1999 North Lanarkshire Council election

Main article: 1999 Scottish local elections

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Map showing results by ward.

Election results

North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	56	0	1	-1	80.0	54.7	78,802
	SNP	12	2	0	+2	17.1	36.0	51,860
	Conservative	0	0	0	±0	0.0	4.4	6,373
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	±0	0.0	1.8	2,535
	Scottish Socialist	0	0	0	±0	0.0	0.4	647
	Independent	2	0	0	±0	2.9	2.7	3,950

Ward results

Ladywell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Michael Ross	933	37.6
	SNP	Alan Sneddon	831	33.5
	Conservative	Robert Burgess	716	28.9
Majority			102	4.1
Turnout			2,480	64.53
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Calder Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent Mathieson	1,233	58.3
	SNP	Denis Colvin	650	30.7
	Conservative	William Millar	232	11.0
Majority			583	27.6
Turnout			2,480	58.83
	Labour hold		Swing

Forgewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Connelly	878	50.3
	SNP	Alexander Law	721	41.3
	Conservative	Christina Giggie	148	8.5
Majority			157	9.0
Turnout			2,480	50.60
	Labour hold		Swing

North Motherwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Martin	1,156	57.7
	SNP	Raymond Richmond	623	31.1
	Conservative	Robert Paterson	224	11.2
Majority			533	26.6
Turnout			2,003	55.78
	Labour hold		Swing

New Stevenston and Carfin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Scott	1,092	53.3
	SNP	John E McLellan	806	39.3
	Conservative	James McKinley	151	7.4
Majority			286	14.0
Turnout			2,480	60.50
	Labour hold		Swing

Craigneuk

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Lunny	1,053	67.4
	SNP	Charles Dyer	441	28.2
	Conservative	June Millar	69	4.4
Majority			612	39.2
Turnout			1,563	49.56
	Labour hold		Swing

Belhaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Love	853	43.0
	SNP	Michelle Boyd	823	41.5
	Conservative	Margaret Hooper	308	15.5
Majority			30	1.5
Turnout			1,984	57.37
	Labour hold		Swing

Stewarton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Moran	988	50.8
	SNP	Scott Harvie	599	30.8
	Conservative	Carole McKinley	192	9.9
	Independent	Kevin Pearson	166	8.5
Majority			389	20.0
Turnout			1,945	52.62
	Labour hold		Swing

Cambusnethan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Selfridge	898	41.0
	SNP	John Taggart	827	37.8
	Conservative	William Gibson	291	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Kirk	172	7.9
Majority			71	3.2
Turnout			2,188	60.64
	Labour hold		Swing

Coltness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Holloway	1,095	53.2
	SNP	John Johnston	725	35.2
	Conservative	Sarah Bishop	239	11.6
Majority			370	18.0
Turnout			2,059	59.98
	Labour hold		Swing

Watsonville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alan Valentine	848	40.1
	Labour	Daniel Howley	836	39.5
	Conservative	Neil Richardson	241	11.4
	Liberal Democrats	John R Best	190	9.0
Majority			12	0.6
Turnout			2,115	58.93
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing

Knowetop

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Wilson	1,140	52.3
	SNP	David Frame	722	33.1
	Conservative	Andrew Laughlan	316	14.5
Majority			418	19.2
Turnout			2,178	60.17
	Labour hold		Swing

Muirhouse and Netherton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerard McLaughlin	1,026	56.8
	SNP	James Russell	641	35.5
	Conservative	Isabella Burgess	138	7.6
Majority			385	21.3
Turnout			1,805	54.37
	Labour hold		Swing

Pather and Gowkthrapple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John F McGhee	1,116	62.1
	SNP	Irene Hume	589	32.8
	Conservative	David L Gurr	91	5.1
Majority			527	29.3
Turnout			1,796	49.37
	Labour hold		Swing

Garrion

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Pentland	1,059	49.8
	SNP	James Hume	802	37.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gallacher	266	12.5
Majority			257	12.1
Turnout			2,127	59.90
	Labour hold		Swing

Newmains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David McKendrick	1,209	56.5
	Independent	Robert McKendrick	569	26.6
	Labour	Hugh McGinley	363	17.0
Majority			640	29.9
Turnout			2,141	62.70
	Independent hold		Swing

Stane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Gormill	1,394	65.9
	SNP	Malcolm McMillan	721	34.1
Majority			673	31.8
Turnout			2,115	56.83
	Labour hold		Swing

Dykehead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Robertson	1,223	66.2
	SNP	David Robb	626	33.9
Majority			597	32.3
Turnout			1,849	53.96
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Martin	1,608	77.2
	SNP	Michael Carroll	474	22.8
Majority			1,134	54.4
Turnout			2,082	57.94
	Labour hold		Swing

Benhar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Cefferty	1,182	53.1
	Labour	Elizabeth Wilson	658	29.5
	SNP	David Baird	387	17.4
Majority			524	23.5
Turnout			2,227	62.37
	Independent hold		Swing

Tannochside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Saunders	1,384	57.5
	SNP	Linda E Muir	681	28.3
	Conservative	Gordon McIntosh	340	14.1
Majority			703	29.2
Turnout			2,405	60.50
	Labour hold		Swing

Fallside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Hebenton	1,314	64.0
	SNP	Cliff Thomson	555	27.0
	Conservative	Lyndsay J McIntosh	183	8.9
Majority			759	37.0
Turnout			2,052	52.25
	Labour hold		Swing

Viewpark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James McCabe	1,495	72.1
	SNP	John Gilmour	578	27.9
Majority			917	44.2
Turnout			2,073	53.54
	Labour hold		Swing

Bellshill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry McGuigan	1,254	53.8
	SNP	Duncan McShannon	912	39.1
	Conservative	Elizabeth McLeod	167	7.2
Majority			342	14.7
Turnout			2,333	62.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Orbiston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Richard Lyle	1,583	69.6
	Labour	Francis McDonagh	691	30.4
Majority			892	39.2
Turnout			2,274	61.13
	SNP hold		Swing

Mossend West and Thorndean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Gorman	1,036	47.6
	SNP	Marie Mockus	969	44.5
	Conservative	James McLeod	171	7.9
Majority			67	3.1
Turnout			2,176	56.54
	Labour hold		Swing

Holytown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Coyle	1,499	69.5
	SNP	Elspeth Hudson	455	21.1
	Conservative	James Paterson	204	9.5
Majority			1,044	48.4
Turnout			2,158	57.09
	Labour hold		Swing

Mossend East and New Stevenston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin McKeown	962	50.7
	SNP	Kathleen McAlorum	935	49.3
Majority			27	1.4
Turnout			1,897	54.16
	Labour hold		Swing

Newarthill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lafferty	1,410	69.0
	SNP	Richard Campbell	633	31.0
Majority			777	38.0
Turnout			2,043	55.14
	Labour hold		Swing

Hattonrigg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Curran	1,223	57.4
	SNP	Russell Cook	710	33.3
	Conservative	George Clark	198	9.3
Majority			513	24.1
Turnout			2,131	55.76
	Labour hold		Swing

Townhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Clarke	1,230	67.5
	SNP	Eric Martin	591	32.5
Majority			639	35.1
Turnout			1,821	54.63
	Labour hold		Swing

Blairpark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Shields	1,079	49.4
	SNP	Stephen McGinty	629	28.8
	Conservative	Gordon Lind	475	21.8
Majority			450	20.6
Turnout			2,183	60.94
	Labour hold		Swing

North Central and Glenboig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James McKinlay	1,442	66.4
	SNP	Sophia Coyle	729	33.6
Majority			713	32.8
Turnout			2,171	55.04
	Labour hold		Swing

Coatbridge Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Nolan	1,239	60.3
	SNP	Martin McWilliams	596	29.0
	Conservative	Alexander Thornton	220	10.7
Majority			643	31.3
Turnout			2,055	53.87
	Labour hold		Swing

Sikeside and Carnbroe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cassidy	990	55.6
	SNP	James Gribben	522	29.3
	Independent	Gerald Somers	267	15.0
Majority			468	26.3
Turnout			1,779	56.47
	Labour hold		Swing

Bargeddie and Langloan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Burns	1,202	67.7
	SNP	Heather Watt	574	32.3
Majority			628	35.4
Turnout			1,776	50.98
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirkwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Smith	1,515	77.7
	SNP	Maureen Hagerty	436	22.3
Majority			1,079	55.3
Turnout			1,951	53.96
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirkshaws

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gordon	1,487	77.4
	SNP	Philip Sands	434	22.6
Majority			1,053	54.8
Turnout			1,921	54.77
	Labour hold		Swing

Shawhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Brooks	1,428	74.0
	SNP	Colin Hagerty	502	26.0
Majority			926	48.0
Turnout			1,930	56.35
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Monkland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Maginnis	1,413	79.5
	SNP	J David McIntosh	364	20.5
Majority			1,049	59.0
Turnout			1,777	55.71
	Labour hold		Swing

Whinhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Devine	1,209	64.6
	SNP	Alan White	663	35.4
Majority			546	29.2
Turnout			1,872	51.11
	Labour hold		Swing

Academy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James McGuigan	953	46.9
	Independent	Patrick Rolink	557	27.4
	SNP	Michael Coyle	521	25.7
Majority			396	19.5
Turnout			2,031	57.94
	Labour hold		Swing

Airdrie Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Logue	1,337	68.9
	SNP	Bruce Wilson	603	31.1
Majority			734	37.8
Turnout			1,940	55.90
	Labour hold		Swing

Clarkston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Campbell Cameron	877	44.0
	Labour	David Moon	632	31.7
	Conservative	Peter Russell	277	13.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Love	205	10.3
Majority			245	12.3
Turnout			1,991	54.38
	SNP hold		Swing

New Monkland West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Sandra Cox	1,211	61.6
	Labour	Helen McGroarty	756	38.4
Majority			455	23.1
Turnout			1,967	50.30
	SNP hold		Swing

Plains and Caldercruix

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Morgan	1,523	74.2
	SNP	Martha White	530	25.8
Majority			993	48.4
Turnout			2,053	59.69
	Labour hold		Swing

North Cairnhill and Coatdyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Sullivan	1,325	64.2
	SNP	Margaret Lynch	530	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth McSkimming	209	10.1
Majority			795	38.5
Turnout			2,064	59.34
	Labour hold		Swing

South East Cairnhill and Gartlea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	David Stocks	974	47.7
	Labour	Owen Donnelly	774	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia McGuire	294	14.4
Majority			200	9.8
Turnout			2,042	56.33
	SNP hold		Swing

Craigneuk and Petersburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Morris	935	54.5
	SNP	John Murphy	780	45.5
Majority			155	9.0
Turnout			1,715	50.10
	Labour hold		Swing

Calderbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Donnelly	1,064	52.7
	SNP	William Walker	592	29.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth McIntyre	362	17.9
Majority			472	23.4
Turnout			2,018	64.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Chapelhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Curley	1,229	66.3
	SNP	Keith Gibb	625	33.7
Majority			604	32.6
Turnout			1,854	57.01
	Labour hold		Swing

Salsburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Brady	1,035	55.7
	SNP	John Walker	574	30.9
	Conservative	Laurence Cameron	250	13.4
Majority			461	24.8
Turnout			1,859	56.42
	Labour hold		Swing

Kildrum and Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Margaret Murray	1,197	49.6
	Labour	Allan Graham	981	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Conlon	126	5.2
	Scottish Socialist	Andrew Locke	108	4.5
Majority			216	9.0
Turnout			2,412	64.41
	SNP hold		Swing

Seafar and The Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Daniel McCallum	1,162	51.1
	Labour	Stephen V. Murray	995	43.7
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Clifford	119	5.2
Majority			167	7.3
Turnout			2,276	51.53
	SNP hold		Swing

Balloch East and Ravenswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Euphemia Glavin	1,122	46.2
	Labour	James McKenna	1,069	44.0
	Liberal Democrats	George Swift	238	9.8
Majority			53	2.2
Turnout			2,429	65.04
	SNP hold		Swing

Balloch West, Blackwood East and Craigmarloch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry McCulloch	1,272	62.8
	SNP	Fiona McGlashan	754	37.2
Majority			518	25.6
Turnout			2,026	59.46
	Labour hold		Swing

Westerwood, Carrickstone and Dullatur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Gordon Murray	997	55.9
	Labour	Maria Murray	785	44.1
Majority			212	11.9
Turnout			1,782	58.34
	SNP hold		Swing

Abronhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	William Carmichael	1,233	57.0
	Labour	Elizabeth Hughes	929	43.0
Majority			304	14.1
Turnout			2,162	60.10
	SNP hold		Swing

Abronhill Central and North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Elizabeth Irvine	1,118	47.5
	Labour	Anthony Beekman	1,013	43.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Boyle	223	9.5
Majority			105	4.5
Turnout			2,354	61.55
	SNP hold		Swing

Carbrain East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	William Homer	995	49.9
	Labour	Eamon Monaghan	847	42.5
	Scottish Socialist	Kevin P McVey	151	7.6
Majority			148	7.4
Turnout			1,993	54.49
	SNP hold		Swing

Carbrain West and Greenfaulds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Grant	1,089	48.2
	SNP	Sandra Smith	1,036	45.8
	Scottish Socialist	Kenneth McEwan	135	6.0
Majority			53	2.3
Turnout			2,260	62.83
	Labour hold		Swing

Condorrat Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerald McElroy	1,356	57.5
	SNP	Edward Laughlan	1,004	42.5
Majority			352	15.0
Turnout			2,360	63.05
	Labour hold		Swing

Condorrat North and Westfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Balwant Singh Chadha	1,163	48.4
	SNP	David McGlashan	1,025	42.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	217	9.0
Majority			138	5.7
Turnout			2,405	63.08
	Labour hold		Swing

Croy, Kilsyth South and Smithstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Francis Griffin	1,155	68.6
	SNP	John Roy	428	25.4
	Scottish Socialist	William O'Neill	101	6.0
Majority			727	43.2
Turnout			1,684	58.70
	Labour hold		Swing

Queenzieburn and Kilsyth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Jones	1,244	58.8
	SNP	Colin Johnstone	873	41.2
Majority			371	17.5
Turnout			2,117	61.99
	Labour hold		Swing

Banton and Kilsyth East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Barrie	1,196	58.4
	SNP	Colin Barrie	853	41.6
Majority			343	16.7
Turnout			2,049	62.98
	Labour hold		Swing

Moodiesburn East and Blackwood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Hogg	1,044	55.3
	SNP	Ronald McCambridge	692	36.7
	Scottish Socialist	Marion Paterson	152	8.1
Majority			352	18.6
Turnout			1,888	59.03
	Labour hold		Swing

Moodiesburn West and Gartcosh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Shaw	1,099	59.9
	SNP	Janet Adam	556	30.3
	Liberal Democrats	Glen Wilson	180	9.8
Majority			543	29.6
Turnout			1,835	55.82
	Labour hold		Swing

Chryston and Auchinloch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Gray	1,433	70.7
	SNP	Alan A. Caldwell	594	29.3
Majority			839	41.4
Turnout			2,027	63.12
	Labour hold		Swing

Stepps

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Wallace	1,346	65.9
	SNP	Dorothy McIntosh	695	34.1
Majority			651	31.2
Turnout			2,036	61.41
	Labour hold		Swing

External links

• North Lanarkshire Council