Bellshill (ward)

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Bellshill.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Bellshill is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] Created in 2007, it originally returned three councillors, covering part of Bellshill (including the Orbiston, Hattonrigg, Shirrell and West End neighbourhoods but not Milnwood, Thorndean, the town centre east of Hamilton Road / North Road, nor Mossend), with the northern boundary at the A8 and the western boundary at the A725 bypass; much of Strathclyde Country Park (nominally in Motherwell) was also assigned to this ward.

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A 2017 national review caused the territory to be altered, with a minor change within central Bellshill moving the eastern boundary to Motherwell Road, and a shift of the western boundary further towards Viewpark to encompass the Fallside neighbourhood (although the majority of built-upon land in this area is the unpopulated Righead Industrial Estate). These changes caused an increase in population, with one additional seat allocated. In 2019, the ward had a population of 14,969. [3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Richard Lyle
(SNP)		Harry Curran
(Labour)		Harry McGuigan
(Labour)		3 seats
2012 Marina Lyle
(SNP)
2017 Jordan Linden
(SNP)		Angela Campbell
(Labour)		Colin Cameron
(Conservative)
2022 Pat Patton
(Labour)		Lisa Stubbs
(SNP)
2023 (by-election)Anne McCorry
(Labour)

Election results

2023 by-election

Bellshill, 15 June 2023 [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Labour Anne McCrory51.81,440
SNP Joseph Budd27.1753
Conservative Colin Cameron8.5236
BUP Billy Ross4.3120
Alba John Marshall3.9107
Green Rosemary McGowan1.644
Liberal Democrats John Arthur Henry Cole1.234
Scottish Family Leo Francis Lanahan1.130
Freedom Alliance (UK)Simona Panaitescu0.37
UKIP Neil Wilson0.37
Electorate: 12,410  Valid: 2,778  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 1,390  Turnout: 2,819 (22.7%)  


    2022 election

    Bellshill - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SNP Jordan James Linden (incumbent)28.11,300    
    Labour Angela Campbell (incumbent)25.11,162    
    Labour Pat Patton13.7635657 829 845 935
    SNP Lisa Stubbs12.7589888 893 919 978
    Conservative Colin Cameron (incumbent)13.6632635 653 663 689
    Independent John Devlin4.5209220 232 264  
    Alba David Baird (incumbent in Mossend and Holytown)2.2104109 110   
    Electorate: 12,279  Valid: 4,631  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 927  Turnout: 4,784 (39.0%)  

      2017 election

      Bellshill - 4 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Labour Harry Curran (incumbent)25.151,237     
      SNP Jordan Linden21.531,059     
      Conservative Colin Cameron17.69870877 877 915 971 1,016
      SNP Marina Lyle (incumbent)15.09742756 823 826 881  
      Labour Angela Campbell12.36608798 800 821 927 1,172
      Independent John Devlin6.36313327 329 343   
      UKIP William Brown1.818991 92    
      Electorate: 12,229  Valid: 4,918  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 984  Turnout: 5,063 (41.4%)  

        2012 election

        Bellshill - 3 seats [6]
        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%)  

          2007 election

          2007 North Lanarkshire council election: Bellshill
          PartyCandidateFPv%%SeatCount
          SNP Richard Lyle 1,52330.211
          Labour Harry Curran1,29725.711
          Labour Harry McGuigan1,12822.416
          SNP Helen Gallett4478.9
          Conservative George Clark3667.3
          Independent William Devlin1472.9
          Solidarity Ray Gunnion1382.7

          References

          1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
          2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
          3. ↑ Electoral Ward: Bellshill Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Government Statistics
          4. ↑ "Bellshill, Ward 15 by-election". North Lanarkshire Council. North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
          5. ↑ "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
          6. ↑ "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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