Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (ward)

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Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects four councillors and covers much of the town of Motherwell (roughly all the territory east of the Argyle Line railway up to the station including the town centre, Airbles, Muirhouse and the developing suburb of Ravenscraig), as well as Craigneuk and Wishawhill in Wishaw, with a population of 18,497 in 2019; [3] created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Alan Valentine
SNP 		Tommy Luny
Labour 		Kaye Harmon
Labour 		Linsey McKay
(Conservative)
2012 Gary O'Rorke
(Labour)
2017 Kenneth Duffy
Labour 		Nathan Wilson
Conservative 		Agnes Magowan
(SNP)
2022 David Robb
SNP
2023Kaye Harmon
Labour

Election Results

2023 By-election

In August 2023, SNP councillor Agnes Magowan resigned for personal reasons. [4] A by-election, held on 16 November 2023, was won by Labour's Kaye Harmon. [5]

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (16 November 2023) – 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Kaye Harmon43.31,3681,369 1,379 1,398 1,427 1,479 1,642
SNP Rosa Zambonini29.6934936 964 974 976 1,087 1,103
Conservative Oyebola Ajala9.4296299 300 305 345 357  
Scottish Green Derek Watson8.1255257 258 266 269   
BUP Billy Acheson3.096101 102 107    
Liberal Democrats Robert Stewart McGeorge2.26868 73     
Alba Mark Shields2.16666      
UKIP Neil Wilson0.824      
Electorate: 15,794  Valid: 3,107  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 1,554  Turnout: 20.0%  

    Source: [6] [7]

    2022 Election

    [8]

    Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Agnes Magowan (incumbent)32.01,941       
    Labour Kenneth Duffy (incumbent)22.61,368       
    Conservative Nathan Wilson (incumbent)16.71,0101,025 1,032 1,033 1,039 1,048 1,090 1,316
    SNP David Robb10.86531,263      
    Labour Michael Ross8.7525543 657 665 672 688 874  
    Scottish Green Derek Watson7.8472514 522 542 551 563   
    Scottish Family James Joseph Mitchell0.95462 66 67 70    
    UKIP Neil Wilson0.74040 40 40     
    Electorate: 15,549  Valid: 6,063  Spoilt: 190  Quota: 1,213  Turnout: 6,253 (40.2%)  

      2017 Election

      2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [9]

      Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      SNP Agnes Magowan25.271,507           
      Conservative Nathan Wilson19.921,1881,192 1,193 1,193 1,194 1,218      
      SNP Alan Valentine (incumbent)16.169641,224          
      Labour Kenneth Duffy14.4859866 868 870 874 877 879 892 923 958 1,039 1,591
      Labour Kaye Harmon (incumbent)9.81565573 575 576 578 582 586 599 622 649 754  
      Independent Alliance North LanarkshireGary O'Rorke (incumbent)5.45325331 332 333 336 342 344 365 377 433   
      Independent Ian Glenny2.78166188 190 198 199 201 203 241 273    
      Scottish Green Ben Adams2.43145150 157 159 169 175 176 185     
      Independent Ian Kelly2.2131134 135 137 140 147 148      
      UKIP Neil Wilson1.146868 69 69 69        
      Solidarity James Mitchell0.422527 28 29         
      Independent Deryck Beaumont0.352121 22          
      Electorate: 14,254  Valid: 5,964  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 1,197  Turnout: 6,115 (42.9%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [10]

        Motherwell South East & 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%)  

          Labour councillor Gary O'Rorke resigned from the party and became Independent on 21 November 2016. [11]

          2007 Election

          2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

          North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig
          PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
          SNP Alan Valentine2,04834.511
          Labour Tommy Luny1,15319.412
          Labour Kaye Harmon1,01417.115
          Labour Gary O'Rorke78213.2
          Conservative Linsey McKay69911.815
          Scottish Socialist Joyce Carmichael2404.0

          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: Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Government Statistics
          4. ↑ Pollock, Laura (22 August 2023). "North Lanarkshire SNP councillor resigns with immediate effect" . The National. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
          5. ↑ Thomson, Ross (17 November 2023). "Labour claim victory in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig NLC by-election". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
          6. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 19 Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
          7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 19 Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
          8. ↑ "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
          9. ↑ "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
          10. ↑ "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
          11. ↑ "Labour duo quit party amid allegations of coup attempts and 'parasite' slurs". Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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