# 2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

2017 Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on Thursday 4 May, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, a reduction of one from 2012, with 22 Councillors being elected, 2 fewer overall. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish National Party elected as the largest group with 7 seats, replacing Labour, which lost all but 2 seats to form the fourth largest group. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party gained 4 seats to achieve their highest ever number of councillors, while the Scottish Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats. The Independent councillor Duncan Cumming retained his seat.
Labour councillor Rhondda Geekie, leader of the council since 2007, lost her seat, as did the SNP Group Leader, Ian Mackay.

## Election result

East Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 31.8 | 28.77 | 13,540 | +0.47 |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 27.3 | 26.45 | 12,445 | +11.05 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 27.3 | 15.04 | 7,076 | +0.14 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 9.1 | 13.09 | 6,159 | -15.21 |
| Independent | 1 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 12.00 | 5,649 | +5.9 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4.65 | 2,187 | +3.95 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### Milngavie

* 2012: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
* 2017: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Milngavie – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Graeme McGinnigle | 27.69% | 1,701 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Goodall | 27.64% | 1,698 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Gibbons (incumbent) | 22.38% | 1,375 | 1,381 | 1,393 | 1,486 | 1,957 |
| | Labour | Maureen Henry (incumbent) | 9.29% | 571 | 624 | 684 | 796 | 838 |
| | SNP | Kate Waddell | 7.68% | 472 | 473 | 478 | 560 | |
| | Scottish Green | Gordon Masterton | 5.32% | 327 | 342 | 372 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,144 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,537 Turnout: 58.7% |||||||||

### Bearsden North

* 2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Lib Dem, 1 x SNP
* 2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Lib Dem, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Bearsden North – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Duncan Cumming (incumbent) | 33.23% | 2,338 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Sheila Mechan | 20.78% | 1,462 | 1,635 | 1,650 | 1,693 | 1,780 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosie O'Neil | 17.97% | 1,264 | 1,449 | 1,538 | 1,716 | 2,415 |
| | SNP | Ian Mackay (incumbent) | 18.15% | 1,277 | 1,343 | 1,496 | 1,588 | |
| | Labour | Eunis Jassemi-Zargani | 5.39% | 379 | 411 | 469 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Erin Crawley | 4.48% | 315 | 355 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,035 Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,759 Turnout: 62.1% |||||||||

### Bearsden South

* 2012: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
* 2017: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017: Con gain one seat from Lab
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% ||||||||||

### Bishopbriggs North and Campsie

* 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: New Ward
Bishopbriggs North and Campsie – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Billy Hendry (incumbent) † | 30.27% | 2,541 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Paul Ferretti | 21.79% | 1,829 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Mohrag Fischer | 14.32% | 1,202 | 1,228 | 1,356 | 1,498 | 1,587 | 1,793 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Pews | 11.40% | 957 | 1,301 | 1,303 | 1,366 | 1,502 | 2,091 |
| | Labour | Gemma Welsh (incumbent) †† | 14.18% | 1,191 | 1,308 | 1,313 | 1,364 | 1,451 | |
| | Independent | Brian Reid | 4.25% | 357 | 451 | 454 | 499 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Christopher Cotton | 3.79% | 318 | 341 | 348 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 8,395 Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,680 Turnout: 54.7% ||||||||||