Coatbridge North (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Coatbridge North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It elects four councillors. Covering neighbourhoods in the north of Coatbridge (Blairhill, Cliftonville, Drumpellier, Dunbeth, Gartsherrie, Greenhill, Parklands, Summerlee, Sunnyside, Townhead and the town centre), the ward had a population of 15,146 in 2019.[3]

It was created in 2007 as Coatbridge North and Glenboig, originally covering around twice as much territory between Coatbridge and Condorrat about 4 miles (6.4 km) further north, largely rural and sparsely populated but including the expanding commuter village of Glenboig. A nationwide boundary review in 2017 that recommended more representation for the area overall led to this rural half being placed in a separate new ward (along with Gartcosh and Moodiesburn from the Strathkelvin ward), but the electorate in the existing ward reduced only a slightly as a result and the number of seats was unaffected.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 John Wilson
(SNP) 		Tony Clarke
(Labour) 		Bill Shields
(Labour) 		Martin McWilliams
(Independent)
2009 by- Peter Sullivan
(Labour)
2011 by- Michael McPake
(Labour)
2012 Fulton MacGregor
(SNP) 		Julie McAnulty
(SNP)
2016 by- Alex McVey
(Labour)
2017 Kirsten Larson
(SNP) 		Allan Stubbs
(SNP)
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Coatbridge North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP Kirsten Larson (incumbent) 31.2 1,545                
Labour Alexander McVey (incumbent) 20.5 1,017                
SNP Allan Stubbs (incumbent) 15.1 749 1,197              
Labour Bill Shields (incumbent) 13.4 663 691 726 747 762 785 832 992 1,188
Conservative Craig Whiteside 9.7 479 482 484 484 490 497 546 562  
SDP Jeff McDonald 3.5 172 179 183 183 192 202      
ISP Julie Patricia McNulty 2.6 129 147 180 181 208 271 286    
Alba Mark Shields 2.5 123 136 163 163 169        
Scottish Family Leo Francis Lanahan 1.6 79 85 90 91          
Electorate: 12,021   Valid: 4,956   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 992   Turnout: 42.5%  

Source:[4][5]

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge North - 4 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Kirsten Larson 22.56 1,100            
Labour Alex McVey (incumbent) 21.06 1,027            
Conservative Ben Callaghan 14.83 723 724 726 728 749 806  
Labour Bill Shields (incumbent) 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 (incumbent) 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%)  

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge North and Glenboig - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Michael McPake (incumbent) 33.0% 1,599        
Labour Bill Shields (incumbent) 20.0% 900 1,467.8      
SNP Fulton James MacGregor 15.8% 765 777.6 810.2 841.1 947.4
SNP Julie McAnulty 15.0% 725 752.2 818.1 840.1 1,038.2
Independent Martin McWilliams (incumbent) 10.2% 496 540.1 651.4 768  
Conservative William Millar 6.0% 289 291.4 313.5    
Electorate: 14,277   Valid: 4,841   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 969   Turnout: 4,940 (34.6%)  

2016 By-election

Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-election (22 September 2016) - 1 Seat[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Alex McVey 41.7 1,350
SNP Stephen Kirley 39.0 1,261
Conservative Ben Callaghan 11.3 366
Scottish Green John Wilson 6.0 195
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.9 63
Electorate:     Valid: 3,235   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,618   Turnout: 3,277 (23.67%)  

2007 Election

Main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North and Glenboig
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP John Wilson 1,983 29.4 1 1
Labour Tony Clarke 1,982 29.4 1 3
Labour Bill Shields 828 12.3 1 5
Conservative Alexander Thornton 714 10.6
Independent Martin McWilliams 604 9.0 1 7
Labour Gerry Somers 416 6.2
Scottish Socialist John Moffat 219 3.3

2009 By-election

  • 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 and Glenboig By-Election (4 June 2009)- 1 seat[9]
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%)  

2011 By-election

  • Labour Party's Tony Clarke died on 24 August 2011. Michael McPake held the seat in the resulting by-election.
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election (27 October 2011)- 1 seat[10]
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%)  

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 North, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 7 Coatbridge North" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 7 Coatbridge North" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  7. ^ "Fulton MacGregor resigns as Coatbridge councillor". 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.