2017 North Lanarkshire Council election

2017 Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised twenty-one wards with 77 Councillors being elected. This represented an increase of 7 seats and 1 additional ward when compared to 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election

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All 77 seats to North Lanarkshire Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Stocks Jim Logue Meghan Gallacher
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Airdrie Central Airdrie Central Motherwell West
Last election 26 seats, 37.1% 41 seats, 58.6% 0 seats, 0%
Seats before 30 44 0
Seats won 33 32 10
Seat change Increase3 Decrease12 Increase10

  Fourth party
 
Leader Robert McKendrick
Party Independent
Leader's seat Murdostoun
Last election 2 seats, 3%
Seats before 2
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady0

Council Leader before election

Jim Logue
Labour

Council Leader after election

Jim Logue
Labour

The election saw the Scottish National Party overtake Labour as the largest party on the council. Despite the SNP winning the most seats and most votes, North Lanarkshire was run by a Labour administration supported by the Scottish Conservatives. Labour leader Jim Logue was appointed Leader of the Council with the support of Conservative and Independent councillors.[1]

Election result

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2017 North Lanarkshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 33 4 1 +3 42.86 38.46 42,051 +3.86
  Labour 32 1 13 -12 41.56 32.99 36,063 -17.81
  Conservative 10 10 0 +10 12.99 15.86 17,338 +10.36
  Independent 2 1 1 0 2.60 7.48 8,178 +1.38
  Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire 0 - - - - 2.58 2,823 New
  Scottish Green 0 - - - - 1.32 1,444 New
  BUP 0 - - - - 0.51 559 New
  UKIP 0 - - - - 0.39 428 New
  RISE 0 - - - - 0.17 186 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - - - 0.15 167 -0.25
  Solidarity 0 - - - - 0.09 94 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

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Kilsyth

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012-2017: No change
Kilsyth - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Jean Jones (incumbent) 33.70 1,496            
SNP Alan Stevenson (incumbent) 17.57 780 740 756 783 785 811  
SNP Mark Kerr 17.19 763 781 806 847 848 892 1,593
Labour Heather McVey (incumbent) 16.47 731 1,097 1,104 1,126      
Conservative Paul Anderson 11.33 503 515 516 524 527    
Scottish Green Rob Kay 2.18 97 102 118        
Solidarity Kevin Kane 1.55 69 74          
Electorate: 9,657   Valid: 4,439   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1,110   Turnout: 4,558 (47.2%)  

Cumbernauld North

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCICA; 1xSNP;
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain 1 seat from CICA; Con gain 1 seat from Lab
Cumbernauld North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SNP Alan Masterton (incumbent) 25.54 1,833                  
Conservative Calum Currie 16.53 1,186 1,189 1,192 1,205 1,216 1,217 1,300 1,334 1,362 1,716
SNP Danish Ashraf 14.03 1,007 1,331 1,336 1,338 1,444          
Labour Tom Fisher 11.93 856 864 865 870 899 900 968 1,585    
Labour Barry McCulloch (incumbent) 10.05 721 730 735 740 759 759 808      
Independent Alan O'Brien (incumbent) 9.91 711 722 723 733 769 770 1,009 1,051 1,075  
Independent Fraser Morrison 7.09 509 517 518 521 573 574        
Scottish Green Kevin Hamilton 3.91 281 297 303 305            
UKIP Carl Pearson 0.63 45 45 45              
Scottish Socialist John Miller 0.37 27 28                
Electorate: 14,497   Valid: 7,176   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1,436   Turnout: 7,321 (50.5%)  

Cumbernauld South

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Cumbernauld South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP William Goldie (incumbent) 19.36 1,146 1,151 1,178 1,233        
SNP Catherine Johnston 17.40 1,030 1,033 1,075 1,093 1,122 1,149 1,181 1,224
Labour Allan Graham (incumbent) 16.29 964 970 981 1,018 1,020 1,648    
SNP Junaid Ashraf 14.12 836 840 880 907 920 943 972 1,026
Conservative Colin Gibson 12.47 738 740 749 794 795 824 912  
Labour Stephanie Griffin née Muir (incumbent) 12.28 727 742 763 790 791      
Independent William Homer 3.78 224 227 262          
Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 3.16 187 210            
Scottish Socialist Kevin McVey 1.13 67              
Electorate: 12,752   Valid: 5,919   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 1,184   Turnout: 6,108 (47.9%)  

Cumbernauld East

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  • 2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2012-2017 Change: New ward
Cumbernauld East - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Tom Johnston* 22.68 1,345              
SNP Claire Barclay 22.12 1,312              
SNP ††††Paddy Hogg + 13.89 824 955 1,058 1,075 1,147 1,165 1,182 1,257
Labour Gillian Fannan 13.30 789 793 799 807 832 1,310    
Conservative David Stark 13.25 786 789 789 793 825 868 896  
Labour Stevie Grant * 10.52 624 631 636 644 673      
Scottish Green Anne McCrossan 3.00 178 183 186 209        
Scottish Socialist Andy Locke 1.23 73 75 75          
Electorate: 12,888   Valid: 5,931   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 1,187   Turnout: 6,096 (47.3%)  

+ = Sitting Councillor for Cumbernauld South Ward.

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead

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  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: New ward
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Lynne Anderson 28.34 1,292        
Conservative Stephen Goldsack††† 21.65 987 989 998 1,084 1,126
Labour John McLaren (incumbent) * 19.26 878 885 935 1,101 1,876
Labour Scott Lamond 16.65 759 765 817 913  
Independent Frances McGlinchey (incumbent) * 9.12 416 421 552    
SNP Stephen Kirley 4.98 227 352      
Electorate: 9,309   Valid: 4,559   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 4673 (50.2%)  
  • = Sitting Councillors for Strathkelvin Ward.

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn

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  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: New ward
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Willie Doolan 28.60 1,241            
SNP Greg Lennon 28.46 1,235            
Labour Michael McPake (incumbent) * 14.47 628 751 759 782 858 1,070 1,370
Conservative David MacLean 13.53 587 592 592 626 692 722  
Independent John Wilson 6.41 278 283 286 301      
SNP Gerry Parker 6.31 274 279 410 420 480    
UKIP Sean Cairns 2.21 96 97 99        
Electorate: 9,536   Valid: 4,339   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 4,444 (46.6%)  

Coatbridge North

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  • 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2007-2012 Change: New ward
Coatbridge North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Kirsten Larson 22.56 1,100            
Labour Alex McVey * 21.06 1,027            
Conservative Ben Callaghan 14.83 723 724 726 728 749 806  
Labour Bill Shields * 13.53 660 665 704 721 786 913 1,228
SNP Allan Stubbs 12.22 596 693 694 741 788 945 975
Independent Julie McAnulty * 8.67 423 428 430 460 512    
Independent Martin McWilliams 4.90 239 241 243 249      
Scottish Green Graham Kerr 2.24 109 115 116        
Electorate: 12,055   Valid: 4,877   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 976   Turnout: 5,039 (41.8%)  

Airdrie North

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  • 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xInd; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: Ind gain one seat from SNP; Con gain one seat from Lab
Airdrie North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Sophia Coyle (incumbent) 22.11 1,320              
Labour Tommy Morgan (incumbent) 19.17 1,144 1,151 1,155 1,170 1,238      
Independent Alan Beveridge (incumbent) 18.25 1,084 1,090 1,101 1,121 1,276      
Conservative David Cullen 18.25 1,084 1,086 1,105 1,117 1,133 1,156 1,159 1,446
Labour Andrew Spowart (incumbent) 13.44 798 802 807 815 860 886 918  
SNP Andy Pettigrew 5.99 356 453 464 501        
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 1.52 90 97 100          
UKIP Daryl Gardner 1.06 63 64            
Electorate: 14,789   Valid: 5,939   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,188   Turnout: 6,093 (41.2%)  

Airdrie Central

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012. Con gain one seat from Lab
Airdrie Central - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Jim Logue (incumbent) 27.34 1,336              
SNP Nancy Pettigrew 17.88 874 890 924 958 1,000      
SNP David Stocks (incumbent) 17.27 844 861 873 895 974 992    
Conservative Trevor Douglas 15.61 763 781 787 819 878 878 879 1,042
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Peter Sullivan (incumbent) 7.88 385 398 423 489        
Labour Michael McBride 6.98 341 570 585 612 740 740 744  
Independent George Devine 4.56 223 233 244          
Scottish Green Claire Williams 2.48 121 124            
Electorate: 12,756   Valid: 4,887   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 978   Turnout: 5,013 (39.3%)  

Coatbridge West

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Coatbridge West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Kevin Docherty (incumbent) 36.52 1,378        
SNP Caroline Stephen 34.80 1,313        
SNP Paul Welsh (incumbent) 10.15 383 403 722 745  
Labour Mary Gourlay 9.44 356 702 718 878 1,196
Conservative Francis McIntyre 9.09 343 352 356    
Electorate: 10,107   Valid: 3,773   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 944   Turnout: 3,982 (39.4%)  

Coatbridge South

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Coatbridge South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Tracy Carragher 29.95 1,392              
Labour Tom Castles 22.72 1,056              
SNP Fergus MacGregor 12.76 593 966            
Conservative John Cameron 11.88 552 557 560 560 567 588 653  
Labour Gordon Encinias†††††† 6.80 316 338 442 447 479 517 693 932
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Jim Brooks (incumbent) 6.69 311 322 324 327 425 517    
Independent Gerry Somers 4.65 216 225 227 233 275      
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire John Higgins (incumbent) 4.54 211 223 226 230        
Electorate: 12,726   Valid: 4,647   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,836 (38.0%)  

Airdrie South

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Airdrie South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Michael Coyle (incumbent) 23.67% 1,468              
Conservative Sandy Watson 22.51% 1,396              
SNP Paul Di Mascio 14.62% 907 1,062 1,066 1,144 1,190 1,355    
Labour Jed Graham 13.64% 846 851 866 895 940 968 997  
Labour Ian McNeil 13.51% 838 842 880 915 999 1,021 1,035 1,851
Independent Agnes Coyle (incumbent) 4.43% 275 316 321 336 365      
Independent Peter Owens 3.82% 237 239 269 328        
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 3.80% 236 244 252          
Electorate: 14,227   Valid: 6,203   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 1,241   Turnout: 6,351 (43.6%)  

Fortissat

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  • 2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Fortissat - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Martin McCulloch 29.29 1,477          
SNP Thomas Cochrane†† (incumbent) 20.15 1,016          
Conservative Sandy Thornton 13.29 670 678 678 691 948 1,121
BUP Jeffrey McDonald 11.08 559 574 574 591    
Independent Charlie Cefferty (incumbent) 10.09 509 527 527 661 754  
SNP Mags Murphy 8.90 449 469 475      
Labour Kenneth Stevenson 7.20 363 715 715 806 891 1,117
Electorate: 12,051   Valid: 5,043   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,009   Turnout: 5,182 (43.0%)  

Thorniewood

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Thorniewood - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Bob Burrows (incumbent) 33.48 1,568      
SNP Steven Bonnar (incumbent)†††††††† 31.17 1,460      
Labour Hugh Gaffney††††††† 16.78 786 1,119 1,156 1,419
Conservative Christine McConnell 11.08 519 536 540  
SNP Josh Robertson 7.49 351 362 584 609
Electorate: 10,688   Valid: 4,684   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,172   Turnout: 4,788 (44.8%)  

Bellshill

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012.
Bellshill - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Harry Curran (incumbent) 25.15 1,237          
SNP Jordan Linden 21.53 1,059          
Conservative Colin Cameron 17.69 870 877 877 915 971 1,016
SNP Marina Lyle (incumbent) 15.09 742 756 823 826 881  
Labour Angela Campbell 12.36 608 798 800 821 927 1,172
Independent John Devlin 6.36 313 327 329 343    
UKIP William Brown 1.81 89 91 92      
Electorate: 12,229   Valid: 4,918   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 984   Turnout: 5,063 (41.4%)  

Mossend and Holytown

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Mossend and Holytown - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Frank McNally (incumbent) 30.41 1,131        
SNP David Baird††††† (incumbent) 28.56 1,062        
Conservative Carol Cunningham 17.19 641 649 651 701  
SNP Michael Clarkson 12.26 456 465 586    
Labour Jim Reddin 11.54 429 597 599 810 1,179
Electorate: 9,665   Valid: 3,719   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 930   Turnout: 3,866 (40.0%)  

Motherwell West

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Motherwell West - 3 seats
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) 14.00 638 652 673        
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%)  

Motherwell North

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  • 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Motherwell North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Shahid Farooq (incumbent) 19.83 1,123 1,173        
SNP Ann Weir 19.37 1,097 1,164        
Labour Pat O'Rourke (incumbent) 18.38 1,041 1,182        
Labour Olivia Carson 16.46 932 1,018 1,057 1,072 1,084 1,582
Conservative Ashley Baird 16.03 908 988 989 992 994  
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Helen McKenna (incumbent) 9.92 562          
Electorate: 13,646   Valid: 5,663   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 1,133   Turnout: 5,827 (42.7%)  

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig

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  • 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab; Con gain one seat from Lab
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SNP Agnes Magowan 25.27 1,507                      
Conservative Nathan Wilson 19.92 1,188 1,192 1,193 1,193 1,194 1,218            
SNP Alan Valentine (incumbent) 16.16 964 1,224                    
Labour Kenneth Duffy 14.40 859 866 868 870 874 877 879 892 923 958 1,039 1,591
Labour Kaye Harmon (incumbent) 9.81 565 573 575 576 578 582 586 599 622 649 754  
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Gary O'Rorke (incumbent) 5.45 325 331 332 333 336 342 344 365 377 433    
Independent Ian Glenny 2.78 166 188 190 198 199 201 203 241 273      
Scottish Green Ben Adams 2.43 145 150 157 159 169 175 176 185        
Independent Ian Kelly 2.20 131 134 135 137 140 147 148          
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.14 68 68 69 69 69              
Solidarity James Mitchell 0.42 25 27 28 29                
Independent Deryck Beaumont 0.35 21 21 22                  
Electorate: 14,254   Valid: 5,964   Spoilt: 151   Quota: 1,197   Turnout: 6,115 (42.9%)  

Murdostoun

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Murdostoun - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Robert McKendrick (incumbent) 27.55 1,765              
SNP Cameron McManus 18.89 1,210 1,267 1,270 1,295      
Conservative Cindy MacKenzie 12.88 825 851 880 914 915 983 1,006  
Labour Nicky Shevlin(incumbent) 12.21 782 825 829 841 841 931 1,008 1,145
Labour Louise Roarty 11.52 738 804 810 827 828 859 1,014 1,235
SNP Anum Qaisar 8.76 561 602 604 614 624 684    
Independent John Taggart (incumbent) 4.43 284 366 370 452 452      
Independent Robert Arthur 2.40 154 231 241          
UKIP Yvonne Millar 1.04 67 77            
Electorate: 13,928   Valid: 6,406   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,282   Turnout: 6,568 (46%)  

Wishaw

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  • 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Lab
Wishaw - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Fiona Fotheringham 25.35 1,442            
Labour Angela Feeney 18.90 1,075 1,088 1,119 1,418      
Conservative Bob Burgess 18.76 1,067 1,070 1,079 1,100 1,141    
SNP Jim Hume (incumbent) 13.62 775 1,041 1,054 1,062 1,099 1,099 1,278
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Sam Love (incumbent) 12.80 728 733 850 891; 946 947  
Labour James Robertson 6.80 387 389 414        
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Frank McKay (incumbent) 3.76 214 216          
Electorate: 13,902   Valid: 5,688   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 5,853 (42.1%)  

Changes since 2017

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  • Fortissat Conservative candidate, Sandy Thornton refused to sign his acceptance of office, resulting in the seat becoming vacant on 28 June 2017. A by-election took place on 7 September 2017 and was won by Clare Quigley of Scottish Labour.[2][3]
  • †† On 8 May 2018, Councillor Tommy Cochrane resigned from The SNP and became an Independent citing lack of support from The SNP in Fortissat.[4] He resigned his seat on 18 March 2020 saying he was increasingly unable to manage personal and work commitments.[5]
  • ††† On 22 May 2018 Councillor Stephen Goldsack of the Scottish Conservatives was expelled from the party after previous connections to the British National Party were exposed.[6]
  • †††† On 19 June 2018, Councillor Paddy Hogg of Cumbernauld East resigned from The SNP. He described the SNP group as ‘toxic’. He now sits as an Independent.[7]
  • ††††† On 10 July 2018, Councillor David Baird of Mossend and Holytown was suspended from The SNP for 'breaking procedure'. He now sits as an Independent.[8] He re-joined the party in 2018.
  • †††††† On 13 August 2018, Coatbridge South Labour Councillor Gordon Encinias died, having been unwell for some time.[9] A by-election was held on 25 October and was held by Geraldine Woods of Scottish Labour.
  • ††††††† On 1 Jul 2019, Thorniewood Labour Councillor Hugh Gaffney resigned his seat. He was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2017 UK Parliament Election.[10] A by-election was held on 19 September 2019 and the seat was retained by Labour.
  • †††††††† Thorniewood SNP Cllr Steven Bonnar was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2019 UK Parliament Election.[11] He resigned his Council seat and the by-election was set for May but was deferred until 19 November 2020.

By-elections since 2017

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Fortissat (1)

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Fortissat By-election (7 September 2017) - 1 Seat[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Clare Quigley 38.5 1,420 1,421 1,426 1,466 1,546 1,827 2,117
BUP John Jo Leckie 23.3 858 865 867 913 1,088 1,139  
SNP Mags Murphy 20.6 761 762 770 791 804    
Conservative Norma McNab 11.5 424 427 428 459      
Independent Charlie Cefferty 5.0 184 184 188        
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 0.7 24 26          
UKIP Daryl Gardner 0.5 18            
Electorate: 12,163   Valid: 3,689   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,845   Turnout: 3,736 (30.7%)  

Coatbridge South

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Coatbridge South By-election (25 October 2018) - 1 Seat[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Geraldine Woods 42.2 1,355 1,360 1,364 1,380 1,549 2,070
SNP Lesley Mitchell 41.8 1,343 1,344 1,346 1,360 1,405  
Conservative Ben Callaghan 13.8 492 494 496 499    
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.5 47 50 51      
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.4 14 14        
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilson 0.4 13          
Electorate: 12,766   Valid: 3,264   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,633   Turnout: 3,312 (25.9%)  

Thorniewood (1)

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Thorniewood By-election (19 September 2019) - 1 Seat[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Norah Moody 44.3% 1,362
SNP Eve Cunnington 39.1% 1,202
Conservative Lorraine Nolan 9.6% 296
Liberal Democrats Colin Robb 5.5% 168
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.5% 46
Quota:  

Fortissat (2)

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Fortissat By-election (4 March 2021) - 1 Seat[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Peter Kelly 38.4% 1,071 1,073 1,093 1,408
SNP Sarah Quinn 34.6% 965 970 994 1,026
Conservative Ben Callaghan 23.5% 656 664 679  
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 2.5% 69 74    
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.1% 31      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,792   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,397   Turnout: 23.3%  

Thorniewood (2)

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Thorniewood By-election (4 March 2021) - 1 Seat[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Helen Loughran 36.4% 998 999 1,018 1,112 1,263
SNP Eve Cunnington 34.5% 944 944 960 971 1,160
Independent Joseph Budd 18.9% 518 520 528 558  
Conservative Oyebola Ajala 7.7% 212 215 220    
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.9% 53 57      
UKIP Daryl Gardner 0.5% 15        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,740   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 25.4%  

Murdostoun

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Murdostoun By-election (24 June 2021) - 1 Seat[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Robert John McKendrick 41.24% 1,504 1,504 1,507 1,515 1,566 1,681 1,873
SNP Julia Stachurska 24,24% 884 884 884 906 918 968 1,060
Labour Chris Roartry 16.92% 617 617 618 632 702 729
Independent Robert Arthur 8.03% 293 296 299 303 334
Conservative Cindy Mackenzie 7.24% 264 265 265 267
Scottish Green Nathaniel Hamiltion 1.75% 61 62 62
ISP Julie Mcanulty 0.38% 14 14
Reform UK Billy Ross 0.19% 7
Electorate: 14,488   Valid: 3,644   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,823   Turnout: 25.4%  



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