By-election - Ward 3 Bearsden South - January 2026 results
The results for the by-election for Ward 3, Bearsden South, 29 January 2026.
The Returning Officer is Ann Davie, Chief Executive of East Dunbartonshire Council.
The results of the Ward 3, Bearsden South by-election - declared by Returning Officer Ann Davie on 29 January 2026.
View the final results below and find all the final by-election reports in the documents section at the bottom of this page.
The results of the ward 3 by-election
The results of the ward 3 by-election
| Candidate | Party | Number of first preference votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lorna Dougall |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
650 |
|
Duncan Evans |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist |
283 |
|
John Fairlie |
ReformUK – Changing Politics for Good |
709 |
|
Lynne Gibbons |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
789 |
|
Ben Langmead |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
1,744 |
|
Liam Mckechnie |
Scottish Family Party |
35 |
|
Emma Sheppard |
Scottish Greens |
371 |
Ben Langmead, Scottish Liberal Democrats, was elected at Stage 5.
Electorate, turnout and rejected papers
The electorate was 10,785
The turnout was 4,607 (42.7%)
There were 26 rejected ballot papers
The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected was 2,291