East Kilbride Central South (ward)

East Kilbride Central South 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 16,985 people.

East Kilbride Central South
South Lanarkshire
Outline map
Boundary of East Kilbride Central South in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population16,985 (2021)[1]
Electorate12,012 (2022)
Major settlementsEast Kilbride (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituencyEast Kilbride
Scottish Parliament regionCentral Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyEast Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorJohn Anderson (SNP)
CouncillorGerry Convery (Labour)
CouncillorElaine McDougall (SNP)
Created fromDuncanrig
Hairmyres/Crosshouse
Headhouse
Heatheryknowe
Westwoodhill

The ward was a Labour stronghold from its creation until 2017 with the party holding two of the three seats. However, it has since become a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats from 2017 to present.

Boundaries

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 East Kilbride Central South was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained the majority of the former Headhouse, part of the former Hairmyres/Crosshouse, Heatheryknowe and Westwoodhill wards as well as all of the former Duncanrig ward. As the name suggests, its territory covers the parts of East Kilbride just south of the town centre which includes Birniehill, Murrayhill, The Murray, Westwood and Westwoodhill with the northern boundary being the Queensway (A726) dual carriageway.[2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, a few streets around Owen Avenue and Dale Avenue which had always generally been considered to belong to The Murray neighbourhood were moved from East Kilbride South to East Kilbride Central South.[3]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 John Anderson
(SNP)		 Gerry Convery
(Labour)		 Pat Watters
(Labour)
2012 Susan Kerr
(Labour)
2017 Collette Stevenson
(SNP)
2022 Elaine McDougall
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 South Lanarkshire Council election
East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 30.2 1,570                
Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 26.7 1,387                
SNP Elaine McDougall 13.7 713 911 915 918 950 955 1,091 1,101 1,284
Labour Lisa Quarrell 12.0 623 632 686 693 700 744 783 977  
Conservative Alan Fraser 9.1 473 474 480 486 488 516 526    
Scottish Green Alan Cresswell 3.9 202 228 231 234 246 280      
Liberal Democrats Lorna Cammock 2.7 138 143 147 151 157        
Alba Rita Baillie 1.3 66 74 75 76          
UKIP David Mackay 0.6 30 30 31            
Electorate: 12,012   Valid: 5,202   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 1,301   Turnout: 44.4%  

    Source:[4][5]

    2017 election
    Main article: 2017 South Lanarkshire Council election
    East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 31.4 1,705          
    Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 26.2 1,425            
    Conservative Willie Chalmers 15.2 825 832 835 863 888 988  
    SNP Collette Stevenson 14.5 790 1,067 1,070 1,074 1,180 1,254 1,394
    Labour Susan Kerr (incumbent) 6.9 376 392 441 468 514    
    Scottish Green Iain Hughes 4.0 220 241 243 264      
    Liberal Democrats Mark Watson 1.8 98 101 102        
    Electorate: 12,273   Valid: 5,439   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1360   Turnout: 45.5%  

      Source:[6][7]

      2012 election
      Main article: 2012 South Lanarkshire Council election
      East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP John Anderson (incumbent) 38.0 1,721        
      Labour Gerry Convery (incumbent) 35.3 1,598          
      Labour Susan Kerr 12.8 581 614 1,012 1,044 1,108 1,306
      SNP Duncan McLean 6.8 306 795 804 826 860  
      Conservative Isabel Perratt 4.9 223 232 237 254    
      Liberal Democrats Alasdair Sutherland 2.1 95 106 115      
      Electorate: 10,854   Valid: 4,524   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,132   Turnout: 41.7%  

        Source:[8]

        2007 election
        Main article: 2007 South Lanarkshire Council election
        East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP John Anderson 32.0 1,970              
        Labour Gerry Convery[note 1] 27.5 1,692              
        Labour Pat Watters[note 2] 17.7 1,089 1,145 1,247 1,281 1,329 1,388 ??? ???
        Conservative Anne Stewart 6.2 383 408 410 414 466      
        Liberal Democrats Colin Linskey 5.1 316 378 387 408 481 601 ???  
        East Kilbride Alliance Iain Cameron 5.0 309 362 367 387        
        Scottish Green Alison Campbell 4.1 254 326 331 396 507 584    
        Scottish Socialist Mark Sands 2.4 150 194 198          
        Electorate: 11,524   Valid: 6,163   Quota: 1,541   Turnout: 54.8%  

          Source:[9][10]

          Notes
          1. Returning councillor for Heatheryknowe single-member ward.
          2. Returning councillor for Headhouse single-member ward.

          References
          1. "East Kilbride Central South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
          2. "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
          3. "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
          4. "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          5. "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          6. "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Declaration of Results Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
          7. "Ward 7 East Kilbride Central South Candidate Votes Per Stage Elections". South Lanarkshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
          8. "Local Government election results 2012". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
          9. Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Lanarkshire". Retrieved 19 February 2023.
          10. 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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