Bothwell and Uddingston (ward)

Bothwell and Uddingston is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

As its name suggests, the ward's territory comprises the adjoining suburban villages of Bothwell and Uddingston, bounded by the River Clyde to the west and south and the M74 motorway to the north and east. The population in 2018 was 13,104.[2]

The ward was formed from the boundaries of three wards under the previous single-member system used from the creation of South Lanarkshire local authority in 1995 until 2007: Bothwell South, Uddingston South/Bothwell and Uddingston.[3]

Councillors
Aerial view of the ward from the south-west
Election Councillors
2007 Maureen Devlin
(Labour)		 Henry Mitchell
(Conservative)		 James McGuigan
(SNP)
2012 Anne Kegg
(Conservative)
2017 Kenny McCreary
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 South Lanarkshire Council election[4]

Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Conservative Kenny McCreary 35.27% 1,851        
Labour Maureen Devlin (incumbent) 25.95% 1,362        
SNP Jim McGuigan (incumbent) 21.57% 1,132 1,150 1,158 1,219 1,550
Liberal Democrats Colin Robb 8.58% 450 701 718 757 774
SNP Phil Sykes 6.61% 347 353 355 369  
Scottish Green James Ferguson 2.02% 106 134 140    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,248   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 51.2%

    2012 Election

    2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

    Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    SNP Jim McGuigan (incumbent) 35.22 1,342  
    Labour Maureen Devlin (incumbent) 29.50 1,124  
    Conservative Anne Kegg 23.78 906 1,000.5
    Labour Patrick Morgan 11.50 438 550.8
    Electorate: 9,525   Valid: 3,810   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 953   Turnout: 3,869 (40.00%)

      2007 Election

      2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

      South Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Bothwell and Uddingston
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Conservative Henry Mitchell 1,615 30.0 1 1
      Labour Maureen Devlin 1,292 24.0 2 4
      SNP James McGuigan 998 18.6 3 7
      Labour Pat Morgan 696 12.9
      Liberal Democrats Douglas Herbison 477 8.9
      Scottish Green Kenneth Robb 168 3.1
      Solidarity Denis Reilly 132 2.5

      References
      1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
      2. Electoral Ward: Bothwell and Uddingston, Scottish Government Statistics
      3. South Lanarkshire Council Area, 3rd Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps : Wards 1999 - 2007, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
      4. Local Government Election results 2017, South Lanarkshire Council
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