Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham (ward)

Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017		Caroline Bamforth (SNP)		Jim Swift (Conservative)		Barbara Grant (Conservative)		Jim McLean (Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 East Renfrewshire Council election [2]

Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham - 4 seats[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Conservative	Jim Swift (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1]	28.30%	2,766
	SNP	Caroline Bamforth	19.51%	1,907	1,920	1,923	1,926	1,982
	Conservative	Barbara Grant (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1]	18.40%	1,798	2,216
	Conservative	Jim McLean	14.70%	1,437	1,706	1,924	1,936	1,987
	Labour	Ian McAlpine (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1]	10.33%	1,009	1,208	1,307	1,043	1,139
	Independent	Bev Brown	5.23%	511	545	552	562	620
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Rennie	3.15%	308	325	332	333
	UKIP	Gerry McVeigh	0.38%	37	40	41
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 9,773   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,955   Turnout: 58.6%

1. Sitting councillor for the Newton Mearns South ward which had been redrawn.

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
2. https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2994/Error
3. "Local Government Election results 2017". East Renfrewshire Council.