Coatbridge North (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

Coatbridge North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. ^[2] It elects four councillors. Covering neighbourhoods in the north of Coatbridge (Blairhill, Cliftonville, Drumpellier, Dunbeth, Gartsherrie, Greenhill, Parklands, Summerlee, Sunnyside, Townhead and the town centre), the ward had a population of 15,146 in 2019. ^[3]

It was created in 2007 as Coatbridge North and Glenboig, originally covering around twice as much territory between Coatbridge and Condorrat about 4 miles (6.4 km) further north, largely rural and sparsely populated but including the expanding commuter village of Glenboig. A nationwide boundary review in 2017 that recommended more representation for the area overall led to this rural half being placed in a separate new ward (along with Gartcosh and Moodiesburn from the Strathkelvin ward), but the electorate in the existing ward reduced only a slightly as a result and the number of seats was unaffected.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		John Wilson (SNP)		Tony Clarke (Labour)		Bill Shields (Labour)		Martin McWilliams (Independent)
2009 by-		Peter Sullivan (Labour)
2011 by-			Michael McPake (Labour)
2012		Fulton MacGregor (SNP)			Julie McAnulty (SNP)
2016 by-		Alex McVey (Labour)
2017			Kirsten Larson (SNP)		Allan Stubbs (SNP)
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Coatbridge North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SNP	Kirsten Larson (incumbent)	31.2	1,545
	Labour	Alexander McVey (incumbent)	20.5	1,017
	SNP	Allan Stubbs (incumbent)	15.1	749	1,197
	Labour	Bill Shields (incumbent)	13.4	663	691	726	747	762	785	832	992	1,188
	Conservative	Craig Whiteside	9.7	479	482	484	484	490	497	546	562
	SDP	Jeff McDonald	3.5	172	179	183	183	192	202
	ISP	Julie Patricia McNulty	2.6	129	147	180	181	208	271	286
	Alba	Mark Shields	2.5	123	136	163	163	169
	Scottish Family	Leo Francis Lanahan	1.6	79	85	90	91
Electorate: 12,021  Valid: 4,956  Spoilt: 148  Quota: 992  Turnout: 42.5%

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election

Coatbridge North - 4 seats ^[6]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Kirsten Larson	22.56	1,100
	Labour	Alex McVey (incumbent)	21.06	1,027
	Conservative	Ben Callaghan	14.83	723	724	726	728	749	806
	Labour	Bill Shields (incumbent)	13.53	660	665	704	721	786	913	1,228
	SNP	Allan Stubbs	12.22	596	693	694	741	788	945	975
	Independent	Julie McAnulty (incumbent)	8.67	423	428	430	460	512
	Independent	Martin McWilliams	4.9	239	241	243	249
	Scottish Green	Graham Kerr	2.24	109	115	116
Electorate: 12,055  Valid: 4,877  Spoilt: 162  Quota: 976  Turnout: 5,039 (41.8%)

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election

Coatbridge North and Glenboig - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Michael McPake (incumbent)	33.0%	1,599
	Labour	Bill Shields (incumbent)	20.0%	900	1,467.8
	SNP	Fulton James MacGregor	15.8%	765	777.6	810.2	841.1	947.4
	SNP	Julie McAnulty	15.0%	725	752.2	818.1	840.1	1,038.2
	Independent	Martin McWilliams (incumbent)	10.2%	496	540.1	651.4	768
	Conservative	William Millar	6.0%	289	291.4	313.5
Electorate: 14,277  Valid: 4,841  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 969  Turnout: 4,940 (34.6%)

2016 By-election

• Councillor Fulton James McGregor was elected as a MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. On 29 June 2016 he resigned his council seat. ^[7] A by-election was held on 22 September 2016 which was won by Labour's Alex McVey.

Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-election (22 September 2016) - 1 Seat ^[8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Labour	Alex McVey	41.7	1,350
	SNP	Stephen Kirley	39.0	1,261
	Conservative	Ben Callaghan	11.3	366
	Scottish Green	John Wilson	6.0	195
	UKIP	Neil Wilson	1.9	63
Electorate:  Valid: 3,235  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,618  Turnout: 3,277 (23.67%)

2007 Election

Main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North and Glenboig

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	John Wilson	1,983	29.4	1	1
	Labour	Tony Clarke	1,982	29.4	1	3
	Labour	Bill Shields	828	12.3	1	5
	Conservative	Alexander Thornton	714	10.6
	Independent	Martin McWilliams	604	9.0	1	7
	Labour	Gerry Somers	416	6.2
	Scottish Socialist	John Moffat	219	3.3

2009 By-election

• The SNP's John Wilson resigned following his election as an MSP. Peter Sullivan gained the seat for Labour in the resulting by-election.

Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election (4 June 2009)- 1 seat ^[9]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Peter Sullivan	37.2	1,529	1,542	1,558	1,577	1,615	1,759
	SNP	Allan Stubbs	30.5	1,254	1,276	1,307	1,357	1,446	1,696
	Independent	Julie McAnulty	13.5	557	565	604	635	730
	Conservative	Bob Burgess	8.8	361	365	372	387
	Independent	Hugh Banford	5.3	217	218	218
	Scottish Green	Kristofer Keane	2.8	115	126
	Scottish Socialist	Fraser Coats	2.0	81
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing
Electorate: 14,270  Valid: 4,114  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 2058  Turnout: 4,181 (29.3%)

2011 By-election

• Labour Party's Tony Clarke died on 24 August 2011. Michael McPake held the seat in the resulting by-election.

Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election (27 October 2011)- 1 seat ^[10]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Labour	Michael McPake	52.3	1,527
	SNP	Julie McAnulty	39.0	1,139
	Conservative	Bob Burgess	6.0	174
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Dale	2.7	78
	Labour hold		Swing
Electorate: 14,590  Valid: 2,919  Spoilt: 15  Quota: 1,460  Turnout: 2,934 (20.11%)

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. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. Electoral Ward: Coatbridge North, Scottish Government Statistics
4. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 7 Coatbridge North" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
5. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 7 Coatbridge North" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
7. "Fulton MacGregor resigns as Coatbridge councillor". 29 June 2016.
8. "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
9. "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
10. "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.