Glasgow election results 2022: SNP pip Labour to win most council seats

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The SNP have won the most council seats in the Glasgow local elections, pipping Labour at the final ward.

With Maryhill to be announced, both were on 35, short of the 43 - more than half of the 85 Glasgow councillors - needed to form a majority council administration.

But the SNP then won two seats in Maryhill, with Labour winning one, bringing them to a final total of 37, with Labour on 36.

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Meanwhile, it was a great day for the Greens, who scored a record haul of 10 councillors.

Susan Aitken, the former Glasgow council leader, has been re-elected to represent Langside - but it was the Greens’ Holly Bruce who came first on first preference votes.

Meanwhile, Elaine Gallagher made history when she was elected as Glasgow’s first trans councillor.

The Tories dropped to just two councillors.

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Slight correction: It was a Green gain, not Labour.

Anderston/City/Yorkhill results...

Christy Mearns (Greens) Philip Braat (Labour) and Angus Millar and Eva Bolander (SNP) are elected for the ward.

Eva Bolander celebrates the result. Pic: Sarah Hilley.Eva Bolander celebrates the result. Pic: Sarah Hilley.
Eva Bolander celebrates the result. Pic: Sarah Hilley.

By my count we’ve done 14 wards - meaning we’ve just 9 to go before we have our full set of councillors and get an idea of who might lead the next Glasgow City Council administration.

Glasgow’s first trans councillor...

Elaine Gallagher was elected to represent Southside Central, becoming Glasgow’s first trans councillor.

Soryia Siddique and James Scanlon (Labour) and Alexander Belic (SNP) were also elected for the ward.

Elaine Gallagher. Pic: Sarah Hilley.Elaine Gallagher. Pic: Sarah Hilley.
Elaine Gallagher. Pic: Sarah Hilley.

Baillieston result sees Labour’s Kevin Lalley elected, as well as Alex Kerr from the SNP and John Daly from the Conservatives.

Garscadden/Scotstounhill result...

Eva Murray and Bill Butler for Labour. Chris Cunningham and Malcolm Mitchell for the SNP.

Greg Hepburn and Linda Pike (SNP) Cecilia O’Lone and George Redmond (Labour).

At the moment it is:

SNP - 26

Labour - 25

Green - 7

Tories - 2

And just 6 left to announce

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