Coatbridge West (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Coatbridge West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] Covering neighbourhoods in the south-west of Coatbridge (Barrowfield, Dundyvan, Kirkwood, Langloan, Old Monkland) and the separate village of Bargeddie, it elects three councillors. A boundary review in 2017 caused the loss of an area between Langloan Street, the A725 and the A89, with a small decrease in the electorate but no change in the number of seats. The ward had a population of 14,910 in 2019.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Tom Magginis
(Labour) 		Jim Smith
(Labour) 		Paul Welsh
(SNP)
2012
2013 by- Kevin Docherty
(Labour)
2017 Mary Gourlay
(Labour) 		Caroline Stephen
(SNP)
2022 Lesley Mitchell
(SNP) 		Gary Robinson
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

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Coatbridge West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Lesley Mitchell [GOB] 32.2 1,254        
Labour Kevin Docherty (incumbent) 29.8 1,159        
SNP Gary Robinson 15.7 613 869 876 885 1,038
Labour Mary Gourlay (incumbent) 9.6 374 380 530 649 709
Alba Robert Slavin 6.5 254 262 268 289  
Conservative Laraine Shields 6.2 240 240 244    
Electorate: 10,411   Valid: 3,894   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 974   Turnout: 4,053 (38.9%)  

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge West - 3 seats[5]
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%)  

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge West - 3 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour Tom Maginnis (incumbent) 41.0% 1,570  
Labour Jim Smith (incumbent) 33.8% 1,295  
SNP Paul Welsh (incumbent) 22.4% 858 1,037.3
Conservative Archie Giggie 2.8% 107 145.6
Electorate: 11,272   Valid: 3,830   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 958   Turnout: 3,935 (34.91%)  
  • Labour Party councillor Tom Maginnis died on 29 November 2012. A by-election was held on 28 February 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Kevin Docherty.[7]
  • On 8 March 2016, Labour councillor Jim Smith resigned from the party and became Independents.[8]

2013 by-election

Coatbridge West By-election (28 February 2013) - 1 Seat[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Kevin Docherty 78.8% 2,145
SNP Patrick Rolink 16.6% 452
Conservative Ashley Baird 2.6% 71
UKIP Billy Mitchell 1.2% 34
Liberal Democrats John Love 0.7% 19
Electorate:     Valid: 2,721   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,361   Turnout: 2,748 (24.11%)  

2007 Election

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

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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Electoral Ward: Coatbridge West Archived 10 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
  5. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Councillor Tom Maginnis dies while on holiday in Tenerife | Local democracy | Coatbridge | STV". local.stv.tv. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "North Lanarkshire councillors resign from Labour group". BBC News. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council : Coatbridge by-election result". Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2021.