Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It currently elects three councillors and, as its name suggests, covers the settlements of Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (as well as Auchinloch) with a combined population of 12,290 in 2019. [3]

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It was created in 2007 as Strathkelvin, covering a larger territory also including Gartcosh and Moodiesburn (the eastern boundary being the M73 motorway) and returning four councillors. A nationwide boundary review in 2017 that recommended more representation for the area overall led to these communities being placed in a separate new ward (along with Glenboig from the Coatbridge North ward), with the remainder of the Strathkelvin ward renamed and returning one fewer councillor. A specific review in 2019 caused the addition of a few streets of modern housing at Cardowan which had been in the North East ward of the Glasgow City Council area, re-allocating them to North Lanarkshire along with the rest of the developments in that area, addressing an anomaly dating back to when the boundary crossed open fields. [4] [5]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Frances McGlinchey
(SNP)
Joe Shaw
(Labour)
Brian Wallace
(Labour)
William Hogg
(Labour)
2012 John McLaren
(Labour)
2017 Lynne Anderson
(SNP/
Alba)
Steven Goldsack
(Conservative)
3 seats
2021
2022 Josh Cairns
(SNP)
Claire Louise Williams
(Green)

Election Results

2017 Election

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead- 3 seats [6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Lynne Anderson28.341,292    
Conservative Stephen Goldsack21.65987989 998 1,084 1,126
Labour John McLaren (incumbent)19.26878885 935 1,101 1,876
Labour Scott Lamond16.65759765 817 913  
Independent Frances McGlinchey (incumbent)9.12416421 552   
SNP Stephen Kirley4.98227352    
Electorate: 9,309  Valid: 4,559  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,140  Turnout: 4673 (50.2%)  

    2012 Election

    Strathkelvin - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Labour William Hogg (incumbent)22.6%1,418     
    SNP Frances McGlinchey (incumbent)19.9%1,2451,255.2    
    Labour Brian Wallace (incumbent)15.4%947962.9 963 1,007.4 1,109.9 1,226
    Labour John McLaren14.0%865976.6 976.7 1,058.9 1,144.8 1,351.7
    SNP June McHugh13.3%821829.7 831.6 898.9 1,008.1  
    Conservative Andrew Polson10.3%635637.7 637.7 682.7   
    Independent Joe Shaw (incumbent)5.4%330333.7 333.7    
    Electorate: 15,534  Valid: 6,261  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,253  Turnout: 6,394 (41.16%)  

      2007 Election

      North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
      PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
      SNP Frances McGlinchey2,05526.411
      Labour William Hogg1,79523.511
      Labour Brian Wallace1,30916.916
      Labour Joe Shaw1,20815.614
      Conservative Jonathan Oak87211.2
      Solidarity Jack Doyle4095.4

      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: Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Government Statistics
      4. Administrative Boundary Review Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, April 2018
      5. Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, 31 October 2019
      6. "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
      7. "Tory councillor expelled from party as BNP connections come to light". The National. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
      8. "Councillor quits SNP over Nato". Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2021.