2022 North Lanarkshire Council election
North Lanarkshire Council election
2022 North Lanarkshire Council election Registered 264,519 Turnout 41.3%
First party
Second party
Third party
SNP
Lab
Con
Leader
Jordan Linden
Jim Logue
Sandy Watson
Party
SNP
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Bellshill
Airdrie Central
Airdrie South
Last election
33 seats, 38.4%
32 seats, 32.9%
10 seats, 15.8%
Seats before
26
31
8
Seats won
36
32
5
Seat change
3
5
Popular vote
46,255
37,336
12,571
Percentage
43.6%
35.2%
11.8%
Swing
5.2%
2.3%
4.0%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Ind
Grn
BUP
Leader
Claire Louise Williams
John Jo Leckie
Party
Independent
Scottish Green
BUP
Leader's seat
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
Fortissat
Last election
2 seats, 7.4%
0 seats, 1.3%
0 seats, 0.5%
Seats before
9
0
0
Seats won
2
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
4,282
2,304
859
Percentage
4.0%
2.2%
0.5%
Swing
3.4%
0.9%
0.3%
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections . As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
For the second consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with 36 seats – three shy of an overall majority. Despite a slight increase in vote share, Labour made a net gain of zero seats to remain as the second-largest party on 32 seats. The Conservatives lost half of their seats while both the Greens and the British Unionist Party (BUP) won their first seats in a North Lanarkshire election. The remaining two seats were won by independents .
For the first time in the council's history, Labour lost control as their ruling minority administration supported by the Conservatives was replaced by an SNP minority administration. However, following allegations of sexual harassment against council leader Jordan Linden, Labour regained control of the council three months later.
Background
Previous election
At the previous election in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party in an election in North Lanarkshire for the first time after winning 33 seats – an increase of three but still six shy of an overall majority. Labour , who had been in power in North Lanarkshire since the council's creation in 1995 , failed to win a majority of seats for the first time as their vote share fell by more than one-third and they lost 12 seats to return 32 councillors. The Conservatives won their first seats in North Lanarkshire for a decade after returning 10 councillors and the remaining two seats were won by independent candidates.[ 1]
Source: [ 1]
Electoral system
The election used the 21 wards created following the fifth statutory review of electoral arrangements conducted by Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland in 2016, with 77 councillors elected. Each ward elected either three or four councillors, using the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system – a form of proportional representation – where candidates are ranked in order of preference.[ 2] [ 3]
Composition
Since the previous election, several changes in the composition of the council occurred. Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including SNP councillors Paddy Hogg and Tommy Cochrane as well as Labour councillors Angela Feeney, Gillian Fannan, Willie Doolan and Tommy Morgan who resigned from their respective parties to become independents.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] SNP councillors Lynne Anderson, David Baird and Shahid Farooq defected to the Alba Party .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Conservative councillor Stephen Goldsack was expelled from the party for his previous connections to the British National Party ,[ 11] and SNP councillor Mark Kerr stood down from the party after being charged with sexual abuse in July 2020.[ 12] Six by-elections were held and resulted in a Labour gain from the Conservatives,[ 13] two Labour holds,[ 14] [ 15] two Labour gains from the SNP[ 7] [ 16] and an independent hold.[ 17]
Composition of North Lanarkshire Council
Party
2017 result
Dissolution
SNP
33
26
Labour
32
31
Conservative
10
8
Independents
2
9
Alba
N/A
3
Retiring councillors
Source: [ 1] [ 18]
Candidates
The total number of candidates fell from 157 in 2017 to 142 despite an increase in the number of parties contesting the election. The SNP again fielded the largest number of candidates at 43 – one less than in 2017 – while Labour again fielded 42 candidates. The Conservatives were the only other party to contest every ward, naming 21 candidates as they had done in 2017. The Greens named the same number of candidates (seven) as they had at the previous election, contesting 7 of the 21 wards.[ 1] [ 18]
The number of independent candidates standing fell from twenty in 2017 to seven. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) (two) and the Scottish Socialist Party (one) again contested the election in North Lanarkshire but stood four and one fewer candidates respectively. The British Unionist Party (BUP) stood one candidate as they had in 2017. For the first time, the Alba Party (six), the Scottish Family Party (five), the Independence for Scotland Party (ISP) (one), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (one) and the Freedom Alliance (one) fielded candidates in a North Lanarkshire election while the Liberal Democrats (three) contested an election in North Lanarkshire for the first time since 2012 . Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire, RISE and Solidarity did not contest the election as they had in 2017.[ 1] [ 18]
Controversies
Scottish Family Party candidates in Lanarkshire were accused of "extremist right wing views" by advocacy group Hope not Hate for their policies on transgender rights and hate speech legislation. The party is considered anti-LGBT but claims to be pro-free speech.[ 19]
Results
Source: [ 20]
Note : Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 4 May 2017. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils.[ 21] [ 22]
Ward summary
Source: [ 20]
Seats changing hands
Below is a list of seats which elected a different party or parties from 2017 in order to highlight the change in political composition of the council from the previous election. The list does not include defeated incumbents who resigned or defected from their party and subsequently failed re-election while the party held the seat.
Notes
^ Note 1 : Although elected in 2017, Sandy Thornton never took office after refusing to sign the necessary paperwork.
[ 23]
Ward results
Kilsyth
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) held the seats they won at the last election.
Source:[ 24] [ 25]
Cumbernauld North
The SNP (2), Labour (1) and the Conservatives (1) held the seats they won at the last election.
Cumbernauld North – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Alan Masterton (incumbent )
30.5
2,157
Labour
Tom Fisher (incumbent )
20.2
1,428
SNP
Danish Ashraf (incumbent )
19.7
1,399
1,996
Conservative
Gordon Currie
14.2
1,003
1,011
1,020
1,021
1,035
1,084
1,117
1,425
Labour
Donna Kiddie
7.5
534
556
635
646
664
719
936
Scottish Green
Anne McCrossan
4.1
290
349
586
586
604
659
Liberal Democrats
John Cole
2.5
180
189
218
219
225
Scottish Family
John Patrick McGrory
1.2
84
90
101
101
Electorate: 15,417 Valid: 7,075 Spoilt: 164 Quota: 1,416 Turnout: 47.0%
Source:[ 26] [ 27]
Cumbernauld South
The SNP retained two of the three seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained their only seat and gained one from the SNP.
Cumbernauld South – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
James McPhilemy
24.1
1,374
SNP
Ann Ballinger
19.1
1,089
1,092
1,092
1,096
1,123
1,127
1,128
1,683
SNP
William Goldie (incumbent )
16.8
959
963
964
966
995
1,005
1,006
1,361
SNP
Catherine Johnston (incumbent )
15.9
910
914
916
921
944
956
957
Labour
Peter McDade
11.5
656
857
862
882
923
1,154
Conservative
Rebecca MacPhee
7.9
453
457
460
481
497
Scottish Socialist
Willie Homer
2.7
154
156
165
177
Scottish Family
Norma McLachlan Diffin
1.3
77
78
92
Freedom Alliance (UK)
Simona Panaitescu
0.7
41
42
Electorate: 12,788 Valid: 5,713 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,143 Turnout: 45.9%
Source:[ 28] [ 29]
Cumbernauld East
The SNP (3) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Cumbernauld East – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Claire Barclay (incumbent )
31.8
1,704
Labour
Barry McCulloch
19.1
1,022
1,036
1,045
1,217
SNP
Tom Johnston (incumbent )
18.1
970
1,388
Conservative
David MacPhee
8.8
469
471
473
479
503
522
592
SNP
Adam Smith
8.6
460
572
839
846
860
1,000
1,090
Independent
Paddy Hogg (incumbent )
5.3
283
300
304
313
340
384
Scottish Green
Kyle Davidson
4.2
225
266
278
290
307
Labour
Susan Taylor
4.1
222
228
232
Electorate: 13,027 Valid: 5,355 Spoilt: 209 Quota: 1,072 Turnout: 42.7%
Source:[ 30] [ 31]
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives lost their seat to the Greens.
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Josh Cairns
26.8
1,299
Labour
John McLaren (incumbent )
23.9
1,159
1,162
1,204
1,272
Conservative
Crissy Sandhu
15.0
725
725
757
766
772
870
Scottish Green
Claire Louise Williams
10.8
523
529
557
856
859
1,044
1,218
Labour
Margaret-Anne Shaw
10.7
521
523
549
603
646
SNP
Ian MacQuarrie
9.6
467
539
548
Liberal Democrats
Neil K. Casey
3.2
154
155
Electorate: 10,567 Valid: 4,848 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,213 Turnout: 46.9%
Source:[ 32] [ 33]
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
Labour retained one of their two seats while the SNP held their seat and gained one seat from Labour.
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Greg Lennon (incumbent )
30.5
1,365
Labour
Michael McPake (incumbent )
20.8
929
940
973
1,111
1,881
Labour
Joseph Beekman
18.4
826
832
860
967
SNP
Joanne Katy Keltie
16.3
728
925
1,038
1,059
1,134
Conservative
Norma Raeside
9.4
421
424
437
Scottish Green
Patrick Pearse McAleer
4.5
203
219
Electorate: 10,698 Valid: 4,472 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,119 Turnout: 42.6%
Source:[ 34] [ 35]
Coatbridge North
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:[ 36] [ 37]
Airdrie North
The SNP, Labour and independent candidate Alan Beveridge retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from the Conservatives.
Airdrie North – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Sophia Coyle (incumbent )
31.3
1,741
Independent
Alan Beveridge (incumbent )
22.0
1,223
Labour
Henry Emerson Dunbar
21.0
1,170
Conservative
Graeme McGinnigle
10.8
603
605
622
628
638
658
756
Labour
Peter Gerard Kelly[ note 1]
8.3
463
491
517
557
561
586
SNP
Richard Alan Sullivan
4.8
269
802
826
827
827
838
942
1,025
Liberal Democrats
Robert Stewart McGeorge
1.3
71
77
85
86
94
UKIP
Daryl Gardner
0.4
25
28
31
32
Electorate: 15,029 Valid: 5,565 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,114 Turnout: 37.8%
Source:[ 38] [ 39]
Airdrie Central
The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.
Airdrie Central – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
SNP
Lesley Jarvie
31.4
1,468
Labour
Chris Costello
21.1
988
Labour
Jim Logue (incumbent )
21.1
986
Conservative
Trevor Douglas (incumbent )
13.7
642
646
SNP
Janice Catherine Toner
10.2
478
951
Alba
Julie Marshall
2.5
117
133
Electorate: 12,690 Valid: 4,679 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 936 Turnout: 37.9%
Source:[ 40] [ 41]
Coatbridge West
Labour retained one of the two seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained their seat and gained one seat from Labour.
Coatbridge West – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Lesley Mitchell
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: 38.9%
Source:[ 42] [ 43]
Coatbridge South
The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Source:[ 44] [ 45]
Airdrie South
The SNP (2), Labour (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Airdrie South – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Michael Joseph Coyle (incumbent )
30.7
1,847
Labour
Michael McBride
23.0
1,386
Conservative
Sandy Watson (incumbent )
17.1
1,028
1,038
1,055
1,061
1,592
SNP
Paul Di Mascio (incumbent )
16.9
1,015
1,581
Labour
Ian McNeil (incumbent )
12.3
739
756
891
1,054
Electorate: 15,018 Valid: 6,015 Spoilt: 193 Quota: 1,204 Turnout: 41.3%
Source:[ 46] [ 47]
Fortissat
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the BUP gained a seat from the Conservatives.
Fortissat – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Martin McCulloch (incumbent )
22.5
1,028
SNP
Margaret Hughes
20.8
949
BUP
John Jo Leckie
18.8
859
864
864
870
1,136
Labour
Kenneth Stevenson (incumbent )
14.0
636
729
730
753
867
957
Conservative
Ben Callaghan
11.2
512
514
515
523
SNP
Sarah Quinn
10.0
457
463
494
547
561
571
Scottish Green
Emma Rachel Cuthbertson
2.6
118
119
121
Electorate: 12,104 Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 123 Quota: 912 Turnout: 38.7%
Source:[ 48] [ 49]
Thorniewood
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Thorniewood – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Barry McCluskey
36.8
1,642
Labour
Helen Loughran (incumbent )
26.4
1,180
Labour
Margaret Boyd
17.0
760
903
950
1,083
1,458
Independent
Joseph Budd
12.7
568
768
773
854
Conservative
Jeanie Burgess
7.1
318
327
330
Electorate: 10,896 Valid: 4,468 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,118 Turnout: 41.7%
Source:[ 50] [ 51]
Bellshill
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP also gained one seat from the Conservatives.
Bellshill – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Jordan Linden (incumbent )
28.1
1,300
Labour
Angela Campbell (incumbent )
25.1
1,162
Labour
Pat Patton
13.7
635
657
829
845
935
Conservative
Colin Cameron (incumbent )
13.6
632
635
653
663
689
SNP
Lisa Stubbs
12.7
589
888
893
919
978
Independent
John Devlin
4.5
209
220
232
264
Alba
David Baird[ note 2]
2.2
104
109
110
Electorate: 12,279 Valid: 4,631 Spoilt: 153 Quota: 927 Turnout: 39.0%
Source:[ 52] [ 53]
Mossend and Holytown
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Source:[ 54] [ 55]
Motherwell West
The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Motherwell West – 3 seats
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: 42.9%
Source:[ 56] [ 57]
Motherwell North
The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Motherwell North – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Gerry Brennan
31.6
1,646
Labour
Andrew Duffy-Lawson
27.4
1,427
SNP
Anne Thomas
15.0
780
1,282
Conservative
Oyebola Ajala
11.0
574
576
600
606
Labour
Ayeshah Khan
9.9
513
541
840
913
1,048
Alba
Shahid Farooq (incumbent )
5.0
262
288
294
Electorate: 13,654 Valid: 5,202 Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,041 Turnout: 39.4%
Source:[ 58] [ 59]
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
The SNP (2), Labour (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Agnes Magowan (incumbent )
32.0
1,941
Labour
Kenneth Duffy (incumbent )
22.6
1,368
Conservative
Nathan Wilson (incumbent )
16.7
1,010
1,025
1,032
1,033
1,039
1,048
1,090
1,316
SNP
David Robb
10.8
653
1,263
Labour
Michael Ross
8.7
525
543
657
665
672
688
874
Scottish Green
Derek Watson
7.8
472
514
522
542
551
563
Scottish Family
James Joseph Mitchell
0.9
54
62
66
67
70
UKIP
Neil Wilson
0.7
40
40
40
40
Electorate: 15,549 Valid: 6,063 Spoilt: 190 Quota: 1,213 Turnout: 40.2%
Source:[ 60] [ 61]
Murdostoun
Labour (2), the SNP (1) and independent candidate Robert John McKendrick retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Murdostoun – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Independent
Robert John McKendrick (incumbent )
27.2
1,545
SNP
Cameron McManus (incumbent )
19.4
1,106
1,167
Labour
Louise Roarty (incumbent )
15.0
853
914
916
986
1,191
Labour
Nicky Shevlin (incumbent )
13.7
778
834
836
892
1,007
1,049
1,317
SNP
Julia Stachurska
10.3
584
606
629
691
705
708
Conservative
Linsey McKay
9.1
518
545
545
624
Independent
Robert Livingston Arthur
5.4
305
394
394
Electorate: 14,403 Valid: 5,689 Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,138 Turnout: 40.4%
Source:[ 62] [ 63]
Wishaw
The SNP (2), Labour (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Wishaw – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
Fiona Fotheringham (incumbent )
31.9
1,687
Labour
Frank McKay
21.5
1,138
Conservative
Bob Burgess (incumbent )
18.5
980
988
1,000
1,004
1,383
Labour
Martine Nolan
14.6
771
794
881
946
SNP
Jim Hume (incumbent )
13.6
719
1,286
Electorate: 13,431 Valid: 5,295 Spoilt: 186 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 40.8%
Source:[ 64] [ 65]
Aftermath
Despite falling three seats shy of a majority, the SNP took control of North Lanarkshire for the first time from Labour who had been in power since the council's creation.[ 66] The minority administration was headed by Bellshill councillor Jordan Linden who was elected as council leader at a "historic" meeting on 19 May 2022. Cllr Tracy Carragher was selected as depute leader while Cllr Agnes Magowan and Cllr Anne Thomas became Provost and depute Provost respectively.[ 66]
The election saw the Greens pick up their first ever seat in North Lanarkshire after Claire Williams was elected in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead .[ 67] It also resulted in the BUP picking up their first elected representative as they gained a seat from the Conservatives in Fortissat – a result which was described by reporter Hamish Morrison in The National as a "devastating upset" for the Conservatives.[ 68]
Two months after the election, council leader Jordan Linden faced allegations of sexual misconduct stemming from a party in Dundee in 2019.[ 69] Following pressure from opposition groups, he apologised for the incident and resigned as council leader on 27 July 2022.[ 70] He later resigned as a councillor in March 2023 following further allegations of sexual harassment which he denied.[ 71]
On 1 August 2022, Cllr Tracy Carragher was voted to replace Cllr Linden as the leader of the SNP group with Cllr Alan Masterton as her depute.[ 72] However, the SNP subsequently lost control of the council on 11 August when Cllr Carragher failed to be voted in as the new council leader.[ 73] Instead, a Labour motion to restore former council leader Jim Logue and depute leader Paul Kelly to their former posts was passed by 38 votes to 37.[ 74] The decisive vote came from long-time SNP councillor Michael Coyle, who left the party shortly before the meeting.[ 75] Cllr Coyle's daughter Sophia, councillor for Airdrie North, also resigned from the SNP group citing "infighting and bullying" to sit as an independent.[ 76] The new Labour administration also nominated a new Provost, Cllr Kenny Duffy, and depute Provost – Conservative councillor Bob Burgess. Both were narrowly elected to the posts resulting in the first time a Conservative had held the role.[ 77]
Following accusations of a "beyond toxic" environment within the SNP group, Cllr Paul Di Mascio and Cllr David Crichton were expelled from the group on 2 May 2023 for "bringing the group and party into disrepute". The following day, five further SNP councillors – Beth Baudo, Gerry Brennan, Greg Lennon, Barry McCluskey and Cameron McManus – resigned from the SNP group in solidarity with the expelled councillors.[ 78] Later in the month, Cllr Jim Hume also resigned from the SNP group and the eight councillors formed a new party called Progressive Change North Lanarkshire.[ 79] In January 2024, Cllr Baudo defected to Labour.[ 80]
In March 2024, Labour councillor for Bellshill Angela Campbell became an independent.[ 81]
Bellshill by-election
On 14 March 2023, former council leader Jordan Linden resigned following allegations of sexual harassment.[ 71] A by-election held on 15 June was won by Labour's Anne McCrory.[ 82]
Bellshill (15 June 2023) – 1 seat
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
Labour
Anne McCrory
51.8
1,440
SNP
Joseph Budd
27.1
753
Conservative
Colin Cameron
8.5
236
BUP
Billy Ross
4.3
120
Alba
John Marshall
3.9
107
Scottish Green
Rosemary McGowan
1.6
44
Liberal Democrats
John Arthur Henry Cole
1.2
34
Scottish Family
Leo Francis Lanahan
1.1
30
Freedom Alliance (UK)
Simona Panaitescu
0.3
7
UKIP
Neil Wilson
0.3
7
Electorate: 12,410 Valid: 2,778 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 1,390 Turnout: 22.7%
Source:[ 83]
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig by-election
In August 2023, SNP councillor Agnes MacGowan resigned for personal reasons.[ 84] A by-election, held on 16 November 2023, was won by Labour's Kaye Harmon.[ 85]
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (16 November 2023) – 1 seat
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
Kaye Harmon
44.0
1,368
1,369
1,379
1,398
1,427
1,479
1,642
SNP
Rosa Zambonini
30.1
934
936
964
974
976
1,087
1,103
Conservative
Oyebola Ajala
9.5
296
299
300
305
345
357
Scottish Green
Derek Watson
8.2
255
257
258
266
269
BUP
Billy Acheson
3.1
96
101
102
107
Liberal Democrats
Robert Stewart McGeorge
2.2
68
68
73
Alba
Mark Shields
2.1
66
66
UKIP
Neil Wilson
0.8
24
Electorate: 15,794 Valid: 3,107 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 1,554 Turnout: 20.0%
Source:[ 86] [ 87]
Fortissat & Mossend and Holytown by-elections
Following their successful campaigns during the 2024 United Kingdom general election , Fortissat councillor Kenneth Stevenson and Mossend and Holytown councillor Frank McNally - who were elected as MP for Airdrie and Shotts and Coatbridge and Bellshill respectively - announced that they had resigned their council seats in August 2024. Both by-elections took place on 10 October 2024[ 88] and both seats were held by Labour as Clare Quigley and Helena Gray were elected in Fortissat and Mossend and Holytown respectively.[ 89]
Fortissat (10 October 2024) – 1 seat
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Clare Quigley
36.6
807
818
834
892
1,007
1,292
Progressive Change North Lanarkshire
Mary McIntosh
24.0
529
542
556
634
757
SNP
Brendan McAleese
20.3
447
452
457
466
BUP
Billy Acheson
10.9
241
245
297
Conservative
Sheila Cameron
5.6
124
131
Liberal Democrats
Leigh Butler
2.6
57
Electorate: 12,422 Valid: 2,205 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,103 Turnout: 17.9%
Source:[ 90] [ 91]
Mossend and Holytown (10 October 2024) – 1 seat
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Helena Gray
36.5
616
616
640
668
722
926
SNP
Shahnawaz Khan
34.8
586
586
593
600
633
Reform UK
Duncan McMillan
15.5
263
268
276
321
Conservative
Aimee Alexander
7.5
127
127
141
Liberal Democrats
John Cole
5.0
83
84
UKIP
Neil Wilson
0.6
11
Electorate: 10,813 Valid: 1,686 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 844 Turnout: 15.8%
Source:[ 92] [ 93]
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