The longstanding Green councillor Melanie Main stood down at this election as did Nick Cook who was formerly a Conservative Transport spokesperson.
The Conservatives held their seat here with a much diminished share of the first preference vote, while Labour the Liberal Democrats and The Scottish Green Party all increased their share of the first preference votes.
- The electorate totals 25,204
- Votes cast 13,618
- Turnout 54%
READ FINAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AT THE FOOT OF THE ARTICLE
The 2022 results are as follows:
| Name | Political Party | Stage elected |
| Marie-Clair Munro | Conservatives | 7 |
| Ben Parker | Green | 1 |
| Neil Ross | Liberal Democrat | 1 |
| Mandy Watt | Labour | 1 |
These are the candidates who stood in the ward:
- Scottish National Party (SNP) – CLYDE, Mairianna
- Alba Party for independence – GUNN BARRETT, Leah
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist – MUNRO, Marie-Clair
- Scottish Green Party – PARKER, Ben
- Scottish Liberal Democrats – ROSS, Neil John
- Scottish Libertarian Party – SIDOR, Peter
- Scottish Labour Party – WATT, Mandy Helen
2017 Results
- Nick Cook – Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage one
- Melanie Main – Scottish Green Party – elected at stage three
- Neil Ross – Scottish Liberal Democrats – elected at stage five
- Mandy Watt – Scottish Labour Party – elected at stage five
Electorate: 23,861
Votes cast: 13,682
Turnout: 57.3%
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