Motherwell West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects three councillors and covers parts of Motherwell lying west of the Argyle Line and Cumbernauld line railways, including the Forgewood, Greenacres, Braedale and North Motherwell neighbourhoods, with a population of 14,256 in 2019; [3] created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Annette Valentine (SNP) | Michael Ross (Labour) | Paul Kelly (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Meghan Gallacher (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 | David Crichton (SNP) | Lorraine Nolan (Conservative) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | David Crichton | 27.4 | 1,261 | ||||||
| Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 24.0 | 1,105 | 1,109 | 1,364 | ||||
| Conservative | Lorraine Nolan | 18.9 | 869 | 869 | 896 | 943 | 1,003 | 1,271 | |
| SNP | Lindsay Evans | 13.6 | 626 | 722 | 737 | 767 | 1,001 | ||
| Scottish Green | Gordon Thomas Miller | 8.1 | 372 | 378 | 401 | 445 | |||
| Labour | Megan McCann | 7.9 | 363 | 364 | |||||
| Electorate: 11,093 Valid: 4,596 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,150 Turnout: 4,764 (42.9%) | |||||||||
2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [7]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 21.99 | 1,002 | 1,019 | 1,047 | 1,097 | 1,163 | |||
| SNP | Annette Valentine (incumbent) | 21.15 | 964 | 970 | 1,009 | 1,047 | 1,080 | 1,081 | 1,854 | |
| Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 20.12 | 917 | 923 | 958 | 1,453 | ||||
| SNP | Jamie Super | 16.74 | 763 | 773 | 808 | 834 | 867 | 869 | ||
| Labour | Michael Ross (incumbent) | 14 | 638 | 652 | 673 | |||||
| RISE | Julie Fleming | 4.08 | 186 | 207 | ||||||
| Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire | Elaine McSpadden | 1.91 | 87 | |||||||
| Electorate: 10,585 Valid: 4,557 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 4,668 (44.1%) | ||||||||||
2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [8]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Annette Valentine (incumbent) | 32.1% | 1,256 | |||
| Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 29.5% | 1,156 | |||
| Labour | Michael Ross (incumbent) | 22.3% | 874 | 949.4 | 1,098.9 | |
| Conservative | Robert Burgess | 13.7% | 535 | 579.4 | 583.7 | |
| TUSC | Kenny Martin | 2.4% | 95 | 152.1 | 156.4 | |
| Electorate: 10,511 Valid: 3,916 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 980 Turnout: 3,990 (37.96%) | ||||||
2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Annette Valentine | 1,573 | 30.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Labour | Michael Ross | 1,270 | 24.9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Labour | Paul Kelly | 1,237 | 24.3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Conservative | Robert Burgess | 812 | 15.9 | |||
| Independent | Gordon Weir | 205 | 4.0 | |||
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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
East Kilbride Central North is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward initially elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 16,547 people. Following a boundary review, the ward has elected three councillors since 2017.
Rutherglen South is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 15,322 people.
Rutherglen Central and North is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,237 people.
Kilsyth is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects three councillors and covers the town of Kilsyth with a population of 13,772 in 2019. Created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 review.
Cumbernauld North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four Councillors and covers the northern parts of Cumbernauld lying north-west of the M80 motorway plus the separate older villages of Castlecary and Dullatur. Created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 review. In 2019, the population was 17,927.
Airdrie North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors and covers northern and eastern parts of Airdrie plus the outlying villages of Caldercruix, Wattston, Plains and Glenmavis. Established in 2007, a boundary review in 2017 resulted in a very minor change. In 2019, the ward's population was 20,137.
Airdrie Central is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It currently elects four councillors and, as its name suggests, covers central and western parts of Airdrie. Established in 2007 returning three councillors, a boundary review in 2017 resulted in a very minor change and slight population increase, but this was assessed to be sufficient for a fourth seat. The ward had a population of 16,354 in 2019.
Coatbridge West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. Covering neighbourhoods in the south-west of Coatbridge and the separate village of Bargeddie, it elects three councillors. A boundary review in 2017 caused the loss of an area between Langloan Street, the A725 and the A89, with a small decrease in the electorate but no change in the number of seats. The ward had a population of 14,910 in 2019.
Fortissat is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, it originally returned three councillors; a 2017 national review resulted in no changes in the boundaries but an extra seat being added. The ward's territory covers the town of Shotts and surrounding areas with a population of 15,730 in 2019.
Thorniewood is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects three councillors and covers the Viewpark, Tannochside and Birkenshaw areas. Its south-west boundary is the M74 motorway bordering the Bothwell and Uddingston ward of South Lanarkshire.
Bellshill is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, it originally returned three councillors, covering part of Bellshill, with the northern boundary at the A8 and the western boundary at the A725 bypass; much of Strathclyde Country Park was also assigned to this ward.
Mossend and Holytown is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three councillors.
Motherwell North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors and covers part of Motherwell plus the nearby, adjoining villages of Carfin, Newarthill and most of New Stevenston, with a combined population of 18,191 in 2019; created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors and covers much of the town of Motherwell, as well as Craigneuk and Wishawhill in Wishaw, with a population of 18,497 in 2019; created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.
Murdostoun is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors and covers the settlements of Cleland, Dalziel Park and Newmains plus the Coltness and Cambusnethan areas of Wishaw, with a combined population of 20,485 in 2019; created in 2007, its territory remained almost unchanged in a 2017 national review, other than the addition of a few streets by moving a section of the boundary south from the Temple Gill burn to the edge of Belhaven Park.
Wishaw is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors and covers the town centre of Wishaw plus the neighbourhoods to its south and east including Gowkthrapple, Netherton, Overtown, Pather and Waterloo, with a population of 17,974 in 2019; created in 2007, its territory remained almost unchanged in a 2017 national review, other than the loss of a few streets by moving a section of the boundary south from the Temple Gill burn to the edge of Belhaven Park.
