East Kilbride West | |
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South Lanarkshire | |
Population | 13,737 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 13,412 (2023) |
Major settlements | East Kilbride (part of) |
Scottish Parliament constituency | East Kilbride |
Scottish Parliament region | Central Scotland |
UK Parliament constituency | East Kilbride and Strathaven |
Current ward | |
Created | 2007 |
Number of councillors | 3 |
Councillor | Monique McAdams (Labour) |
Councillor | David Watson (Independent) |
Councillor | Kirsty Williams (Labour) |
Created from | East Mains Hairmyres/Crosshouse Lindsay Mossneuk/Kittoch Stewartfield West Mains |
East Kilbride 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 13,737 people.
The ward has politically been split between the Scottish National Party (SNP), Labour and the Conservatives. Each party had held one of the three seats from the ward's creation until Cllr David Watson resigned from the SNP to become an independent in 2018. The 2022 election saw the SNP regain their seat from the Conservatives.