Cambuslang East (ward)
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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.
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Cambuslang East | |
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South Lanarkshire | |
Population | 17,418 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 13,227 (2022) |
Major settlements | Cambuslang (part of) |
Scottish Parliament constituency | Rutherglen |
Scottish Parliament region | Glasgow |
UK Parliament constituency | Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
Current ward | |
Created | 2007 (2007) |
Number of councillors | 3 |
Councillor | Walter Brogan (Labour) |
Councillor | Katy Loudon (SNP) |
Councillor | Alistair Fulton (SNP) |
Created from | Cairns Cambuslang Central Hallside Long Calderwood |
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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.