How They Voted

As promised here is a list of how each Councillor voted, their ward and which party they are a member of. (This information was verified from the February Edition of the East Renfrewshire Council Meeting Minutes available here (page 2696) or from any of the local libraries).

The Council voted for a number of cuts as a package. The withdrawal of the free bus service to those between 1 and 2 miles of schools was one of these.

To summarise:

• There was a total of 11 FOR the cut package and 7 AGAINST the cut package. There was 2 abstentions.
• All those FOR the cut package belong to Labour, Labour & Co-operative or the Liberal Democrat Party.
• All those who voted AGAINST the cut package belong to the Conservative Party.
• The abstentions were the independent members.

Here is the way they voted in detail. Listed is the Councillor name, ward and party. Click on the Councillor name to send them an email.

Councillors who voted FOR the cut package:

Provost Cunningham, Barrhead East, Labour
Cllr Collins, Liboside, Labour
Cllr Fletcher, Thornliebank, Labour
Cllr Garscadden, Barrhead North, Labour
Cllr Lafferty, Busby, Labour & Co-operative
Cllr Mackie, Giffnock North, Lib. Dem.
Cllr Montague, Stamperland, Labour & Co-operative
Cllr Napier, Eaglesham, Lib. Dem.
Cllr Phillips, Auchenback, Labour
Cllr Steele, Merrylea Park, Lib. Dem.
Cllr Taylor, Barrhead Central, Labour

Councillors AGAINST the cut package:

Deputy Provost Shaw, Giffnock South, Conservative
Cllr Drysdale, Kirkhill, Conservative
Cllr Gilbert, Greenfarm, Conservative
Cllr Grant, Broom, Conservative
Cllr Hutchison, Mearns, Conservative
Cllr McGee, Clarkston, Conservative
Cllr Rosin, Crookfur, Conservative

Abstentions:
Cllr Devlin, Neilston West Arthurlie, Independent
Cllr Pearce, Netherlee, Independent

Draw your own conclusions.