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Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland . The election utilised the twenty-one wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , 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 .
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 is run by a minority Labour administration. Labour leader Jim Logue was appointed Leader of the Council with the support of Conservative and Independent councillors.[1]
Following a Conservative candidate refusing to take his seat[2] a by-election was held which was won by Labour,[3] leaving Labour and SNP with an equal number of seats.
Labour became the largest party in North Lanarkshire Council after Cllr Cochrane (Fortissat) resigned from The SNP to become an Independent[4]
Election result
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
Kilsyth
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 )
33.7
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
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
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
17.4
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
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
13.3
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
3.0
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 Councillors for Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village Ward.
+ = Sitting Councillor for Cumbernauld South Ward.
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
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
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
28.6
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%)
= Sitting Councillor for Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward.
Coatbridge North
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
4.9
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%)
= Sitting Councillors for Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward.
Airdrie North
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
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
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
34.8
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
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 ††††††
6.8
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
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
3.8%
236
244
252
Electorate: 14,227 Valid: 6,203 Spoilt: 148 Quota: 1,241 Turnout: 6,351 (43.6%)
Fortissat
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
A Better Britain – Unionist Party
Jeffrey McDonald
11.08
559
574
574
591
Independent
Charlie Cefferty (incumbent )
10.09
509
527
527
661
754
SNP
Mags Murphy
8.9
449
469
475
Labour
Kenneth Stevenson
7.2
363
715
715
806
891
1,117
Electorate: 12,051 Valid: 5,043 Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,009 Turnout: 5,182 (43.0%)
Thorniewood
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: 1172 Turnout: 4,788 (44.8%)
Bellshill
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
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
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
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
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 & Ravenscraig
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 & 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
14.4
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
2.2
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
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
2.4
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
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
18.9
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 )
12.8
728
733
850
891;
946
947
Labour
James Robertson
6.8
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
† Fortissat Conservative 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 the Scottish Labour Party.
†† In May 2018, Councillor Tommy Cochrane resigned from The SNP and became an Independent citing lack of support from The SNP in Fortissat.
††† On May 22nd 2018, Councillor Stephen Goldsack of the Scottish Conservative Party was expelled from the party after previous connections to the BNP were exposed. [5]
†††† In June, Councillor Paddy Hogg of Cumbernauld East resigned from The SNP to sit as an Independent. [6]
††††† Councillor David Baird of Holytown & Mossend was suspended from The SNP for 'breaking procedure'. He now sits as an Independent. This brings The SNP down to 30 seats, where they were before the 2017 election. [7]
†††††† Coatbridge South Labour Councillor Gordon Encinias died on 14 August 2018 having been unwell for some time.[1] A by-election will occur in due course.
By-elections since 2017
Fortissat By-election (7 September 2017) - 1 Seat[8]
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
A Better Britain - Unionist Party
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%)
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