North Lanarkshire Council

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North Lanarkshire Council
Coat of arms of North Lanarkshire Council.svg
Coat of arms
North Lanarkshire Council.svg
Council logo
Leadership
Kenneth Duffy,
Labour
since 25 August 2022 [1]
Jim Logue,
Labour
since 11 August 2022 [2]
Des Murray
since 2018 [3]
Structure
Seats77 councillors
United Kingdom North Lanarkshire County Council 2024.svg
Political groups
Administration (34)
  Labour (34)
Other parties (43)
  SNP (24)
  Progressive Change (7)
  Independent (5)
  Conservative (5)
  BUP (1)
  Green (1)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Motherwell Civic Centre - geograph.org.uk - 3045184.jpg
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Website
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

North Lanarkshire Council is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland, covering the North Lanarkshire council area. The council is the second largest Scottish council by number of councillors, having 77 members.

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Political control

The council has been under no overall control since 2017. Since August 2022 the council has been led by a Labour minority administration. [4]

The first election to North Lanarkshire Council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows: [5]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1996–2017
No overall control 2017–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1996 have been: [6]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Harry McGuigan Labour 1 Apr 199617 Sep 1998
Jim McCabe [7] Labour 17 Sep 199829 Feb 2016
Jim Logue Labour 8 Mar 2016May 2022
Jordan Linden [8] SNP 19 May 202227 Jul 2022
Jim Logue Labour 11 Aug 2022

Composition

Following the 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance and by-elections up to July 2024, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors
Labour 34
SNP 24
PCNL7
Independent 5
Conservative 5
British Unionist Party 1
Scottish Green 1
Total77

Progressive Change North Lanarkshire was registered as a political party in July 2024. [9] It had previously been a group of independents, all of whom had been elected as SNP councillors. [10] [11] The next election is due in 2027. [12]

Premises

The council is based at Motherwell Civic Centre on Windmillhill Street in Motherwell. The building was built between 1965 and 1970 for the former Motherwell and Wishaw Town Council, and was subsequently used as the headquarters of Motherwell District Council between 1975 and 1996. [13]

Elections

Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Election results since 1995 have been as follows: [5]

YearSeats SNP Labour Conservative BUP Green Liberal Democrats Independent / Other Notes
1995 6975900003Labour majority
1999 70125600002New ward boundaries. [14] Labour majority
2003 70135400003Labour majority
2007 70234010015New ward boundaries. [15]
2012 70264100003Labour majority
2017 773332100002New ward boundaries. [16] Labour minority
2022 77363251102SNP minority until August 2022, then Labour minority.

Wards

Map of North Lanarkshire's 21 wards, using 2017 boundaries North Lanarkshire UK ward map 2017 (blank).svg
Map of North Lanarkshire's 21 wards, using 2017 boundaries

The council is made up of 21 wards, [17] [18] as follows:

Ward
Number
Ward NameLocationPopulation
(2017)
1 Kilsyth Kilsyth.svg 11,832
2 Cumbernauld North Cumbernauld North.svg 19,670
3 Cumbernauld South Cumbernauld South.svg 16,206
4 Cumbernauld East Cumbernauld East.svg 16,608
5 Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Stepps Chryston and Muirhead.svg 11,623
6 Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn Gartcosh Glenboig and Moodiesburn.svg 13,438
7 Coatbridge North Coatbridge North.svg 15,320
8 Airdrie North Airdrie North.svg 20,062
9 Airdrie Central Airdrie Central.svg 16,570
10 Coatbridge West Coatbridge West.svg 14,213
11 Coatbridge South Coatbridge South.svg 17,286
12 Airdrie South Airdrie South.svg 19,803
13 Fortissat Fortissat.svg 15,706
14 Thorniewood Thorniewood.svg 13,916
15 Bellshill Bellshill.svg 15,252
16 Mossend and Holytown Mossend and Holytown.svg 12,799
17 Motherwell West Motherwell West.svg 14,129
18 Motherwell North Motherwell North.svg 18,667
19 Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig.svg 20,146
20 Murdostoun Murdostoun.svg 18,489
21 Wishaw Wishaw.svg 18,225
Total339,960

References

  1. "Council minutes, 25 August 2022" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "Council minutes, 11 August 2022" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. Tonner, Judith (19 June 2018). "North Lanarkshire Council appoint new chief executive". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. Elliards, Xander (11 August 2022). "Labour take control of North Lanarkshire Council from SNP thanks to BUP vote". The National. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. "Council minutes". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. Braiden, Gerry (19 January 2016). "Veteran Labour council leader Jim McCabe announces surprise move to quit". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. Gordon, Tom (27 July 2022). "SNP council leader Jordan Linden quits in 'sexual misconduct' row". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. "Progressive Change North Lanarkshire". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. Pollock, Laura (24 May 2023). "North Lanarkshire: Progressive Change party reveals plans after leaving SNP". The National. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. "Member and committee information". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. "North Lanarkshire". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  13. Historic Environment Scotland. "Motherwell Civic Centre complex (Category B Listed Building) (LB52545)" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  14. "The North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1998/3251, retrieved 24 January 2023
  15. Scottish Parliament. The North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 as made, from legislation.gov.uk .
  16. Scottish Parliament. The North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2016 as made, from legislation.gov.uk .
  17. "2017 Wards: Boundaries, population and household numbers". North Lanarkshire Council. 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  18. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.