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South Lanarkshire: no party would have a majority, SNP largest

South Lanarkshire elects all 64 councillors in 20 multi-member wards by single transferable vote on 6 May 2027; 33 make a majority. In 2022: SNP 27, Labour 24, Conservative 7, Lib Dem 3, Independent 2, Green 1.

The council after 6 May, our projection

SNP ±0
27 seats · 22–31 in 80% of runs · 2022: 27 Control 6%
−4
20 seats · 14–22 in 80% of runs · 2022: 24 Control 0%
+7
7 seats · 1–17 in 80% of runs · 2022: 0 Control 0%
−2
5 seats · 2–7 in 80% of runs · 2022: 7 Control 0%
Independent +1
3 seats · 1–4 in 80% of runs · 2022: 2 Control 0%
−1
2 seats · 1–5 in 80% of runs · 2022: 3 Control 0%
−1
0 seats · 0–1 in 80% of runs · 2022: 1 Control 0%

The line marks a majority (33 of 64). No overall control in 94% of 400 simulated elections.

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What if the national vote changes? Ward by ward

Move a party's national vote share and our model reruns every ward with your figures: the same arithmetic as our projection, so you see what changes hands and why.

The sliders set each party's national figure; the parties left out keep theirs. The local picture moves with the national change since the last election, as in our projection.

    What changes hands

    1. Nothing yet: move a slider.

    About South Lanarkshire

    South Lanarkshire elects 64 councillors in 20 multi-member wards by the single transferable vote; about 258,158 people are on its electoral roll.

    In May 2022 the SNP won 27 seats, Labour 24 and the Conservatives 7. Under the single transferable vote majorities are rare, and most councils are run by coalitions or minority administrations.

    On today's Holyrood polls our model has the SNP largest on 27 of 64 seats, 6 short of a majority.

    Ward by ward

    1. Ward 1 - Clydesdale West4 seats Labour Conservative SNP Reform UK SNP 32 · Labour 31 · Conservative 15 2022: Labour 38 · SNP 33 · Conservative 24; elected 2 Labour, Conservative, SNP
    2. Ward 10 - East Kilbride East3 seats SNP Labour Reform UK SNP 35 · Labour 20 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 37 · Labour 27 · Conservative 13; elected SNP, Labour, Green
    3. Ward 11 - Rutherglen South3 seats SNP Lib Dem Labour Lib Dem 31 · SNP 28 · Labour 16 2022: SNP 32 · Lib Dem 29 · Labour 23; elected SNP, Lib Dem, Labour
    4. Ward 12 - Rutherglen Central and North3 seats Labour SNP Reform UK SNP 35 · Labour 27 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 38 · Labour 35 · Conservative 12; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    5. Ward 13 - Cambuslang West3 seats Labour SNP Lib Dem SNP 36 · Labour 23 · Lib Dem 15 2022: SNP 39 · Labour 30 · Conservative 13; elected Labour, SNP, Lib Dem
    6. Ward 14 - Cambuslang East3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 40 · Labour 30 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 42 · Labour 39 · Conservative 10; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    7. Ward 15 - Blantyre3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 39 · Labour 35 · Reform UK 14 2022: Labour 45 · SNP 42 · Conservative 8; elected 2 Labour, SNP
    8. Ward 16 - Bothwell and Uddingston3 seats Labour Conservative SNP SNP 31 · Labour 24 · Conservative 18 2022: SNP 32 · Labour 30 · Conservative 28; elected Labour, Conservative, SNP
    9. Ward 17 - Hamilton North and East3 seats Labour SNP Reform UK SNP 38 · Labour 25 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 41 · Labour 32 · Conservative 19; elected Labour, SNP, Conservative
    10. Ward 18 - Hamilton West and Earnock4 seats 2 SNP Labour Reform UK SNP 38 · Labour 23 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 41 · Labour 31 · Conservative 13; elected 2 SNP, Labour, Lib Dem
    11. Ward 19 - Hamilton South4 seats 2 SNP 2 Labour SNP 39 · Labour 36 · Reform UK 14 2022: Labour 45 · SNP 41 · Conservative 13; elected 2 SNP, 2 Labour
    12. Ward 2 - Clydesdale North3 seats Labour SNP Conservative SNP 32 · Labour 26 · Conservative 17 2022: Labour 34 · SNP 33 · Conservative 27; elected Labour, SNP, Conservative
    13. Ward 20 - Larkhall4 seats Labour Conservative SNP Reform UK SNP 27 · Labour 25 · Conservative 15 2022: Labour 33 · SNP 29 · Conservative 25; elected 2 Labour, Conservative, SNP
    14. Ward 3 - Clydesdale East3 seats SNP Conservative Reform UK SNP 33 · Conservative 28 · Reform UK 15 2022: Conservative 41 · SNP 34 · Labour 16; elected SNP, Conservative, Labour
    15. Ward 4 - Clydesdale South3 seats SNP Labour Independent SNP 31 · Independent 21 · Labour 19 2022: SNP 33 · Labour 26 · Conservative 19; elected SNP, Labour, Conservative
    16. Ward 5 - Avondale and Stonehouse3 seats Independent SNP Labour Independent 28 · SNP 26 · Labour 14 2022: SNP 28 · Independent 24 · Conservative 21; elected Independent, SNP, Labour
    17. Ward 6 - East Kilbride South3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 44 · Labour 16 · Lib Dem 15 2022: SNP 49 · Labour 23 · Lib Dem 14; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    18. Ward 7 - East Kilbride Central South3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 41 · Labour 30 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 44 · Labour 39 · Conservative 9; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    19. Ward 8 - East Kilbride Central North3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 40 · Labour 28 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 44 · Labour 37 · Conservative 12; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    20. Ward 9 - East Kilbride West3 seats Labour Independent SNP SNP 27 · Independent 21 · Labour 19 2022: SNP 31 · Labour 27 · Conservative 20; elected Labour, Independent, SNP

    First preferences: each party's share of the ward's first-preference votes. Results from the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. How it works.

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