Glasgow election results 2022: SNP pip Labour to win most council seats
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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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Hide AdMeanwhile, 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.
Glasgow election 2022 LIVE
Partick East and Kelvindale result...
Jill Brown and Lilith Johnstone (Labour) Kenny McLean (SNP) re-elected. Blair Anderson wins seat for Greens.
Four to go...
Just four results left to announce. It’s now level between the SNP and Labour, both on 29. The Greens are on 8 and the Tories are on 2.
Dennistoun result...
The SNPs Allan Casey has been re-elected. Anthony Carroll took seat for Greens and Elaine McDougall for Labour.
It comes down to Maryhill...
Labour and the SNP are both on 35. Neither will have enough for a majority, but, one with ward left to announce - Maryhill - let’s see if either party takes the advantage.
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