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

List of candidates and number of first preference votes
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