Motherwell West (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Motherwell West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It elects three councillors and covers parts of Motherwell lying west of the Argyle Line and Cumbernauld line railways, including the Forgewood, Greenacres, Braedale and North Motherwell neighbourhoods, with a population of 14,256 in 2019;[3] created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Annette Valentine
(SNP) 		Michael Ross
(Labour) 		Paul Kelly
(Labour)
2012
2017 Meghan Gallacher
(Conservative)
2022 David Crichton
(SNP) 		Lorraine Nolan
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

[4]

Motherwell West - 3 seats[5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP David Crichton 27.4 1,261          
Labour Paul Kelly (incumbent) 24.0 1,105 1,109 1,364      
Conservative Lorraine Nolan 18.9 869 869 896 943 1,003 1,271
SNP Lindsay Evans 13.6 626 722 737 767 1,001  
Scottish Green Gordon Thomas Miller 8.1 372 378 401 445    
Labour Megan McCann 7.9 363 364        
Electorate: 11,093   Valid: 4,596   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,150   Turnout: 4,764 (42.9%)  

2017 Election

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election[7]

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%)  

2012 Election

2012 North Lanarkshire Council election[8]

Motherwell West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SNP Annette Valentine (incumbent) 32.1% 1,256    
Labour Paul Kelly (incumbent) 29.5% 1,156    
Labour Michael Ross (incumbent) 22.3% 874 949.4 1,098.9
Conservative Robert Burgess 13.7% 535 579.4 583.7
TUSC Kenny Martin 2.4% 95 152.1 156.4
Electorate: 10,511   Valid: 3,916   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 980   Turnout: 3,990 (37.96%)  

2007 Election

2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell West
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Annette Valentine 1,573 30.9 1 3
Labour Michael Ross 1,270 24.9 1 2
Labour Paul Kelly 1,237 24.3 1 3
Conservative Robert Burgess 812 15.9
Independent Gordon Weir 205 4.0

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: Motherwell West Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
  5. ^ "Notice of Poll". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Election Results". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.