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East Dunbartonshire.

Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 7 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typescottish_council
Seats22 councillors · 7 wards
Last election5 May 2022
Net revenue ·
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
8/22
Scottish National Party (SNP) 36%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, 2-party MP geography.

East Dunbartonshire is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (8 of 22 seats). It covers 7 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.22 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Scottish National Party (SNP) 8LD 6Lab 4Con 3Independent Berwick Hills Resident 1

Scottish National Party (SNP) 36% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Alan ReidLDBearsden North2022
Calum SmithIndBearsden North2022
Duncan CummingIndBearsden North2022
Andrew PolsonConBearsden South2022
Ian GallagherIndBearsden South2022
Vaughan MoodyLDBearsden South2022
Billy HendryConBishopbriggs North Campsie2022
Colette McDiarmidLabBishopbriggs North Campsie2022
Lynda WilliamsonIndBishopbriggs North Campsie2022
Paul FerrettiIndBishopbriggs North Campsie2022
Alan MoirLabBishopbriggs South2022
Ben RoseLDBishopbriggs South2022
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§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.7 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats

East Dunbartonshire’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Mid Dunbartonshire571% Susan MurrayLD
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch229% Katrina MurrayLab
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for East Dunbartonshire
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level