2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election explained

See main article: 2022 Scottish local elections.

Election Name:2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2027 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:All 22 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council
Majority Seats:12
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Leader1:Gordan Low
Party1:Scottish National Party
Leaders Seat1:Bishopbriggs South
Seats Before1:7
Seats Needed1:5
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:1
Leader2:Vaughan Moody
Party2:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Leaders Seat2:Bearsden South
Seats Before2:6
Seats Needed2:6
Seats2:6
Seat Change2:0
Leader3:Alan Moir
Party3:Scottish Labour
Leaders Seat3:Bishopbriggs South
Seats Before3:2
Seats Needed3:10
Seats3:4
Seat Change3:2
Leader4:Andrew Polson
Party4:Scottish Conservatives
Leaders Seat4:Bearsden South
Seats Before4:3
Seats Needed4:6
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:3
Leader5:Duncan Cumming
Party5:Independent (politician)
Leaders Seat5:Bearsden North
Seats Before5:1
Seats Needed5:11
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:0
Joint Council Leaders
Before Election:Vaughan Moody & Andrew Polson
Before Party:Lib Dems & Conservatives
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Election:Gordan Low
After Party:SNP

The East Dunbartonshire Council election of 2022 was held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.[1] Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation used since the 2007 election and according to the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

The election saw the SNP remain as the largest group, increasing their representation by 1 seat to 8. The Lib Dems remained steady on 6, moving into second place, although former Depute Provost Gary Pews, who had succeeded the Conservative's Alan Brown as Provost following the latter's death in December 2021, lost his seat. Labour doubled their representation to 4 seats, moving into third place, while the Conservatives fell back to fourth place on 3. The Independent councillor Duncan Cumming retained his seat.

Election result

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Milngavie

Bearsden North

Bearsden South

Bishopbriggs North and Campsie

Bishopbriggs South

Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar

Aftermath

On 19 May 2022, a new SNP administration took office, with Cllr Gordan Low elected as Leader and Cllr Calum Smith appointed as Depute. Cllr Gillian Renwick was appointed as the first SNP Provost of East Dunbartonshire, and the first to represent a Kirkintilloch seat. Labour's Cllr Colette McDiarmid was elected as Depute Provost.[2]

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Liberal Democrat councillor for Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar Susan Murray was elected MP for Mid Dunbartonshire.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Elections 2022 . 2022-05-07 . East Dunbartonshire Council . March 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: SNP forms minority administration to take control of East Dunbartonshire Council . 20 May 2022 .
  3. Web site: Susan Murray elected as MP for Mid Dunbartonshire . 2024-07-07 . www.edlibdems.org.uk . en-gb.