Cambuslang East (ward)

Cambuslang East
South Lanarkshire
Outline map
Boundary of Cambuslang East in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population17,418 (2021)[1]
Electorate13,227 (2022)
Major settlementsCambuslang (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituencyRutherglen
Scottish Parliament regionGlasgow
UK Parliament constituencyRutherglen
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorWalter Brogan (Labour)
CouncillorKaty Loudon (SNP)
CouncillorAlistair Fulton (SNP)
Created fromCairns
Cambuslang Central
Hallside
Long Calderwood

Cambuslang West is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 17,418 people.

The ward was previously a Labour stronghold with the party holding at least two of the three seats between 2007 and 2017. However, it has since swung towards the Scottish National Party (SNP) with the party holding two of the three seats since 2017.

  1. ^ "Cambuslang East". Scottish Government. Retrieved 11 March 2023.