Coatbridge South (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Coatbridge South is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] Covering neighbourhoods in the south-east of Coatbridge (Calderwood, Carnbroe, Greenend, Kirkshaws, Rosehall, Shawhead, Sikeside, Victoria Park and Whifflet), it currently elects four councillors. A boundary review in 2017 caused the addition of an area between Langloan Street, the A725 and the A89, with a small increase in the electorate and an additional seat from the original three. The ward had a population of 16,889 in 2019.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 James Brooks
(Labour) 		John Higgins
(Labour) 		Ian Ferrie
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012 Imtiaz Majid
(SNP)
2017 Tom Castles
(Labour) 		Gordon Encinias
(Labour) 		Tracy Carragyer
(SNP) 		Fergus MacGregor
(SNP)
2018 by- Geraldine Woods
(Labour)
2022 Andrew Bustard
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

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Coatbridge South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Tracy Carragher (incumbent) 28.5 1,384          
SNP Fergus MacGregor (incumbent) 24.6 1,195          
Labour Andrew Bustard 22.7 1,100          
Labour Geraldine Woods (incumbent) 12.2 593 676 719 814 866 981
Conservative Peter Murray 6.7 327 333 335 344 374 398
Independent Tony Grimason 3.1 149 180 203 207    
Scottish Green Graham James Kerr 2.1 101 228 292 297 351  
Electorate: 13,164   Valid: 4,849   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 970   Turnout: 5,058 (38.4%)  

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge South - 4 seats[5]
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%)  

2018 By-election

  • On 13 August 2018, Labour councillor Gordon Encinias died, having been unwell for some time.[6] A by-election was held on 25 October and the seat was held by Geraldine Woods of Scottish Labour.
Coatbridge South By-election (25 October 2018) - 1 Seat[7]
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%)  

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge South - 3 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Jim Brooks (incumbent) 40.8% 1,568        
SNP Imtiaz Majid 21.5% 827 848.6 900.3 951.6 1,389
Labour John Higgins (incumbent) 21.2% 814 1,324.1      
SNP Gerry Somers 12.1% 466 479.9 529.1 559.9  
Conservative Colin Gibson 4.4% 171 186.1 208.2    
Electorate: 11,130   Valid: 3,846   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 962   Turnout: 3,968 (35.65%)  

2007 Election

Main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
Party Candidate FPv% % 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

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. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Ward: Coatbridge South, Scottish Government Statistics". statistics.gov.scot.
  4. ^ "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
  5. ^ "Scottish council elections". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Tributes paid as Labour party councillor dies". Glasgow Times.
  7. ^ "Coatbridge South By-election". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Office". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.