Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (ward)

{{Short description|Ward used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council}}

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Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

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Election

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2017

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|rowspan=3|Angela Convery
(SNP)

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|rowspan=3|Betty Wood Cunningham
(Labour)

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|rowspan=3|Danny Devlin
(Ind.)

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|rowspan=2|Paul Aitken
(Conservative
/Ind.)

2018

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2022

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|rowspan=1|Chris Lunday
(SNP)

Election results

=2022 election=

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2022 East Renfrewshire Council election:{{cite web |url=https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/7547/Notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations/pdf/Notice_of_poll_and_situation_of_polling_stations_-_2022.pdf?m=637842562932570000 |title=Notice of poll and situation of polling stations |publisher=East Renfrewshire Council |access-date=3 May 2022}} Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor - 4 seats

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|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=Paul Aitken (incumbent)

|count1=345

|percentage=5.1%

|count2=462

|count3=470

|count4=472

|count5=491

|count6=536

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Alba Party

|candidate=Neil Anderson

|count1=74

|percentage=1.1%

|count2=91

|count3=96

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|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Angela Convery (incumbent)

|count1=1,639

|percentage=24.3%

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|party=Scottish Labour

|candidate=Betty Wood Cunningham (incumbent)

|count1=1,355

|percentage=20.1%

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|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=Danny Devlin (incumbent)

|count1=1,753

|percentage=26%

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Chris Lunday

|count1=616

|percentage=9.1%

|count2=691

|count3=935

|count4=936

|count5=968

|count6=1,105

|count7=1,198

|count8=1,282

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservatives

|candidate=Greg Turner†

|count1=722

|percentage=10.7%

|count2=760

|count3=761

|count4=762

|count5=767

|count6=780

|count7=898

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Greens

|candidate=Frank Wilson

|count1=229

|percentage=3.4%

|count2=258

|count3=272

|count4=273

|count5=285

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|electorate=14,485

|valid=6,733

|spoilt=133{{cite web |title=Declaration of Results - Ward 1 - Barrhead Liboside and Uplawmoor |url=https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/7631/Declaration-of-results-report/pdf/Declaration_of_Results_Report.pdf |publisher=East Renfrewshire Council}} (1.93%)

|quota=1,347

|turnout=47.2%

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† Greg Turner was suspended from the Conservatives on 21 April 2022, prior to the election, after being linked to derogatory online remarks against Catholics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-conservatives-candidate-dropped-after-26766850|title=Scots Tory candidate dropped after branding Catholic school a 'bigot factory'|first=Chris|last=McCall|date=21 April 2022|website=Daily Record}} His name remained on the ballot paper, as the deadline for nominations had passed.

=2017 election=

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|title = 2017 East Renfrewshire Council election: Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor – 4 seats{{cite web|url=http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/localgovelections2017|title=Local Government Election results 2017|website=East Renfrewshire Council|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530105312/https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/localgovelections2017|url-status=dead}}

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Danny Devlin (incumbent){{efn|name=bhead|Sitting Councillor for the Barrhead ward which had been redrawn.}}

|count1 = 1,840

|percentage = 26.02%

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Scottish Conservatives

|candidate = Paul Aitken

|count1 = 1,297

|percentage = 18.34%

|count2 = 1,356

|count3 = 1,372

|count4 = 1,390

|count5 = 1,412

|count6 = 1,427

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Angela Convery

|count1 = 1,199

|percentage = 16.95%

|count2 = 1,242

|count3 = 1,242

|count4 = 1,330

|count5 = 1,347

|count6 = 1,357

|count7 = 1,358

|count8 = 2,371

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Tommy Reilly (incumbent){{efn|name=bhead}}

|count1 = 1,059

|percentage = 14.97%

|count2 = 1,125

|count3 = 1,126

|count4 = 1,167

|count5 = 1,205

|count6 = 1,218

|count7 = 1,219

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Scottish Labour

|candidate = Betty Wood Cunningham (incumbent){{efn|name=bhead}}

|count1 = 1,020

|percentage = 14.42%

|count2 = 1,111

|count3 = 1,113

|count4 = 1,160

|count5 = 1,506

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|party = Scottish Labour

|candidate = Kenny Hay (incumbent){{efn|name=bhead}}

|count1 = 404

|percentage = 5.71%

|count2 = 463

|count3 = 465

|count4 = 481

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = Scottish Greens

|candidate = David Allison

|count1 = 220

|percentage = 3.11%

|count2 = 244

|count3 = 249

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Ferguson

|count1 = 34

|percentage = 0.48%

|count2 = 43

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|numcounts = 8

|electorate = TBC

|valid = 7,073

|quota = 1,415

|spoilt = 116

|turnout = 52.5%

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Notes

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References

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