SNP promised platform extension at Bishopbriggs

In April the Evening Times report this SNP promise...

£300m promise on rail network

The SNP's National Rail Improvement Plan are proposals for platform extensions at Queen Street and Bishopbriggs to allow increased capacity

Read the story in the Evening Times

Single Transferable Voting...

Here's how STV works...

Two of the three LibDems were placed fourth (only three members per ward elected) in the 1st preference votes and they secured seats.

On the Council website they have published the 1st preference votes for each candidate.

Vaughan Moody, (1094) polled over TWO HUNDRED LESS 1st votes than Majinder Shergill (1305) and still secured a seat.

Duncan Cumming, (981) polled over ONE HUNDRED LESS 1st votes than Ali Syed (1082) and still secured a seat.

The results are here

Democracy in action.

LibDem take a beating...

The LibDems, who voted for the 'cheaper option', for Bishopbriggs Academy have been wiped off the face of the new council at East Dunbartonshire.

They could ignore the public when it came to consultation but they couldn't when it came to voting for their job.

East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrates on May 4th 2007

John Morrison (Council Leader) - Gone
Margaret McNaughton - Gone
Gordon Macdonald - Gone
Fiona Risk - Gone
Pat Steel (provost) - Gone
Julia Southcott - Gone
Robert Duncan - Gone
Fiona Callison - Gone
Cathy McInnes - Gone
Eric Gotts - Survived
Duncan Cummings - Survived
Vaughan Moody - Survived

Of the Twelve LibDem councillors only three survived the rest were wiped out by the voters.

Cathy McInnes who came fifth out of six candidates for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden seat took a double beating.

The results can be found here Strathkelvin and Bearsden


And the council results here

Jo Swinson - take note

Kirky Herald Lib Dems Binned