2012 North Lanarkshire Council election

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2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
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All 70 seats to North Lanarkshire Council
36 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderJim McCabeDavid StocksRobert McKendrick
Party Labour SNP Independent
Leader's seat Thorniewood Airdrie Central Murdostoun
Last election40 seats, 57.1%23 seats, 32.9%5 seats, 7.1%
Seats before43225
Seats won41262
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 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderAlan O'BrienLinsey McKayJohn Love
Party CICA Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Cumbernauld North Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Airdrie South
Last election0 seats, 0%1 seats, 1.4%1 seat, 1.4%
Seats before111
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Council Leader before election

Jim McCabe
Labour

Council Leader after election

Jim McCabe
Labour

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 70 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

Contents

The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the Council as they gained 1 seat from 2007 and retained their overall majority. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority with 3 net gains. Both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out losing their single Council seats. Independents saw their seat numbers fall from 5 to 2 while former SNP Councillor, Alan O'Brien, was elected for the Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Alliance.

Following the election the Labour Party again formed an administration.

Election result

North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4121+158.650.847,284+1.2
  SNP 2630+337.134.632,228+2.9
  Independent 203-33.06.15,722+0.8
  CICA 110+11.42.01,894New
  Conservative 001-10.05.55,111-2.0
  Scottish Socialist 0----0.4379-1.1
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.00.4333-1.4
  TUSC 0----0.195New
  Scottish Christian 0----0.158-0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Kilsyth

Kilsyth - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Labour Jean Jones (incumbent)43.0%1,544    
SNP Alan Stevenson21.5%771789.8 842.4 876.9 928.3
Labour Heather McVey20.2%7241,290   
SNP Scott Campbell9.0%324338.2 363.2 371.2 403.7
Conservative David Paterson3.7%132135.3 152.9   
Scottish Socialist Wullie O'Neill2.7%98108.9 172.7 185.4  
Electorate: 9,302  Valid: 3,593  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 899  Turnout: 3,691 (39.68%)  

    Cumbernauld North

    Cumbernauld North - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Cumbernauld Independent Councillors AllianceAlan O'Brien (incumbent)24.3%1,309      
    Labour Barry McCulloch (incumbent)18%971995.9 1,005.9 1,039.5 1,054.1 1,060.9 1,154.6
    Labour Bob Chadha (incumbent)17.9%962985.4 996.2 1,028.4 1,036.5 1,045.7 1,143.2
    SNP Alan Masterton17.5%943969.2 979.9 999 1,250.7  
    SNP Andrew Roberts10.9%588616.4 620.4 634.4 708.1 853.9  
    SNP Kevin McMail6.4%344356.4 362.3 365.8    
    Conservative Arthur Pawson4%216240.1 244.2     
    Scottish Socialist John Miller1%5063.6      
    Electorate: 13,446  Valid: 5,383  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 1,077  Turnout: 5,470 (40.68%)  

      Cumbernauld South

      Cumbernauld South - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SNP William Goldie (incumbent)29.6%1,779       
      Labour Allan Graham23.5%1,413       
      Labour Stephanie Muir16.9%1,0171,044.5 1,210.4     
      SNP William Homer (incumbent)10.9%653783.6 792.5 792.9 819.2 832.5 916.9  
      SNP Paddy Hogg7.4%444810.2 815.8 816.3 836.4 857.6 926.4 1,594.8
      Cumbernauld Independent Councillors AllianceDonald Masterton5.7%344358.5 363.1 363.7 392.9 486.3   
      Conservative David McArthur3.7%225228.9 232.1 232.4 235.8    
      Scottish Socialist Kevin McVey2.3%140147.8 152.3 153.1     
      Electorate: 14,867  Valid: 6,015  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 1,204  Turnout: 6,146 (41.34%)  

        Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village

        Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Labour Stevie Grant (incumbent)32.2%1,449
        SNP Elizabeth Irvine (incumbent)31.1%1,399
        SNP Tom Johnston (incumbent)26%1,168
        Cumbernauld Independent Councillors AllianceAdam Smith5.4%241
        Conservative Ruth Hogg3.3%150
        Scottish Socialist Andy Locke2%91
        Electorate: 11,251  Valid: 4,498  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 4,586 (40.76%)  

          Strathkelvin

          Strathkelvin- 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Labour William Hogg (incumbent)22.6%1,418     
          SNP Frances McGlinchey (incumbent) †19.9%1,2451,255.2    
          Labour Brian Wallace (incumbent)15.4%947962.9 963 1,007.4 1,109.9 1,226
          Labour John McLaren14.0%865976.6 976.7 1,058.9 1,144.8 1,351.7
          SNP June McHugh13.3%821829.7 831.6 898.9 1,008.1  
          Conservative Andrew Polson10.3%635637.7 637.7 682.7   
          Independent Joe Shaw (incumbent)5.4%330333.7 333.7    
          Electorate: 15,534  Valid: 6,261  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,253  Turnout: 6,394 (41.16%)  

            Coatbridge North and Glenboig

            Coatbridge North and Glenboig - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Labour Michael McPake (incumbent)33.0%1,599    
            Labour Bill Shields (incumbent)20.0%9001,467.8   
            SNP Fulton James MacGregor ††††††††15.8%765777.6 810.2 841.1 947.4
            SNP Julie McAnulty15.0%725752.2 818.1 840.1 1,038.2
            Independent Martin McWilliams (incumbent)10.2%496540.1 651.4 768  
            Conservative William Millar6.0%289291.4 313.5   
            Electorate: 14,277  Valid: 4,841  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 969  Turnout: 4,940 (34.6%)  

              Airdrie North

              Airdrie North - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Labour Tommy Morgan (incumbent)30.0%1,552     
              SNP Alan Beveridge††††20.3%1,050     
              SNP Sophia Coyle (incumbent)20.1%1,040     
              Labour Andrew Spowart10.6%547954.3 954.9 955.2 1,005.5 1,072.3
              SNP Patrick Rolink7.3%379402.9 412.7 415.6 432.7  
              Independent Campbell Cameron (incumbent)6.0%312326.6 327.8 328 459.2 493.4
              Conservative Ashley Baird5.7%297304.6 305 305.2   
              Electorate: 14,755  Valid: 5,177  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 5,294 (35.88%)  

                Airdrie Central

                Airdrie Central - 3 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Labour Jim Logue (incumbent)31.7%1,351    
                SNP David Stocks (incumbent)22.2%945959.7 983.9 1,058.3 1,759.9
                SNP Graham Russell16.9%721737.6 754.8 832.5  
                Labour Peter Sullivan *14.8%630825.9 857.9 995.3 1,042.9
                Independent George Devine (incumbent)9.8%419436 497.4   
                Conservative Christine Young4.6%198201.8    
                Electorate: 11,965  Valid: 4,264  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,067  Turnout: 4,360 (36.44%)  

                  Coatbridge West

                  Coatbridge West - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12
                  Labour Tom Maginnis (incumbent) ††41.0%1,570 
                  Labour Jim Smith (incumbent)†††††††33.8%1,295 
                  SNP Paul Welsh (incumbent)22.4%8581,037.3
                  Conservative Archie Giggie2.8%107145.6
                  Electorate: 11,272  Valid: 3,830  Spoilt: 105  Quota: 958  Turnout: 3,935 (34.91%)  

                    Coatbridge South

                    Coatbridge South - 3 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345
                    Labour Jim Brooks (incumbent)40.8%1,568    
                    SNP Imtiaz Majid21.5%827848.6 900.3 951.6 1,389
                    Labour John Higgins (incumbent)21.2%8141,324.1   
                    SNP Gerry Somers12.1%466479.9 529.1 559.9  
                    Conservative Colin Gibson4.4%171186.1 208.2   
                    Electorate: 11,130  Valid: 3,846  Spoilt: 122  Quota: 962  Turnout: 3,968 (35.65%)  

                      Airdrie South

                      Airdrie South - 4 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      12345678
                      Labour Tom Curley (incumbent)†††††††††††27.3%1,488       
                      SNP Michael Coyle (incumbent)21.2%1,155       
                      Labour David Fagan (incumbent)††††††††††17.6%9591,290.9      
                      SNP Agnes Coyle14.2%771784.4 804.7 853.7 877.6 910.9 945.3 1,351.7
                      SNP Nancy Pettigrew7.5%407411.8 418.9 425.7 446.9 490.3 540.5  
                      Conservative Eric Young4.7%254257.2 262.5 262.9 267.1 384.2   
                      Liberal Democrats John Love (incumbent)4.1%224229.9 248.4 250.8 296.2    
                      Independent John McGeechan3.5%188194.9 214.9 216.3     
                      Electorate: 14,560  Valid: 5,446  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 1,090  Turnout: 5,562 (38.2%)  

                        Fortissat

                        Fortissat - 3 seats
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        12345
                        Labour Francis Fallan23.0%983988 1,022 1,023.4  
                        Labour Jim Robertson (incumbent)22.9%9821,000 1,046 1,048.3 1,843.2
                        Independent Charlie Cefferty (incumbent)22.9%9811,023 1,079  
                        SNP Thomas Cochrane16.2%695700 1,062 1,063.4 1,136.6
                        SNP Malcolm McMillan (incumbent)12.4%529543    
                        Conservative Sandy Thornton2.6%111    
                        Electorate: 11,314  Valid: 4,281  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,071  Turnout: 4,375 (38.67%)  

                          Thorniewood

                          Thorniewood - 3 seats
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12
                          Labour Bob Burrows (incumbent)37.3%1,623 
                          Labour Jim McCabe (incumbent)33.2%1,443 
                          SNP Duncan McShannon (incumbent)†††††24.3%1,0571,220.5
                          Conservative Alan Henderson5.2%225304.8
                          Electorate: 11,668  Valid: 4,348  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 1,088  Turnout: 4,428 (37.95%)  

                            Bellshill

                            Bellshill - 3 seats
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            12345
                            Labour Harry Curran (incumbent)31.3%1,208    
                            Labour Harry McGuigan (incumbent)23.8%9191,110.5   
                            SNP Marina Lyle17.2%666673.6 690.3 708.8 1,106.1
                            Independent John Devlin12.2%471483.4 508.2 567.6 588.9
                            SNP Owen Gallagher11.3%437444.6 453.6 473.5  
                            Conservative Robert Hargrave4.2%164166.6 174.5   
                            Electorate: 10,888  Valid: 3,865  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 967  Turnout: 3,959 (36.36%)  

                              Mossend and Holytown

                              Mossend and Holytown - 3 seats
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              12345
                              Labour James Coyle (incumbent)37.9%1,281    
                              Labour Frank McNally22.0%7451,061.5   
                              SNP David Baird17.1%578602.4 621.8 642.4 944.3
                              SNP Paul Delaney (incumbent)10.2%346362.3 380.2 389.8  
                              Independent Kevin McKeown (incumbent)8.6%291310.4 358.7 417.1 449.9
                              Conservative Rosemary Pawson4.2%141147.5    
                              Electorate: 10,020  Valid: 3,382  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 846  Turnout: 3,459 (34.52%)  

                                Motherwell West

                                Motherwell West - 3 seats
                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                123
                                SNP Annette Valentine (incumbent)32.1%1,256  
                                Labour Paul Kelly (incumbent)29.5%1,156  
                                Labour Michael Ross (incumbent)22.3%874949.4 1,098.9
                                Conservative Robert Burgess13.7%535579.4 583.7
                                TUSC Kenny Martin2.4%95152.1 156.4
                                Electorate: 10,511  Valid: 3,916  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 980  Turnout: 3,990 (37.96%)  

                                  Motherwell North

                                  Motherwell North - 4 seats
                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                  1234567
                                  Labour Peter Nolan (incumbent)†††††††31.1%1,548      
                                  Labour Helen McKenna (incumbent)†††††††18.9%9411,329.3     
                                  Labour Annita McAuley (incumbent)†††18.0%897965.6 1,244.8    
                                  SNP Shahid Farooq13.9%689709.4 721.9 736.1 757.9 782.6 1,304.8
                                  SNP Gordon Stewart (incumbent)11.5%572588.1 596.9 612.1 631.9 691.5  
                                  Conservative Neil Richardson4.4%217224.1 228.1 235.8 278   
                                  Liberal Democrats Fraser MacGregor2.2%109115.1 118.3 130.2    
                                  Electorate: 13,573  Valid: 4,973  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 995  Turnout: 5,060 (37.28%)  

                                    Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig

                                    Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig - 4 seats
                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                    12345678
                                    Labour Kaye Harmon (incumbent)20.9%944       
                                    SNP Alan Valentine (incumbent)19.6%885886.7 897.7 934.8    
                                    Labour Tommy Lunny (incumbent)14.5%654675.4 683.5 706.8 707.9 740.9 794.9 921.6
                                    Labour Gary O'Rorke†††††††††14.0%633641.9 644.9 674.2 675.9 701.2 742.4 821.2
                                    SNP Jamie Super12.2%550550.8 551.8 565.8 588.4 623.7 694.2  
                                    Conservative Linsey McKay (incumbent)6.9%311312 324 333 333.9    
                                    Independent Ian Kelly5.5%247248.8 259.8 337.9 339.5 427   
                                    Independent Hugh McLaughlin5.2%236236.8 240.8      
                                    Scottish Christian Brian Ross1.3%5858.3       
                                    Electorate: 13,218  Valid: 4,518  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 904  Turnout: 4,642 (35.12%)  

                                      Murdostoun

                                      Murdostoun - 4 seats
                                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                      123456
                                      Independent Robert McKendrick (incumbent)32.1%1,751     
                                      Labour Nicky Shevlin (incumbent)21.6%1,178     
                                      Labour Alan Clinch14.5%789982.1 1,045.4 1,111.3  
                                      SNP John Taggart (incumbent)††††13.4%729860.7 867.5 925.7 927.8 1,566.7
                                      SNP Lyall Duff12.7%691739.9 743.1 779.7 782.9  
                                      Conservative Cindy MacKenzie5.9%321369.5 371.4    
                                      Electorate: 14,401  Valid: 5,459  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 1,092  Turnout: 5,569 (38.67%)  

                                        Wishaw

                                        Wishaw - 4 seats
                                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                        123456
                                        Labour Sam Love (incumbent)†††††††30.5%1,590     
                                        SNP Marion Fellows ††††††21.5%1,118     
                                        Labour Frank McKay (incumbent)†††††††††17.9%9321,296.9    
                                        SNP Jim Hume12.9%674701.9 712.2 780.2 888.7 1,020.9
                                        Labour James Robertson9.3%482558.5 767.8 769.2 837.2  
                                        Conservative Marjory Borthwick7.9%412428.9 432.7 434.6   
                                        Electorate: 14,299  Valid: 5,208  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 1,042  Turnout: 5,332 (37.29%)  

                                          Changes Since Election

                                          By-elections since 2012

                                          Coatbridge West By-election (28 February 2013) - 1 Seat [12]
                                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                          1
                                          Labour Kevin Docherty78.8%2,145
                                          SNP Patrick Rolink16.6%452
                                          Conservative Ashley Baird2.6%71
                                          UKIP Billy Mitchell1.2%34
                                          Liberal Democrats John Love0.7%19
                                          Electorate:  Valid: 2,721  Spoilt: 27  Quota: 1,361  Turnout: 2,748 (24.11%)  
                                            Motherwell North By-election (23 January 2014) - 1 Seat [13]
                                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                            1
                                            Labour Pat O'Rourke68.21,719
                                            SNP Jordan Linden20.6520
                                            Conservative Bob Burgess6.9173
                                            UKIP Neil Wilson4.2107
                                            Electorate:  Valid: 2,519  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1,260  Turnout: 2,557 (18.4%)  
                                              Thorniewood By-election (09 July 2015) - 1 Seat [5]
                                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                              123456
                                              SNP Steven Bonnar 47.01%1,5551,556 1,565 1,586 1,622 1,647
                                              Labour Hugh Gaffney42.62%1,4101,417 1,422 1,433 1,456 1,517
                                              Conservative Meghan Gallacher4.5%149158 167 172 175  
                                              Scottish Socialist Liam McCabe2.45%8181 82 89   
                                              Scottish Green Patrick McAleer1.54%5155 61    
                                              Scottish Christian Craig Smith1%3337     
                                              UKIP Matt Williams0.88%29     
                                              Electorate: 11,730  Valid: 3,308 (28.2%)  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1,655  Turnout: 3,346 (28.5%)  
                                                Wishaw By-election (13 August 2015) - 1 Seat [14]
                                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                1
                                                SNP Rosa Zambonini51.1%1,915
                                                Labour Peter McDade32.8%1,230
                                                Conservative Marjory Borthwick10.3%385
                                                Scottish Socialist Maria Feeney3.1%117
                                                UKIP Neil Wilson1.8%67
                                                Liberal Democrats Gerard Neary1%37
                                                Electorate: 14,592  Valid: 3,751  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 1,876  Turnout: 3,794 (26.1%)  
                                                  Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-election (22 September 2016) - 1 Seat [15]
                                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                  1
                                                  Labour Alex McVey41.71,350
                                                  SNP Stephen Kirley39.01,261
                                                  Conservative Ben Callaghan11.3366
                                                  Scottish Green John Wilson6.0195
                                                  UKIP Neil Wilson1.963
                                                  Electorate:  Valid: 3,235  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,618  Turnout: 3,277 (23.67%)  

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                                                    The 2012 North Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 30 Councillors being elected.

                                                    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Renfrewshire Council election</span>

                                                    The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected.

                                                    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Renfrewshire Council election</span> Scottish local election


                                                    The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.

                                                    2017 Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised twenty-one wards with 77 Councillors being elected. This represented an increase of 7 seats and 1 additional ward when compared to 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

                                                    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election</span>

                                                    The 2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 43 councillors being elected, a reduction of 4 members and 1 ward since 2012.

                                                    Elections to North Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

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                                                    7. ↑ "North Lanarkshire councillors resign from Labour group". BBC News. 8 March 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
                                                    8. ↑ Tonner, Judith (29 June 2016). "Fulton MacGregor resigns as Coatbridge councillor". Daily Record.
                                                    9. ↑ "Labour duo quit party amid allegations of coup attempts and 'parasite' slurs". HeraldScotland.
                                                    10. ↑ Clements, Chris (4 October 2016). "Labour councillor David Fagan suspended by party after child porn arrest". Daily Record.
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