Newton Mearns North and Neilston (ward)

Newton Mearns North and Neilston is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward^[1]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017		Tony Buchanan (SNP)		Paul O'Kane (Labour)		Charlie Gilbert (Conservative)
2022	Owen O'Donnell (Labour)	Tony Buchanan (SNP)	Andrew Morrison (Conservative)

Newton Mearns North & Neilston - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	SNP	Tony Buchanan (incumbent)	32.1%	1,938
	Conservative	Farooq Choudhry	8.3%	501
	Scottish Green	Adrian Egglestone	5.3%	322
	Alba	Carol McKenzie	0.9%	55
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	Derek McMillan	0.4%	23
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	26.2%	1,579
	Labour	Owen O'Donnell	25.4%	1,532
	Scottish Family	Maria Reid	1.4%	84
Electorate: 12,397 Valid: 6,034 Quota: Turnout: 49%

2017 East Renfrewshire Council election:
Newton Mearns North and Neilston – 3 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Conservative	Charlie Gilbert (incumbent)^[a]	28.55%	1,729
	SNP	Tony Buchanan (incumbent)^[a]	25.62%	1,551
	Labour	Paul O'Kane (incumbent)^[a]	25.29%	1,531
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	10.17%	616
	Independent	Kirsteen Allan	4.44%	269
	Independent	David Jesner	2.94%	178
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Provan	2.28%	138
	UKIP	Stuart Sutherland	0.50%	30
	SDP	Robert Malyn	0.21%	13
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,055 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,514 Turnout: 52.8%

^ ^a ^b ^c Sitting councillor for the Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North ward which had been redrawn.