South Lanarkshire Council elections

South Lanarkshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

Year SNP Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Independent
1995 8 61[a] 2 2 0 0
1999[b] 10 54 2 1 0 0
2003 9 51 2 2 0 3
2007[c] 24 30 8 2 0 3
2012 28 33 3 1 0 2
2017[d] 27 22 14 1 0 0
2022 27 24 7 3 1 2
  1. ^ Includes Forth, where the election was postponed until 8 June 1995 on account of the death of a candidate.[1]
  2. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]
  3. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  4. ^ New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2012 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Bothwell South By-Election 26 August 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Mitchell[5] 594 48.4 +13.2
Labour 377 30.7 −18.1
Liberal Democrats 143 11.7 +11.7
SNP 67 5.5 −10.8
Scottish Senior Citizens 26 2.1 +2.1
Scottish Socialist 20 1.6 +1.6
Majority 217 17.7
Turnout 1,227
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Avondale South By-Election 30 March 2006[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Hogarth 775 50.9 +9.2
Labour Peter Duff 315 20.6 −6.9
SNP William Holman 221 14.5 −7.3
Independent Stuart Brown 79 5.1 +5.1
Green Kirsten Robb 71 4.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Bernard Hughes 59 3.8 −5.2
Majority 460 30.3
Turnout 1,520
Conservative hold Swing
Biggar/Symington and Black Mount By-Election 11 May 2006[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hamish Stewart 816 47.2 +20.3
SNP Tom Mitchell 523 30.3 −34.3
Independent Peter Rae 295 17.0 +17.0
Labour Ralph Barker 87 5.0 3.6
Majority 293 17.0
Turnout 1,721
Conservative gain from SNP Swing

2007-2012

Cambuslang East By-Election 6 March 2008[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Richard Tullett 28.0 725 729 739 742 747 922 1,094 1,475
SNP Christine Deanie 23.5 609 614 621 625 638 728 962  
Liberal Democrats Tunweer Malik 22.4 580 584 589 593 616 669    
Independent John McGuinness 19.6 509 510 517 521 538      
Conservative Malcolm Macaskill 3.1 80 82 82 94        
Scottish Unionist Jimi Moore 1.5 38 39 40          
Scottish Socialist David McClemont 1.2 32 35            
Green Susan Martin 0.8 21              
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 2,044   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,298   Turnout: 2,082  
East Kilbride West By-Election 28 October 2010[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Alan Scott 41.4 847 863 873 892 973 1,297
SNP Pat McGuire 27.9 571 587 606 641 761  
Conservative Ian Harrow 19.7 403 427 442 455    
Green Raymond Burke 4.0 82 85 100      
East Kilbride Alliance Brian Jones 3.5 71 76        
Liberal Democrats Gordon Smith 3.4 70          
Labour hold
Valid: 2,044   Quota: 1,023  
East Kilbride West By-Election 22 October 2011[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP John Menzies 50.0 822
Labour Stuart Gallacher 36.9 607
Conservative Connar McBain 13.0 214
SNP gain from Independent
Valid: 1,643   Spoilt: 16   Quota: 822   Turnout: 1,659  

2012-2017

Rutherglen South By-Election 14 February 2013[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Gerard Killen 39.9 1,352 1,358 1,370 1,376 1,396 1,616 2,090
Liberal Democrats David Baillie 29.5 999 1,004 1,016 1,035 1,104 1,278  
SNP Margaret Ferrier 21.0 712 714 730 741 755    
Conservative Aric Gilinisky 3.8 128 133 134 170      
UKIP Donald Murdo MacKay 3.3 111 115 120        
Green Susan Martin 1.7 59 60          
Independent Craig Smith 0.9 31            
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,392   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,697   Turnout: 3,438  
Hamilton South By-Election 24 October 2013[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Stuart Gallacher 51.7 1,781
SNP Josh Wilson 32.5 1,120
Conservative Lynne Nailon 9.4 322
Scottish Christian Craig Martin 3.9 133
UKIP Josh Richardson 2.5 86
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,442   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,722   Turnout: 3,485  
Clydesdale South By-Election 5 June 2014[15]
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        
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,658   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,830   Turnout: 3,710  
Hamilton South By-Election 6 August 2015[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP John Ross 48.0 1,881 1,883 1,888 1,905 1919 1,988
Labour Jim Lee 35.6 1,396 1,398 1,405 1,410 1,425 1,460
Conservative Lynne Nailon 8.9 349 349 354 365 389 394
Green John Kane 3.2 127 128 132 135 146  
Scottish Christian Craig Smith 2.0 77 80 81 84    
UKIP Donald Murdo MacKay 1.1 43 44 45      
Liberal Democrats Matthew Cockburn 0.8 32 34        
Pirate Andrew McCallum 0.3 13          
SNP hold
Valid: 3,918   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,960   Turnout: 3,970  
Blantyre By-Election 10 December 2015[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Mo Razzaq 47.2 1,476 1,483 1,504 1,536 1,589
SNP Gerry Chambers 39.6 1,236 1,246 1,259 1,314 1,327
Conservative Taylor Muir 4.5 140 156 172 173  
Scottish Socialist Sean Baillie 3.9 122 125 133    
Liberal Democrats Stephen Reid 2.9 92 97      
UKIP Emma Jay Docherty 1.9 59        
Labour hold
Valid: 3,125   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,563   Turnout: 3,170  
Hamilton North and East By-Election 21 January 2016[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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    
Green Steven Hannigan 3.3 83 90      
Liberal Democrats Norman Rae 1.8 45        
SNP hold
Valid: 2,541   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,271   Turnout: 2,572  

2017-2022

Rutherglen Central and North By-Election 23 November 2017[19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Martin Lennon 38.5 1,173 1,176 1,203 1,270 1,541
SNP David Innes 27.4 836 838 870 884 989
Liberal Democrats Ellen Bryson 18.2 554 558 574 711  
Conservative Taylor Muir 12.1 368 377 379    
Green Brian Finlay 2.9 88 93      
UKIP Janice MacKay 0.9 28        
Labour hold
Valid: 3,047   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,524   Turnout: 3,094  
East Kilbride Central North By-Election 29 August 2019[20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Grant Ferguson 46.5 1,582 1,582 1,588 1,650 1,743
Labour Kirsty Williams 20.3 690 692 695 715 837
Conservative Graham Fisher 14.6 498 499 513 519 606
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 12.4 422 424 428 456  
Green Antony Lee 4.5 153 154 159    
UKIP David MacKay 1.4 48 50      
Scottish Libertarian Stephen McNamara 0.4 12        
SNP hold
Valid: 3,405   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,703   Turnout: 3,456  

2022-2027

East Kilbride West By-Election 6 July 2023[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Kirsty Williams 40.5 1,386 1,392 1,434 1,469 1,500 1,845
Conservative Bill Dorrian 26.4 904 914 919 933 937 965
SNP Robert Gillies 22.7 778 778 785 806 899  
Green Cameron Eadie 3.8 131 131 139 155    
Independent Kristofer Keane 2.9 99 112 123      
Liberal Democrats Jake Stevenson 2.4 83 85        
Scottish Family Jonathan Jack Richardson 1.2 42          
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,450   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,712   Turnout: 3,477  

References

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  2. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bothwell South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Councillors". South Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Avondale South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biggar/Symington and Black Mount Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hamilton West and Earnock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Rutherglen South by-election - 14 February 2013". South Lanarkshire Council. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Hamilton South by-election - 24 October 2013". South Lanarkshire Council. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Clydesdale South by-election - 5 June 2014". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Hamilton South by-election - 6 August 2015". South Lanarkshire Council. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Blantyre by-election - 10 December 2015". South Lanarkshire Council. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Hamilton North and East by-election - 21 January 2016". South Lanarkshire Council. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Rutherglen Central and North by-election". South Lanarkshire Council. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  20. ^ "East Kilbride Central North By-election Candidate Votes Per Stage". South Lanarkshire Council. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  21. ^ "Ward 9 East Kilbride West By-election Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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