2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

South Lanarkshire Council election April 2022 February 2023 2012 South Lanarkshire Council election parliamentary no 2007 South Lanarkshire Council election 2007 2012 05 03 y 2017 South Lanarkshire Council election 2017 All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 34 241,187 39.1% Lab Edward McAvoy Scottish Labour Party Rutherglen Central and North 30 seats, 44.8% 33 3 39,892 43.2% 3.6% SNP Anne Maggs Scottish National Party East Kilbride Central North 24 seats, 35.8% 28 4 33,596 36.4% 7.2% Con Hamish Stewart Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Clydesdale East 8 seats, 12.9% 3 5 10,015 10.8% 2.1% Ind Graeme Campbell Independent (politician) Avondale and Stonehouse 3 seats, 4.5% 2 1 2,734 3.0% 2.2% 150x150px Robert Brown Scottish Liberal Democrats Rutherglen South 2 seats, 7.2% 1 1 2,544 2.8% 4.4% Council Leader Edward McAvoy(Labour) No overall control Council Leader after election Edward McAvoy(Labour) No overall control South Lanarkshire Council election 2012.svg 300px Results by ward. Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference. Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council as they gained three seats from 2007 but were one seat short of an overall majority. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority after gaining four seats to hold 28. The Conservatives lost the majority of their seats as they fell from eight to three. One less independent candidate was elected with two returned and the remaining seat was won by the Liberal Democrats who lost one seat. Labour initially formed a minority administration to run the council before, in February 2013, they took overall control of South Lanarkshire Council after winning a by-election from the SNP.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-21473487 Labour wins South Lanarkshire Council majority BBC News February 15, 2013 www.bbc.co.uk Election result 2012 South Lanarkshire local election result Scottish Labour Party 33 4 1 3 49.3 43.2 39,892 3.6 Scottish National Party 28 4 0 4 41.7 36.4 33,596 7.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 0 5 5 4.5 10.8 10,015 2.1 Independent (politician) 2 1 2 1 3.0 3.0 2,734 2.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 1 1.5 2.8 2,544 4.4 Scottish Green Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 1,326 1.3 East Kilbride Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 681 0.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 515 New Scottish Unionist Party (1986) 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 278 0.4 Scottish Christian Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 230 0.2 Christian Peoples Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 209 New Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 199 New Solidarity (Scotland) 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 166 67 92,385 Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/440/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - South Lanarkshire Andrew Teale 3 February 2023 Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils.https://ballotbox.scot/councils/stv-explained The Local STV Voting System Explained Allan Faulds Ballot Box Scotland 24 October 2022https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types-of-voting-system/single-transferable-vote/ Single Transferable Vote Electoral Reform Society 24 October 2022 Ward results Clydesdale West The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour held their only seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives. main Clydesdale West Clydesdale West - 4 seats 9 Scottish Labour Party Eileen Logan (incumbent) 1,687 29.1                 Scottish National Party David Shearer (incumbent) 1,149 19.8 1,180               Scottish National Party Pat Leenote Clydesdale West councillor Pat Lee defected from the SNP and joined Solidarity on 27 May 2015.27 May 2015 Councillor Pat Lee joins Solidarity https://www.facebook.com/Solidarity.scot/posts/510357059113349 7 June 2021 Facebook 921 15.9 944 960 977 989 1,000 1,023 1,094 1,248 Scottish Labour Party Lynsey Hamilton 877 15.1 1,280               Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Allison (incumbent) 644 11.1 653 662 662 674 700 728 799   Independent (politician) Duncan McFarlane 246 4.3 258 269 269 284 317 353     Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Charles Meehan 126 2.2 136 143 144 149 150       United Kingdom Independence Party Neil MacLeod 78 1.4 82 86 86 96         Scottish Christian Party Robin Mawhinney 65 1.1 69 74 74           9 14,923 5,793 92 1,159 38.8% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Clydesdale North Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ed Archer gained a seat from the Conservatives. main Clydesdale North Clydesdale North - 3 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Catherine McClymont 1,253 27.5           Scottish National Party Vivienne Shaw 826 18.1 830 886 1,318     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Ross-Taylor (incumbent) 813 17.8 815 864 905 927   Independent (politician) Ed Archer 729 16.0 734 836 874 933 1,406 Scottish National Party George Sutherland (incumbent) 520 11.4 522 551       Scottish Labour Party Gordon Muir 418 9.2 511         6 11,747 4,559 92 1,140 38.8% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Clydesdale East The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives held one of their two seats and Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives. main Clydesdale East Clydesdale East - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Bev Gauld (incumbent)note Clydesdale East SNP councillor Reverend Bev Gauld resigned from the party and became an independent in February 2014 after the party legalised same-sex marriage.12 February 2014 Councillor Bev Gauld resigns from SNP http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/councillor-bev-gauld-resigns-from-snp-1-3303340 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200534/http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/councillor-bev-gauld-resigns-from-snp-1-3303340 23 September 2015 17 June 2021 Carluke Gazette 936 22.3 981 1,013 1,070     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Hamish Stewart (incumbent) 832 19.8 882 1,453       Scottish National Party Ian Donald McAllan 745 17.7 783 810 850 864   Scottish Labour Party Ralph Barker 727 17.3 794 824 876 877 1,120 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John McLatchie 692 16.5 713         Scottish Green Party Janet Moxley 268 6.4           6 9,815 4,200 65 1,051 42.8% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Clydesdale South Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Clydesdale South Clydesdale South - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Archie Manson (incumbent)note Clydesdale South SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir.Beamish Claudia 13 June 2014 Congratulations to Cllr Gordon Muir http://www.claudiabeamish.com/congratulations-to-cllr-gordon-muir/ live claudiabeamish.com https://web.archive.org/web/20210417003545/http://www.claudiabeamish.com/congratulations-to-cllr-gordon-muir/ 17 April 2021 1,625 35.0           Scottish Labour Party George Greenshields 1,149 24.7 1,170         Scottish Labour Party Alex McInnes (incumbent) 875 18.8 889 894 921 1,044 1,251 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Colin McGavigan 487 10.5 494 494 562     Scottish National Party Tom McDonald 313 6.7 704 704 736 852   United Kingdom Independence Party Chris McEwan 199 4.3 207 207       6 11,620 4,648 113 1,163 40.0% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Avondale and Stonehouse The SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained a further seat to hold two while Labour held their only seat. Cllr Graeme Campbell, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2007, retained his seat as an independent candidate and the Conservatives lost their only seat. Independent candidate Jim Malloy was elected as a Labour candidate in 2007. main Avondale and Stonehouse Avondale and Stonehouse - 4 seats 11 Scottish National Party Isobel Dorman 1,148 21.4                     Scottish National Party William Holman (incumbent) 866 16.1 923 932 950 993 1,061 1,163         Scottish Labour Party Margaret Cooper 670 12.5 673 674 685 698 732 759 764 1,159     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Finnie 624 11.6 625 635 642 650 667 719 725 735 740   Independent (politician) Graeme Campbell (incumbent) 502 9.4 503 505 516 525 581 808 824 853 862 1,100 Scottish Labour Party John Hamilton 494 9.2 495 495 499 522 565 589 597       Independent (politician) Lynn Filshie (incumbent) 409 7.6 412 412 429 460 555           Independent (politician) Jim Malloy (incumbent) 339 6.3 340 340 357 381             Scottish Green Party Erica Young 181 3.4 183 185 189               Independent (politician) Kenny Weir 94 1.8 96 99                 United Kingdom Independence Party Melvyn Donald Randall 37 0.7 37                   11 12,848 5,364 97 1,073 41.8% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 East Kilbride South The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main East Kilbride South East Kilbride South - 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Archie Buchanan (incumbent) 1,725 40.7         Scottish Labour Party Jim Docherty (incumbent) 1,203 28.4         Scottish National Party Douglas Edwards (incumbent) 475 11.2 1,021 1,029 1,039 1,061 Scottish Labour Party Patrick Quigg 339 8.0 378 489 500 514 East Kilbride Alliance Colin McKay 193 4.6 215 219 226 242 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Harrow 144 3.4 151 154 163 168 Solidarity (Scotland) John Park 115 2.7 124 126 128   Scottish Liberal Democrats Douglas Herbison 40 0.9 46 48     5 11,537 4,234 91 1,059 36.7% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 East Kilbride Central South Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main East Kilbride Central South East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party John Anderson (incumbent) 1,721 38.0         Scottish Labour Party Gerry Convery (incumbent) 1,598 35.3           Scottish Labour Party Susan Kerr 581 12.8 614 1,012 1,044 1,108 1,306 Scottish National Party Duncan McLean 306 6.8 795 804 826 860   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Isabel Perratt 223 4.9 232 237 254     Scottish Liberal Democrats Alasdair Sutherland 95 2.1 106 115       6 10,854 4,524 133 1,132 41.7% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 East Kilbride Central North The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main East Kilbride Central North East Kilbride Central North - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Anne Maggs (incumbent) 1,733 29.3               Scottish Labour Party Alice Marie Mitchell (incumbent) 1,348 22.8               Scottish Labour Party Christopher Thompson (incumbent) 1,065 18.0 1,101 1,231           Scottish National Party Sheena Wardhaugh (incumbent) 549 9.3 973 978 984 994 1,065 1,115 1,374 Scottish Green Party Kirsten Robb 516 8.7 561 571 580 599 715 820   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party William Chalmers 374 6.3 378 381 383 386 412     East Kilbride Alliance Clare Keane 277 4.7 287 291 293 303       Solidarity (Scotland) Richard Foster 51 0.9 53 54 55         8 14,005 5,913 104 1,183 42.2% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 East Kilbride West Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives (one each) retained the seats that they had won at the previous election. main East Kilbride West East Kilbride West - 3 seats 6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Simpson (incumbent) 1,197 25.3           Scottish National Party David Watson (incumbent) 1,148 24.2 1,150 1,188       Scottish Labour Party Janice McGinlay 805 17.0 806 849 849 975 1,741 Scottish Labour Party Alan Scott (incumbent) 800 16.9 801 823 823 916   Scottish National Party John Reilly 579 12.2 580 605 607     East Kilbride Alliance Brian Jones 211 4.5 213         6 12,092 4,740 44 1,186 39.2% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 East Kilbride East The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats. main East Kilbride East East Kilbride East - 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party John Cairney (incumbent) 1,037 27.4         Scottish National Party Jim Wardhaugh (incumbent) 853 22.5 855 867 913 1,031 Scottish National Party Gladys Miller 795 21.0 798 819 863 977 Scottish Labour Party Graham Scott (incumbent) 671 17.7 746 766 837   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Harrow 321 8.5 323 357     Scottish Liberal Democrats Nigel Benzies 112 3.0 113       5 9,622 3,789 72 948 39.4% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Rutherglen South Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Rutherglen South Rutherglen South - 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Brian McKenna (incumbent) 1,244 26.0         Scottish Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 1,181 24.7 1,185 1,213     Scottish National Party Anne Higgins (incumbent)note Rutherglen South SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council.Rutherglen South, 2013 http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/rutherglensouth.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204249/http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/rutherglensouth.php 29 October 2013 25 October 2013 1,141 23.9 1,143 1,151 1,156 1,199 Scottish Labour Party Gerard Killen 851 17.8 888 914 918 972 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Tawse 232 4.9 233 269 272   Scottish Unionist Party (1986) Michael Haigh 130 2.7 131       5 11,153 4,779 72 1,195 42.9% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Rutherglen Central and North Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Rutherglen Central and North Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats 3 Scottish Labour Party Edward McAvoy (incumbent) 1,571 40.8     Scottish National Party Gordon Clark (incumbent) 902 23.4 928 974 Scottish Labour Party Denis McKenna (incumbent) 777 20.2 1,300   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Miller 200 5.2 205 219 Scottish National Party Michael Hanley 158 4.1 163 176 Scottish Unionist Party (1986) Jim Nixon 148 3.8 152 166 Scottish Liberal Democrats Tunweer Malik 97 2.5 104 128 3 10,280 3,853 113 964 37.5% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Cambuslang West Labour retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats while the SNP retained their only seat. main Cambuslang West Cambuslang West - 3 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Russell Clearie (incumbent) 1,669 34.7           Scottish National Party Clare McColl (incumbent) 1,260 26.2           Scottish Liberal Democrats David Baillie (incumbent) 707 14.7 759 762 836 1,048   Scottish Labour Party Richard Tullettnote Incumbent for Cambuslang East. 606 12.6 950 961 1,030 1,065 1,395 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James MacKay 344 7.2 356 358 388     Scottish Green Party Janice Sharkey 228 4.7 245 260       6 11,948 4,814 81 1,204 40.3% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Cambuslang East Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Cambuslang East Cambuslang East - 3 seats 3 Scottish Labour Party Walter Brogan (incumbent) 1,554 43.0     Scottish National Party Christine Deanie 845 23.4 876 925 Scottish Labour Party Pam Clearie (incumbent) 631 17.5 1,177   Scottish National Party Alistair Fulton 311 8.6 326 340 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Fraser 190 5.3 195 211 Scottish Liberal Democrats Lindsay Watt 80 2.2 92 118 3 11,090 3,611 103 903 32.6% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Blantyre Labour retained both of the seats they had won at the previous election and gained one seat while the SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Bert Thomson was elected as an independent candidate. He retained his seat as an SNP candidate. main Blantyre Blantyre - 4 seats 10 Scottish Labour Party Hugh Dunsmuir (incumbent) 1,144 25.0                   Scottish National Party Bert Thomson (incumbent)note Blantyre SNP councillor Bert Thomson defected from the SNP and joined Labour in 2014. 929 20.3                   Scottish Labour Party Jim Handibode (incumbent)note Blantyre Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015.24 September 2015 Remembering Councillor Jim Handibode https://theblantyretelegraph.com/2015/09/24/remembering-jim-handibode/ 11 February 2023 Blantyre Telegraph A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq. 756 16.6 936                 Scottish Labour Party John McNamee (incumbent) 579 12.7 601 617 617 621 626 639 687 752 844 Scottish National Party John Mullen 470 10.3 472 473 484 486 490 512 542 581   Independent (politician) Michael Martin 234 5.1 238 239 239 241 260 297 348     Christian Peoples Alliance Michael McGlynn 209 4.6 212 213 214 214 217 253       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Isobel Black 176 3.9 179 179 180 188 191         Independent (politician) Gavin Wallace 40 0.9 41 42 42 45           Scottish Liberal Democrats Mike Watson 32 0.7 33 33 33             10 13,021 4,569 135 914 35.1% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Bothwell and Uddingston The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Bothwell and Uddingston Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats 2 Scottish National Party Jim McGuigan (incumbent) 1,342 35.2   Scottish Labour Party Maureen Devlin (incumbent) 1,124 29.5   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Kegg 906 23.8 1,001 Scottish Labour Party Patrick Morgan 438 11.5 551 2 9,525 3,810 59 953 40.0% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Hamilton North and East Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Hamilton North and East Hamilton North and East - 3 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Davie McLachlan (incumbent) 1,037 24.4 1,045 1,073       Scottish National Party Lynn Adamsnote Hamilton North and East SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-councillor-publican-lynn-adams-6682614 Hamilton councillor and publican Lynn Adams passes away 23 October 2015 Daily Record A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Stephanie Callaghan. 945 22.2 964 994 994 1,044 1,726 Scottish Labour Party Monica Lennon 794 18.7 808 827 834 893 945 Scottish National Party Barry Douglas (incumbent) 776 18.2 792 803 803 862   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Murray 430 10.1 448 471 471     Independent (politician) Balarabe Baba 141 3.3 170         Scottish Green Party Alasdair Duke 133 3.1           6 12,361 4,256 112 1,065 34.4% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Hamilton West and Earnock Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from independent former councillor Tommy Gilligan. Cllr John Menzies was elected following a by-election in 2011 and retained his seat. main Hamilton West and Earnock Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats 3 Scottish Labour Party Allan Falconer (incumbent) 1,170 27.3     Scottish National Party Graeme Horne (incumbent) 1,153 26.9     Scottish Labour Party Jean McKeown (incumbent) 861 20.1     Scottish National Party John Menzies (incumbent) 592 13.8 640 888 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Connar McBain 369 8.6 387 396 Scottish Liberal Democrats McKenzie Gibson 74 1.7 102 108 United Kingdom Independence Party Rob Sale 70 1.6 95 99 3 13,853 4,289 77 858 31.0% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Hamilton South Labour retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained one seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives. main Hamilton South Hamilton South - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Joe Lowe (incumbent) 1,975 36.6             Scottish National Party Angela Crawleynote Hamilton South SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-south-councillor-angela-crawley-5734544 Hamilton South councillor Angela Crawley to step down triggering by-election Mark Pirie 23 May 2015 Daily Record A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross. 1,255 23.2             Scottish Labour Party Brian McCaig (incumbent) 800 14.8 1,512           Scottish National Party Bobby Lawson (incumbent)note Hamilton South SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher.Hamilton South By-election Thursday 24 October 2013 http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/8106/election_result dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185339/http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/8106/election_result 29 October 2013 25 October 2013 502 9.3 537 599 747 773 861 988 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Murray (incumbent) 496 9.2 516 542 545 584 654   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party David Holland 199 3.7 234 314 324 380     Scottish Christian Party Craig Smith 165 3.1 176 198 200       7 14,383 5,392 134 1,079 37.5% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 Larkhall Labour (2) and the SNP (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Larkhall Larkhall - 4 seats 3 Scottish Labour Party Jackie Burns (incumbent) 1,965 37.4     Scottish National Party Peter Craig (incumbent) 1,124 21.4     Scottish National Party Lesley McDonald (incumbent)note Larkhall councillor Lesley McDonald defected from the SNP and joined Labour on 2 May 2014.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/larkhall-snp-councillor-lesley-mcdonald-3483752 Larkhall SNP councillor Lesley McDonald defects to join Labour group on South Lanarkshire Council Gary Fanning 5 May 2014 Daily Record 958 18.2 1,010 1,102 Scottish Labour Party Andy Carmichael (incumbent) 752 14.3 1,507   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Murray 321 6.11 334 363 United Kingdom Independence Party Donald Murdo MacKay 131 2.5 141 177 3 14,510 5,251 106 1,051 36.2% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/6429/declaration_and_election_result Local Government election results 2012 South Lanarkshire Council 4 May 2012 11 February 2023 By-elections Rutherglen South SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council. main Rutherglen South 2013 Rutherglen South by-election (14 February 2013) - 1 seat 7 Scottish Labour Party Gerard Killen 1,352 39.9 1,358 1,370 1,376 1,396 1,616 2,090 Scottish Liberal Democrats David Baillie 999 29.5 1,004 1,016 1,035 1,104 1,278   Scottish National Party Margaret Ferrier 712 21.0 714 730 741 755     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Aric Gilinisky 128 3.8 133 134 170       United Kingdom Independence Party Donald Murdo MacKay 111 3.3 115 120         Scottish Green Party Susan Martin 59 1.7 60           Independent (politician) Craig Smith 31 0.9             7 12,919 3,392 46 1,697 26.6% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/9841/rutherglen_south_by-election_-_14_february_2013 Rutherglen South by-election - 14 February 2013 South Lanarkshire Council 15 February 2013 11 February 2023 Hamilton South 2013 SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher. main Hamilton South 2013 Hamilton South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat 1 Scottish Labour Party Stuart Gallacher 1,781 51.7 Scottish National Party Josh Wilson 1,120 32.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Nailon 322 9.4 Scottish Christian Party Craig Martin 133 3.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Josh Richardson 86 2.5 1 14,478 3,442 43 1,722 24.1% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/9839/hamilton_south_by-election_-_24_october_2013 Hamilton South by-election - 24 October 2013 South Lanarkshire Council 25 October 2013 11 February 2023 Clydesdale South SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir. main Clydesdale South 2014 Clydesdale South by-election (5 June 2014) - 1 seat 5 Scottish Labour Party Gordon Muir 1,492 40.8 1,512 1,559 1,819 2,366 Scottish National Party George Sneddon 1,170 32.0 1,203 1,260 1,356   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Donna Hood 659 18.0 674 744     United Kingdom Independence Party Donald MacKay 233 6.4 247       Scottish Green Party Ruth Thomas 104 2.8         5 11,979 3,658 52 1,830 31.0% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/9838/clydesdale_south_by-election_-_5_june_2014 Clydesdale South by-election - 5 June 2014 South Lanarkshire Council 6 June 2014 11 February 2023 Hamilton South 2015 SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross. main Hamilton South 2015 Hamilton South by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 seat 6 Scottish National Party John Ross 1,881 48.0 1,883 1,888 1,905 1919 1,988 Scottish Labour Party Jim Lee 1,396 35.6 1,398 1,405 1,410 1,425 1,460 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Nailon 349 8.9 349 354 365 389 394 Scottish Green Party John Kane 127 3.2 128 132 135 146   Scottish Christian Party Craig Smith 77 2.0 80 81 84     United Kingdom Independence Party Donald Murdo MacKay 43 1.1 44 45       Scottish Liberal Democrats Matthew Cockburn 32 0.8 34         Pirate Party Andrew McCallum 13 0.3           6 14,811 3,918 52 1,960 26.8% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/9840/hamilton_south_by-election_-_6_august_2015 Hamilton South by-election - 6 August 2015 South Lanarkshire Council 7 August 2015 11 February 2023 Blantyre Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq. main Blantyre 2015 Blantyre by-election (10 December 2015) - 1 seat 5 Scottish Labour Party Mo Razzaq 1,476 47.2 1,483 1,504 1,536 1,589 Scottish National Party Gerry Chambers 1,236 39.6 1,246 1,259 1,314 1,327 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Taylor Muir 140 4.5 156 172 173   Scottish Socialist Party Sean Baillie 122 3.9 125 133     Scottish Liberal Democrats Stephen Reid 92 2.9 97       United Kingdom Independence Party Emma Jay Docherty 59 1.9         5 13,745 3,125 45 1,563 23.1% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/10299/blantyre_by-election_-_10_december_2015 Blantyre by-election - 10 December 2015 South Lanarkshire Council 11 December 2015 11 February 2023 Hamilton North and East SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015. A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 to fill the vacancy, won by the party's Stephanie Callaghan. main Hamilton North and East 2016 Hamilton North and East by-election (21 January 2016) - 1 seat 5 Scottish National Party Stephanie Callaghan 1,089 42.9 1,096 1,138 1,206 1,569 Scottish Labour Party Lyndsay Clelland 855 33.6 861 878 1,052   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James MacKay 469 18.5 480 485     Scottish Green Party Steven Hannigan 83 3.3 90       Scottish Liberal Democrats Norman Rae 45 1.8         5 12,423 2,541 31 1,271 20.2% Source:https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/10300/hamilton_north_and_east_by-election_-_21_january_2016 Hamilton North and East by-election - 21 January 2016 South Lanarkshire Council 22 January 2016 11 February 2023 Notes note References 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections Category:21st century in South Lanarkshire