Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It had a population of 14,004 in 2019.[3]

It was created in 2017 following a national boundary review that recommended increased representation for the area overall The review led to the eastern third of the Strathkelvin ward and the northern half of the Coatbridge North and Glenboig ward being merged to cover the settlements of Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn, returning three councillors.

(The existing wards were renamed Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead and Coatbridge North respectively).

Councillors

Election Councillors
2017 Greg Lennon
(SNP) 		Willie Doolan
(Labour) 		Michael McPake
(Labour)
2022 Joanne Katy Keltie
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn – 3 seats[4]
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* 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

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: Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn Archived 16 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Scottish council elections, Thursday 4 May 2017". North Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.