Hamilton North and East (ward)

Hamilton North and East

South Lanarkshire

Boundary of Hamilton North and East in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.

Population| 15,004 (2021)[1]
Electorate| 12,036 (2022)
Major settlements| Hamilton (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituency| Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Uddingston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament region| Central Scotland
UK Parliament constituency| Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Current ward
Created| 2007 (2007)
Number of councillors| 3
Councillor| Davie McLachlan (Labour)
Councillor| Colin Dewar (SNP)
Councillor| Martin Hose (Conservative)
Created from| Burnbank/Blantyre
Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
Hamilton Centre North
Udston
Wellhall/Earnock
Whitehill

Hamilton North and East is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 15,004 people.

The ward was previously a Labour stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats between 2007 and 2017. However, it has since become split between Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives with each party holding one seat since 2017.

## Boundaries

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The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Hamilton North and East was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Whitehill ward, the majority of the former Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair ward and part of the former Burnbank/Blantyre and Hamilton Centre North wards as well as a small part of the former Udston and Wellhall/Earnock ward. Hamilton North and East covers the northern and eastern parts of Hamilton including the town centre, Barncluith, Burnbank, Chantinghall, Hamilton West and Whitehill, plus the separate village of Ferniegair/Allanton. The River Clyde forms the ward's eastern boundary, coinciding with the council's border with North Lanarkshire Council, and the Avon Water forms the ward's southwestern boundary.[2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, streets south of the town centre between Portland Place, Burnblea Street and Kemp Street were transferred to Hamilton South while streets around Ballantrae Road were transferred into the ward from Blantyre.[3]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | David McLachlan
(Labour)  |  | Mary Smith
(Labour)  |  | Barry Douglas
(SNP)
2012 | Monica Lennon
(Labour)  | Lynn Adams
(SNP)
2016 by-election  | Stephanie Callaghan
(SNP)
2017 |  | Martin Hose
(Conservative)
2022 | Colin Dewar
(SNP)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 South Lanarkshire Council election

Hamilton North and East \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
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|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Davie McLachlan (incumbent)  | 32.4  | 1,539 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Colin Dewar | 30.3  | 1,442 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Martin Hose (incumbent)  | 19.0  | 902  | 965  | 968  | 989  | 1,109  | 1,304
| SNP | Phil Sykes  | 10.5  | 501  | 552  | 772  | 805  | 876  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Reynolds  | 5.2  | 249  | 348  | 355  | 396  |  |
| Independent | Balarabe Baba  | 2.6  | 124  | 150  | 154  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,036  Valid: 4,757  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,190  Turnout: 40.4%

Source:[4][5]

### 2017 election

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Main article: 2017 South Lanarkshire Council election

Hamilton North and East \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
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|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Martin Hose | 26.5  | 1,268 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Stephanie Callaghan (incumbent)  | 25.1  | 1,201 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Davie McLachlan (incumbent)[note 1] | 23.6  | 1,128  | 1,144  | 1,144  | 1,158  | 1,180  | 1,239
| SNP | Jason Douglas  | 10.9  | 521  | 522  | 525  | 541  | 603  | 633
| Labour | Nina Reeves  | 6.2  | 296  | 301  | 301  | 305  | 320  | 343
| Liberal Democrats | David Bennie  | 2.9  | 137  | 152  | 152  | 177  | 207  |
| Scottish Green | Steven Hannigan  | 3.2  | 152  | 154  | 154  | 165  |  |
| Independent | Balarabe Baba  | 1.8  | 87  | 94  | 94  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,600  Valid: 4,790  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,198  Turnout: 42.1%

Source:[8][9]

### 2016 by-election

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Hamilton North and East by-election (21 January 2016) - 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Stephanie Callaghan | 42.9  | 1,089  | 1,096  | 1,138  | 1,206  | 1,569
| Labour | Lyndsay Clelland  | 33.6  | 855  | 861  | 878  | 1,052  |
| Conservative | James MacKay  | 18.5  | 469  | 480  | 485  |  |
| Scottish Green | Steven Hannigan  | 3.3  | 83  | 90  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Rae  | 1.8  | 45  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,423  Valid: 2,541  Spoilt: 31  Quota: 1,271  Turnout: 20.2%

Source:[10]

### 2012 election

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Main article: 2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

Hamilton North and East \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Davie McLachlan (incumbent)  | 24.4  | 1,037  | 1,045  | 1,073 |  |  |
| SNP | Lynn Adams[note 2] | 22.2  | 945  | 964  | 994  | 994  | 1,044  | 1,726
| Labour | Monica Lennon | 18.7  | 794  | 808  | 827  | 834  | 893  | 945
| SNP | Barry Douglas (incumbent)  | 18.2  | 776  | 792  | 803  | 803  | 862  |
| Conservative | Margaret Murray  | 10.1  | 430  | 448  | 471  | 471  |  |
| Independent | Balarabe Baba  | 3.3  | 141  | 170  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Alasdair Duke  | 3.1  | 133  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,361  Valid: 4,256  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,065  Turnout: 34.4%

Source:[12]

### 2007 election

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Main article: 2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

Hamilton North and East \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Barry Douglas | 31.3  | 1,769 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | David McLachlan | 23.6  | 1,335  | 1,382  | 1,401  | 1,456 |  |
| Labour | Mary Smith[note 3] | 21.6  | 1,221  | 1,255  | 1,273  | 1,305  | ???  | ???
| Conservative | Andrew Leitch  | 16.2  | 917  | 974  | 990  | 1,112  | ???  |
| Independent | James Ward  | 3.8  | 214  | 246  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Hugh Clements  | 3.4  | 190  | 251  | 394  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,084  Valid: 5,646  Quota: 1,412  Turnout: 48.0%

Source:[13][14]

## Notes

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1. ^ In January 2018, Hamilton North and East Labour councillor Davie McLachlan was suspended from the party after allegedly making a racist remark about Anas Sarwar.[6] Following an investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the suspension was lifted.[7]
2. ^ Hamilton North and East SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015.[11] A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Stephanie Callaghan.
3. ^ Returning councillor for Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair single-member ward.

## References

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1. ^ "Hamilton North and East". Scottish Government. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
2. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
4. ^ "Ward 17 Hamilton North and East Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
5. ^ "Ward 17 Hamilton North and East Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
6. ^ "Labour councillor suspended amid investigation into Islamophobic slur". Heart Scotland.
7. ^ "Hamilton councillor Davie McLachlan cleared of making racist slur". Daily Record.
8. ^ "Ward 17 Hamilton North and East Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
9. ^ "Ward 17 Hamilton North and East Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
10. ^ "Hamilton North and East by-election - 21 January 2016". South Lanarkshire Council. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
11. ^ "Hamilton councillor and publican Lynn Adams passes away". Daily Record. 23 October 2015.
12. ^ "Local Government election results 2012". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
13. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Lanarkshire". Retrieved 19 February 2023.
14. ^ Bochel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (2007). Scottish Council Elections 2007 Results and Statistics (PDF). Lincoln: Policy Studies Research Centre, University of Lincoln. ISBN 978-1-874474-36-4. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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Wards of South Lanarkshire

2007–present|

* Clydesdale West
* Clydesdale North
* Clydesdale East
* Clydesdale South
* Avondale and Stonehouse
* East Kilbride South
* East Kilbride Central South
* East Kilbride Central North
* East Kilbride West
* East Kilbride East
* Rutherglen South
* Rutherglen Central and North
* Cambuslang West
* Cambuslang East
* Blantyre
* Bothwell and Uddingston
* Hamilton North and East
* Hamilton West and Earnock
* Hamilton South
* Larkhall

1999–2007|

* Lanark North
* Lanark South
* Lesmahagow
* Blackwood
* Clyde Valley
* Biggar/Symington and Black Mount
* Duneaton/Carmichael
* Carstairs/Carnwath
* Douglas
* Carluke/Whitehill
* Carluke/Crawforddyke
* Forth
* Law/Carluke
* Long Calderwood
* Calderglen
* Blacklaw
* Morrishall
* Maxwellton
* East Mains
* West Mains
* Duncanrig
* Westwoodhill
* Headhouse
* Heatheryknowe
* Greenhills
* Whitehills
* Hairmyres/Crosshouse
* Mossneuk/Kittoch
* Stewartfield
* Lindsay
* Avondale North
* Avondale South
* Blantyre West
* Coatshill/Low Blantyre
* Burnbank/Blantyre
* High Blantyre
* Hamilton Centre North
* Whitehill
* Bothwell South
* Uddingston South/Bothwell
* Uddingston
* Hillhouse
* Udston
* Wellhall/Earnock
* Earnock
* Woodhead/Meikle Earnock
* Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
* Low Waters
* Silvertonhill
* Cadzow
* Dalserf
* Larkhall East
* Larkhall Wast
* Larkhall South
* Stonehouse
* Rutherglen West
* Stonelaw
* Bankhead
* Spittal/Blairbeth
* Burgh
* Cairns
* Hallside
* Cambuslang Central
* Cathkin/Springhall
* Fernhill
* Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
* Eastfield

1995–1999|

* Lanark North
* Lanark South
* Lesmahagow
* Blackwood
* Clyde Valley
* Biggar
* Duneaton
* Carnwath
* Carmicheal
* Douglas
* Lanark/Carstairs
* Carluke/Whitehill
* Carluke/Crawforddyke
* Carluke West
* Forth
* Law/Carluke
* Long Calderwood
* Calderglen
* Blacklaw
* Whitemoss
* Morrishall
* Maxwellton
* East Mains
* West Mains
* Duncanrig
* Westwoodhill
* Headhouse
* Kelvin
* The Murray
* Greenhills
* Lickprivick
* Hairmyres
* Stewartfield
* Lindsay
* Avondale North
* Avondale South
* Blantyre West
* Coatshill/Low Blantyre
* Blantyre/Stonefield
* Burnbank/Springwells
* High Blantyre
* Hamilton Centre North
* Whitehill
* Bothwell South
* Uddingston South/Bothwell
* Uddingston North
* Hillhouse
* Udston
* Wellhall/Earnock
* Earnock
* Laighstonehall/Woodhead
* Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
* Low Waters
* Fairhill
* Silvertonhill
* Cadzow
* Dalserf
* Larkhall East
* Larkhall West
* Larkhall South
* Stonehouse
* Rutherglen West
* Stonelaw
* Bankhead
* Spittal/Blairbeth
* Burgh
* Cairns
* Hallside
* Cambuslang Central
* Cathkin/Springhall
* Burnside
* Fernhill
* Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
* Eastfield

1984–1995|

| Clydesdale|

* Lanark North
* Lanark South
* Lesmahagow
* Blackwood
* Clyde Valley
* Biggar
* Duneaton
* Carnwath
* Carmicheal
* Douglas
* Lanark/Carstairs
* Carluke/Whitehill
* Carluke/Crawforddyke
* Carluke West
* Forth
* Law/Carluke

|

East Kilbride|

* Maxwellton
* Long Calderwood
* Morrishall
* Blacklaw
* Calderglen
* Duncanrig
* Westwoodhill
* West Mains
* East Mains
* Kelvin
* Lickprivick
* Headhouse
* Avondale South
* Avondale North
* Crosshouse

Hamilton|

* Hillhouse
* Udston
* Wellhall North
* Central
* Burnbank
* Ferniegair
* Fairhill
* Woodhead
* Low Waters
* Cadzow
* Dalserf
* Larkhall East
* Larkhall North
* Larkhall South
* Stonehouse
* Uddingston
* Bothwell
* High Blantyre
* Blantyre
* Stonehouse

1974–1984|

| Lanark|

* Lanark North
* Lanark South
* Lesmahagow
* Blackwood
* Biggar
* Duneaton
* Carnwath
* Carmicheal
* Douglas
* Carluke/Whitehill
* Carluke/Crawforddyke
* Carluke West
* Forth
* Lanark/Carstairs

|

East Kilbride|

* Maxwellton
* Long Calderwood
* Morrishall
* Blacklaw
* Calderglen
* Duncanrig
* Westwoodhill
* Hairmyres
* West Mains
* East Mains
* Kelvin
* Lickprivick
* Headhouse
* Avondale South
* Avondale North

Hamilton|

* Hillhouse
* Udston
* Wellhall North
* Central
* Burnbank
* Bent
* Fairhill
* Wellhall South
* Low Waters
* Cadzow
* Dalserf
* Machan
* Avonholm
* Strutherhill
* Stonehouse
* Bothwell and Uddingston North
* Bothwell and Uddingston South
* High Blantyre
* Blantyre
* Stonehouse

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