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Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election . The election was the first one using 20 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 ,[1] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation . The new wards replace 70 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post ) system of election.
Labour managed to retain control of the council, something which the party failed to do in many other parts of Scotland. Overall they lost 14 seats, most of which went to the Scottish National Party , although the individual seats won by the Conservative Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats are noteworthy in that these parties have never been represented on North Lanarkshire Council before.
Election results
Ward results
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Kilsyth
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Francis Griffin
2,037
38.3
1
1
SNP
David Key
1,480
27.8
1
1
Labour
Jean Jones
1,386
26.0
1
1
Conservative
Archie Giggie
260
4.9
Scottish Socialist
Willie O'Neill
162
3.0
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Frances McGlinchey
2,055
26.4
1
1
Labour
William Hogg
1,795
23.5
1
1
Labour
Brian Wallace
1,309
16.9
1
6
Labour
Joe Shaw
1,208
15.6
1
4
Conservative
Jonathan Oak
872
11.2
Solidarity
Jack Doyle
409
5.4
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie Central
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
David Stocks
1,924
35.6
1
1
Labour
Jim Logue
1,256
23.4
1
4
Labour
Peter Sullivan
829
15.3
Independent
George Devine
630
11.7
1
7
Independent
Ian McNeil
351
6.5
Conservative
Cynthia MacKenzie
318
5.9
Scottish Socialist
Audrey McMath
95
1.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge West
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Tom Magginis
1,872
37.4
1
1
Labour
Jim Smith
1,476
29.5
1
1
SNP
Paul Welsh
1,218
24.3
1
2
Conservative
Mark Oak
251
5.0
Scottish Socialist
Charlie McCarthy
192
3.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
James Brooks
1,682
35.0
1
1
SNP
Ian Ferrie
1,503
31.3
1
1
Labour
John Higgins
1,057
22.0
1
2
Conservative
Robert Hargrave
392
8.2
Scottish Socialist
Craig Coats
172
3.6
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Fortissat
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Jim Robertson
1,596
28.3
1
1
Independent
Charles Cefferty
1,529
27.1
1
1
SNP
Malcolm McMillan
1,396
24.7
1
2
Labour
Clare Margaret Quigley
1,125
19.9
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Thorniewood
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Jim McCabe
1,714
29.7
1
1
SNP
Duncan McShannon
1,369
23.8
1
4
Labour
Bob Burrows
1,342
23.3
1
2
Labour
Dave Saunders
878
15.2
Conservative
David Imrie Paterson
455
7.9
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Bellshill
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Richard Lyle
1,523
30.2
1
1
Labour
Harry Curran
1,297
25.7
1
1
Labour
Harry McGuigan
1,128
22.4
1
6
SNP
Helen Gallett
447
8.9
Conservative
George Clark
366
7.3
Independent
William Devlin
147
2.9
Solidarity
Ray Gunnion
138
2.7
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Mossend & Holytown
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
James Coyle
1,680
37.3
1
1
SNP
Paul Delaney
1,365
30.3
1
1
Labour
Kevin McKeown
886
19.7
1
2
Conservative
Elizabeth McLeod
386
8.6
Independent
Jim Reddin
191
4.2
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell West
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
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell North
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Peter Nolan
1,532
23.4
1
1
SNP
Gordon Stewart
1,480
22.6
1
1
Labour
Helen McKenna
1,234
18.9
1
2
Labour
Annita McAuley
1,067
16.3
1
7
Liberal Democrats
Stuart Douglas
465
7.1
Conservative
Neil Richardson
383
5.9
Independent
Tom Kennedy
379
5.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Alan Valentine
2,048
34.5
1
1
Labour
Tommy Luny
1,153
19.4
1
2
Labour
Kaye Harmon
1,014
17.1
1
5
Labour
Gary O'Rorke
782
13.2
Conservative
Linsey McKay
699
11.8
1
5
Scottish Socialist
Joyce Carmichael
240
4.0
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Wishaw
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Clare Adamson
2,232
30.6
1
1
Labour
John Pentland
1,605
22.0
1
1
Labour
Sam Love
1,594
21.9
1
1
Labour
Frank McKay
1,099
15.1
1
5
Conservative
Marjory Borthwick
761
10.4
By-Elections since 3 May 2007
Labour's Francis Griffin died on 10 November 2007. Mark Griffin held the seat for the party in the resulting by-election on 31 January 2008
The SNP's John Wilson resigned following his election as an MSP. Peter Sullivan gained the seat for Labour in the resulting by-election.
Coatbridge North & Glenboig By-Election (4 June 2009)- 1 seat[3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Peter Sullivan
37.2
1,529
1,542
1,558
1,577
1,615
1,759
SNP
Allan Stubbs
30.5
1,254
1,276
1,307
1,357
1,446
1,696
Independent
Julie McAnulty
13.5
557
565
604
635
730
Conservative
Bob Burgess
8.8
361
365
372
387
Independent
Hugh Banford
5.3
217
218
218
Scottish Green
Kristofer Keane
2.8
115
126
Scottish Socialist
Fraser Coats
2.0
81
Labour gain from SNP
Swing
Electorate: 14,270 Valid: 4,114 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 2058 Turnout: 4,181 (29.3%)
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Labour Party's Tony Clarke died on 24 August 2011. Michael McPake held the seat in the resulting by-election.
Coatbridge North & Glenboig By-Election (27 October 2011)- 1 seat[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
Labour
Michael McPake
52.3
1,527
SNP
Julie McAnulty
39.0
1,139
Conservative
Bob Burgess
6.0
174
Liberal Democrats
Graham Dale
2.7
78
Labour hold
Swing
Electorate: 14,590 Valid: 2,919 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,460 Turnout: 2,934 (20.11%)
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