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Council election of 2022 was held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the

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system, a form of

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used since the 2007 election and according to the

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. The election saw the SNP remain as the largest group, increasing their representation by 1 seat to 8. The Lib Dems remained steady on 6, moving into second place, although former Depute Provost Gary Pews, who had succeeded the Conservative's Alan Brown as Provost following the latter's death in December 2021, lost his seat. Labour doubled their representation to 4 seats, moving into third place, while the

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fell back to fourth place on 3. The

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councillor Duncan Cumming retained his seat.

Election result

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 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Milngavie

*2017: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2022: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Bearsden North

*2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Lib Dem, 1 x Conservative *2022: 1 x Independent, 1 x Lib Dem, 1 x SNP *2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Conservative

Bearsden South

*2017: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2022: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2017-2022: No Change

Bishopbriggs North and Campsie

*2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative *2022: 2 x SNP, 1 xLabour, 1 x Conservative *2017-2022 Change: 1x Labour gain from Lib Dem

Bishopbriggs South

*2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2022: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat *2007-2012 Change: 1x Lib Dem gain from Conservative

Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

*2017: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2022: 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour *2017-2022 Change: 1 x Labour gain from Conservative

Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar

*2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat *2022: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat *2017-2022 Change: No Change

Aftermath

On 19 May 2022, a new SNP administration took office, with Cllr Gordan Low elected as Leader and Cllr Calum Smith appointed as Depute. Cllr Gillian Renwick was appointed as the first SNP Provost of East Dunbartonshire, and the first to represent a Kirkintilloch seat. Labour's Cllr Colette McDiarmid was elected as Depute Provost.

Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar by-election

In the

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, Liberal Democrat councillor for Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar

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References

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