McGavigan (incumbent)  | 5.6  | 298  | 329  | 341  | 345  | 352  |  |  |
| Labour | Imogen Walker  | 4.1  | 219  | 248  | 251  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Ann McGuinness  | 3.1  | 164  | 324  | 330  | 344  | 352  | 392  |  |
| UKIP | Janice MacKay  | 0.9  | 52  | 57  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,706  Valid: 5,260  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 1,316  Turnout: 45.5%

Source:[6][7]

### 2017 Election[edit]

2017 South Lanarkshire Council election

Clydesdale South \- 3 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Colin McGavigan[I] | 21.97  | 1,198  | 1,221  | 1,243  | 1,260  | 1,314  | 1,324  | 1,333  | 1,411
| Labour | George Greenshields (incumbent)[F] | 18.91  | 1,031  | 1,038  | 1,050  | 1,076  | 1,206  | 1,229  | 1,280  | 1,992
| SNP | Mark Horsham | 16.03  | 874  | 875  | 884  | 915  | 948  | 1,652 |  |
| Labour | Gordon Muir (incumbent)  | 15.88  | 866  | 868  | 880  | 898  | 983  | 1,022  | 1,053  |
| SNP | Sandra Mills  | 13.88  | 757  | 759  | 761  | 801  | 835  |  |  |
| Independent | Danny Meikle  | 7.8  | 425  | 428  | 434  | 443  |  |  |  |
| Green | Craig Dalzell  | 2.55  | 139  | 148  | 174  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kaitey Blair  | 1.78  | 97  | 101  |  |  |  |  |  |
| UKIP | Janice MacKay  | 1.19  | 65  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,568  Valid: 5,452  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 1,364  Turnout: 47.9%

* In 2018 Labour councillor George Greenshields resigned from the party and became an Independent.

### 2012 Election[edit]

2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

Clydesdale South \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Archie Manson (incumbent)††††††  | 34.96  | 1,625 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | George Greenshields | 24.72  | 1,149  | 1,170.3 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Alex McInnes (incumbent)  | 18.83  | 875  | 888.6  | 893.8  | 921.4  | 1044.4  | 1,250.6
| Conservative | Colin McGavigan  | 10.48  | 487  | 494.1  | 494.3  | 561.7  |  |
| SNP | Tom McDonald  | 6.73  | 313  | 703.9  | 704.4  | 736.4  | 852  |
| UKIP | Chris McEwan  | 4.28  | 199  | 206.7  | 206.9  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,620  Valid: 4,648  Spoilt: 113  Quota: 1,163  Turnout: 4,761 (40.0%)

#### 2014 by-election[edit]

SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. The by-election was won by the Labour Party's Gordon Muir on 5 June 2014.[8]

Clydesdale South By-election (5 June 2014) [9]\- 1 Seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Gordon Muir | 40.8%  | 1,492  | 1,512  | 1,559  | 1,819  | 2,366
| SNP | George Sneddon  | 32.0%  | 1,170  | 1,203  | 1,260  | 1,356  |
| Conservative | Donna Hood  | 18.0%  | 659  | 674  | 744  |  |
| UKIP | Donald MacKay  | 6.4%  | 233  | 247  |  |  |
| Green | Ruth Thomas  | 2.8%  | 104  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 3,658  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,830  Turnout: 3,710 (30.97%)

### 2007 Election[edit]

2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

South Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Clydesdale South Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

|
|
|
|
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| Labour | Danny Meikle[a] | 1,709  | 27.7  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Alex McInnes[b] | 1,245  | 20.2  | 3  | 5
| SNP | Archie Manson[c] | 1,156  | 18.7  | 2  | 5
| SNP | David Smart  | 1,148  | 18.6  |  |
| Conservative | John Baillie  | 734  | 11.9  |  |
| Green | Billy McLean  | 183  | 3.0  |  |

1. ^ Returning councillor for Douglas single-member ward.
2. ^ Returning councillor for Lesmahagow single-member ward.
3. ^ Returning councillor for Blackwood single-member ward.

## References[edit]

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: Clydesdale South, Scottish Government Statistics
5. ^ a b Local Government Election results 2017, South Lanarkshire Council
6. ^ "Ward 4 Clydesdale South Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
7. ^ "Ward 4 Clydesdale South Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
8. ^ "Congratulations to CLLR Gordon Muir". 13 June 2014.
9. ^ "Clydesdale South, 2014". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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