# Bearsden South (ward)

Bearsden South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the north following the path of the Antonine Wall; it also borders the Drumchapel housing estate in Glasgow – the marked differences in average life expectancy and other factors between residents living in close proximity in the two areas has been remarked upon in various studies.
The southern boundary is formed largely from the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Kelvin, with other parts of northern Glasgow on the opposite banks. In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,318.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Graeme Douglas (SNP) | | Simon Huchison (Conservative) | Vaughan Moody (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2009 | | Graeme Douglas (SNP) | Ashay Ghai (Liberal Democrats) | | Vaughan Moody (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Keith Small (SNP) | | Manjinder Shergill (Labour) | | Vaughan Moody (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | Denis Johnston (SNP) | | Andrew Polson (Conservative) | | Vaughan Moody (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2022 | Ian Gallagher (SNP) | | Andrew Polson (Conservative) | | Vaughan Moody (Liberal Democrats) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Bearsden South – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Ian Gallagher | 23.39% | 1,490 | 1,497.00 | 1,521.00 | 1,783.00 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson (incumbent) | 23.20% | 1,478 | 1,488.00 | 1,567.00 | 1,571.00 | 1,574.94 | 1,604.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody (incumbent) | 23.12% | 1,473 | 1,487.00 | 1,590 | 1,669.00 | | |
| | Labour | Lorna Dougall | 16.06% | 1,023 | 1,035.00 | 1,103.00 | 1,197.00 | 1,286.40 | 1,312.08 |
| | Scottish Green | Scott Ferguson | 7.17% | 457 | 469.00 | 491.00 | | | |
| | Independent | Sheila Mechan | 4.74% | 302 | 383.00 | | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Malcolm | 2.31% | 147 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,099 Valid: 6,370 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,593 Turnout: 57.8% ||||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Bearsden South – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson | 27.96% | 1,859 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody (incumbent) | 21.62% | 1,437 | 1,519 | 1,660 | 2,019 | | |
| | SNP | Denis Johnston | 18.13% | 1,205 | 1,207 | 1,420 | 1,547 | 1,597 | 1,973 |
| | Independent | Alan Oliver | 13.19% | 877 | 919 | 995 | 1,123 | 1,250 | |
| | Labour | Manjinder Shergill (incumbent) | 10.38% | 690 | 711 | 815 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Scott Ferguson | 8.72% | 580 | 585 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,648 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,663 Turnout: 61.7% ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Bearsden South – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody (incumbent) | 26.8 | 1,309 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Keith Small | 25.4 | 1,243 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Manjinder Shergill | 20.4 | 996 | 1,022 | 1,028 | 1,046 | 1,178 | 1,408 |
| | Conservative | David Mason | 19.2 | 937 | 963 | 966 | 1,018 | 1,049 | |
| | Scottish Green | Scott Ferguson | 5.0 | 247 | 263 | 272 | 292 | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Christine Cormack | 2.5 | 124 | 127 | 129 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,452 Valid: 4,856 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 46.46% ||||||||||

### 2009 by-election

Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Higgins | 33.4 | 1,261 | 1,306 | 1,499 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashay Ghai | 29.4 | 1,110 | 1,381 | 1,770 |
| | SNP | Fiona McLeod | 20.7 | 783 | 972 | |
| | Labour | Manjinder Shergill | 16.6 | 626 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 10,850 Valid: 3,780 Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,891 Turnout: 3,930 (36.22%) |||||||

### 2007 election

2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election
Bearsden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hutchison | 24.4 | 1,654 | 1,677 | 1,794 | | | | |
| | Labour | Manjinder Shergill | 19.3 | 1,305 | 1,357 | 1,386 | 1,394 | 1,473 | 1,486 | |
| | SNP | Graeme Douglas | 19.1 | 1,294 | 1,352 | 1,432 | 1,446 | 1,521 | 1,531 | 1,938 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody | 16.1 | 1,094 | 1,172 | 1,218 | 1,239 | 1,741 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrison | 10.3 | 695 | 733 | 786 | 795 | | | |
| | Independent | Garry McKendrick | 5.7 | 387 | 421 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Scott Ferguson | 5.1 | 349 | | | | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 6,778 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,695 Turnout: 66.15% |||||||||||