Kilsyth (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Kilsyth is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects three councillors and covers the town of Kilsyth (plus neighbouring Croy) with a population of 13,772 in 2019. [3] Created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 review.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 David Key
(SNP)		Francis Griffin
(Labour)		Jean Jones
(Labour)
2008 by-Mark Griffin
(Labour)
2012 Alan Stevenson
(SNP)		Heather McVey
(Labour)
2017 Mark Kerr
(SNP)
2022 Denis Johnston
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

Kilsyth - 3 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Jean Jones (incumbent)33.71,496      
SNP Alan Stevenson (incumbent)17.57780740 756 783 785 811  
SNP Mark Kerr17.19763781 806 847 848 892 1,593
Labour Heather McVey (incumbent)16.477311,097 1,104 1,126   
Conservative Paul Anderson11.33503515 516 524 527   
Scottish Green Rob Kay2.1897102 118     
Solidarity Kevin Kane1.556974      
Electorate: 9,657  Valid: 4,439  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,110  Turnout: 4,558 (47.2%)  

    On Friday 2 December 2022, Ex Cllr Mark John Kerr, was jailed for 6 years and place on the sex offenders register for life, after being found guilty of multiple charges including attempted rape. [6]

    2012 Election

    Kilsyth - 3 seats [7]
    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%)  

      2007 Election

      North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Kilsyth
      PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
      Labour Francis Griffin2,03738.311
      SNP David Key1,48027.811
      Labour Jean Jones1,38626.011
      Conservative Archie Giggie2604.9
      Scottish Socialist Willie O'Neill1623.0

      2008 by-election

      Labour's Francis Griffin died on 10 November 2007. Mark Griffin held the seat for the party in the resulting by-election on 31 January 2008.

      Kilsyth By-Election (31 January 2008)- 1 seat [8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour Mark Griffin63.41,855
      SNP Claire Fyvie30.4891
      Scottish Green Rob Kay2.366
      Conservative Robert Burgess1.750
      Scottish Socialist Willie O'Neill1.648
      Liberal Democrats Stuart Douglas0.617
      Turnout 2,94732.1
      Labour hold Swing

      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: Kilsyth Archived 7 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Government Statistics
      4. ↑ "Scottish council elections, Thursday 4 May 2017". North Lanarkshire Council . Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
      5. ↑ "North Lanarkshire councillor charged in connection with historic sexual abuse". 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
      6. ↑ "Former councillor jailed for sexual offences involving teenage boys in Lanarkshire - Police Scotland".
      7. ↑ "North Lanarkshire Council elections - results:3 May 2012". North Lanarkshire Council . Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
      8. ↑ "Alba Money – Financial news and budgeting advice". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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