Hamilton North and East (ward)

Hamilton North and East is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council.[2][3] Created in 2007, it elects three councillors. Its territory covers northern parts of Hamilton including the town centre, Barncluith, Burnbank, Chantinghall, Hamilton West and Whitehill, plus the separate village of Ferniegair/Allanton, the eastern boundary formed by the River Clyde. A 2017 national review saw the addition of a few streets at Ballantrae Road and the removal of some territory south of the town centre (streets between Portland Place, Burnblea Street, Kemp Street). In 2019, the ward's population was 15,036.[4]

Location of the ward[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 David McLachlan
(Labour)		 Mary Smith
(Labour)		 Barry Douglas
(SNP)
2012 Monica Lennon
(Labour)		 Lynn Adams
(SNP)
2016 by- Stephanie Callaghan
(SNP)
2017 Martin Hose
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 South Lanarkshire Council election[5]

Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Martin Hose 26.47% 1,268          
SNP Stephanie Callaghan (incumbent) 25.07 1,201          
Labour Davie McLachlan (incumbent) 23.55% 1,128 1,144 1,144 1,158 1,180 1,239
SNP Jason Douglas 10.88% 521 522 525 541 603 633
Labour Nina Reeves 6.18% 296 301 301 305 320 343
Liberal Democrats David Bennie 2.86% 137 152 152 177 207  
Green Steven Hannigan 3.17% 152 154 154 165    
Independent Balarabe Baba 1.82% 87 94 94      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,790   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 1,198   Turnout: 42.1%
    • In January 2018, Labour councillor Davie McLachlan was suspended from the party pending an investigation after allegedly making a racist remark about Anas Sarwar.[6] Following an investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the suspension was lifted.[7]

    2012 Election

    2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

    Hamilton North and East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Labour Davie McLachlan(incumbent) 24.37 1,037 1,045 1,073      
    SNP Lynn Adams 22.20 945 964 994 994.3 1,044.3 1,726.4
    Labour Monica Lennon 18.66 794 808 827 833.5 892.5 944.7
    SNP Barry Douglas (incumbent) 18.23 776 792 803 803.4 862.4  
    Conservative Margaret Murray 10.10 430 448 471 471.2    
    Independent Balarabe Baba 3.31 141 170        
    Green Alasdair Duke 3.13 133          
    Electorate: 12,361   Valid: 4,256   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 4,368 (34.43%)

      2016 by-election

      SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015.[8] A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 to fill the vacancy, won by the party's Stephanie Callaghan.

      Hamilton North and East By-election (January 21 2016) - 1 Seat[9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Stephanie Callaghan 42.9% 1,089 1,096 1,138 1,206 1,569
      Labour Lyndsay Clelland 33.6% 855 861 878 1,052  
      Conservative James MacKay 18.5% 469 480 485    
      Green Steven Hannigan 3.3% 83 90      
      Liberal Democrats Norman Rae 1.8% 45        
      Electorate: 12,423   Valid: 2,541   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,271   Turnout: 2,572 (20.2%)

        2007 Election

        2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

        South Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Hamilton North and East
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        SNP Barry Douglas 1,769 31.3 1 1
        Labour David McLachlan 1,335 23.6 2 4
        Labour Mary Smith 1,221 21.6 3 6
        Conservative Andrew Leitch 917 16.2
        Independent James Ward 214 3.8
        Independent Hugh Clements 190 3.4

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
        2. "Local multi-member ward boundary maps". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
        3. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
        4. Electoral Ward: Hamilton North and East, Scottish Government Statistics
        5. "South Lanarkshire Council online information | Council and government | Elections".
        6. "Labour councillor suspended amid investigation into Islamophobic slur". Heart Scotland.
        7. "Hamilton councillor Davie McLachlan cleared of making racist slur". Daily Record. 3 May 2019.
        8. "Hamilton councillor and publican Lynn Adams passes away". 23 October 2015.
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