Main article: 2007 Scottish local elections
2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election . The election was the first one using 20 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 ,[1] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation . The new wards replace 70 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post ) system of election.
Labour managed to retain control of the council, something which the party failed to do in many other parts of Scotland. Overall they lost 14 seats, most of which went to the Scottish National Party , although the individual seats won by the Conservative Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were noteworthy in that these parties had never been represented on North Lanarkshire Council before.
Election results [ ]
North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2007
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
40
N/A
N/A
-14
57.1
49.6
60673
SNP
23
N/A
N/A
+11
32.9
31.7
38809
Independent
5
N/A
N/A
+1
7.1
7.0
8510
Conservative
1
N/A
N/A
+1
1.4
7.5
9212
Liberal Democrats
1
N/A
N/A
+1
1.4
1.8
2232
Scottish Socialist
0
N/A
N/A
0
0.0
1.5
1848
Solidarity
0
N/A
N/A
0
0.0
0.6
759
Scottish Christian
0
N/A
N/A
0
0.0
0.3
348
Ward results [ ]
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Kilsyth
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Francis Griffin
2,037
38.3
1
1
SNP
David Key
1,480
27.8
1
1
Labour
Jean Jones
1,386
26.0
1
1
Conservative
Archie Giggie
260
4.9
Scottish Socialist
Willie O'Neill
162
3.0
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld North
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Alan O'Brien
1,645
23.1
1
1
Labour
Bob Chadha
1,576
22.5
1
1
Labour
Barry McCulloch
1,362
19.5
1
3
Independent
Gordon Murray
727
10.4
1
9
SNP
Norman R Robinson
641
9.2
Conservative
Christina Giggie
375
5.4
Liberal Democrats
Pamela Wilson
321
4.6
Independent
Donald Masterton
247
3.5
Scottish Socialist
Davina McNeill
101
1.4
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld South
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
William Goldie
1,871
23.3
1
1
Labour
Danny Carrigan
1,806
22.5
1
2
Labour
Gerry McElroy
1,280
16.0
1
8
SNP
William Homer
791
9.9
1
10
SNP
Neil McCallum
701
8.7
Independent
Alan Sneddon
370
4.6
Liberal Democrats
Michael Allen
359
4.5
Independent
Rose Bowie
318
4.0
Conservative
Margaret Hooper
276
3.4
Scottish Socialist
Kenny McEwan
252
3.1
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Abronhill, Kildrum and The Village
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Stephen Grant
1,939
31.4
1
1
SNP
Elizabeth Irvive
1,753
28.4
1
1
SNP
Tom Johnston
1,430
23.1
1
3
Independent
Anne MacDonald
331
5.4
Liberal Democrats
Carol Boyle
292
4.7
Scottish Socialist
Barbara Harvey
165
2.7
Conservative
Robert Paterson
160
2.6
Independent
Robert Kelso
109
1.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Frances McGlinchey
2,055
26.4
1
1
Labour
William Hogg
1,795
23.5
1
1
Labour
Brian Wallace
1,309
16.9
1
6
Labour
Joe Shaw
1,208
15.6
1
4
Conservative
Jonathan Oak
872
11.2
Solidarity
Jack Doyle
409
5.4
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North and Glenboig
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
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
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie North
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Sophia Coyle
1,745
26.3
1
1
Labour
Tommy Morgan
1,176
17.7
1
10
SNP
Campbell Cameron
1,110
16.7
1
2
Labour
Jim McGuigan
767
11.6
1
10
Labour
Tony Beekman
506
7.6
Conservative
Dave Stewart
493
7.4
Independent
Patrick Rolink
442
6.7
Liberal Democrats
Particia Maguire
229
3.5
Independent
Alan Love
89
1.3
Scottish Socialist
Ian Smith
77
1.2
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie Central
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
David Stocks
1,924
35.6
1
1
Labour
Jim Logue
1,256
23.4
1
4
Labour
Peter Sullivan
829
15.3
Independent
George Devine
630
11.7
1
7
Independent
Ian McNeil
351
6.5
Conservative
Cynthia MacKenzie
318
5.9
Scottish Socialist
Audrey McMath
95
1.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge West
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
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
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
James Brooks
1,682
35.0
1
1
SNP
Ian Ferrie
1,503
31.3
1
1
Labour
John Higgins
1,057
22.0
1
2
Conservative
Robert Hargrave
392
8.2
Scottish Socialist
Craig Coats
172
3.6
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie South
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Michael Coyle
2,845
40.0
1
1
Labour
Tom Curley
1,706
23.7
1
1
Labour
David Fagan
712
10.0
1
5
Conservative
Rhona Thornton
625
8.0
Labour
Morag Thomson
570
7.2
Liberal Democrats
John Love
566
7.1
1
7
Scottish Socialist
Fraser Coats
173
2.4
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Fortissat
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Jim Robertson
1,596
28.3
1
1
Independent
Charles Cefferty
1,529
27.1
1
1
SNP
Malcolm McMillan
1,396
24.7
1
2
Labour
Clare Margaret Quigley
1,125
19.9
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Thorniewood
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Jim McCabe
1,714
29.7
1
1
SNP
Duncan McShannon
1,369
23.8
1
4
Labour
Bob Burrows
1,342
23.3
1
2
Labour
Dave Saunders
878
15.2
Conservative
David Imrie Paterson
455
7.9
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Bellshill
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Richard Lyle
1,523
30.2
1
1
Labour
Harry Curran
1,297
25.7
1
1
Labour
Harry McGuigan
1,128
22.4
1
6
SNP
Helen Gallett
447
8.9
Conservative
George Clark
366
7.3
Independent
William Devlin
147
2.9
Solidarity
Ray Gunnion
138
2.7
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Mossend and Holytown
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
James Coyle
1,680
37.3
1
1
SNP
Paul Delaney
1,365
30.3
1
1
Labour
Kevin McKeown
886
19.7
1
2
Conservative
Elizabeth McLeod
386
8.6
Independent
Jim Reddin
191
4.2
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell West
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
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
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell North
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Peter Nolan
1,532
23.4
1
1
SNP
Gordon Stewart
1,480
22.6
1
1
Labour
Helen McKenna
1,234
18.9
1
2
Labour
Annita McAuley
1,067
16.3
1
7
Liberal Democrats
Stuart Douglas
465
7.1
Conservative
Neil Richardson
383
5.9
Independent
Tom Kennedy
379
5.8
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Alan Valentine
2,048
34.5
1
1
Labour
Tommy Luny
1,153
19.4
1
2
Labour
Kaye Harmon
1,014
17.1
1
5
Labour
Gary O'Rorke
782
13.2
Conservative
Linsey McKay
699
11.8
1
5
Scottish Socialist
Joyce Carmichael
240
4.0
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Murdostoun
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Jimmy Martin
1,449
20.0
1
1
SNP
John Taggart
1,322
18.2
1
4
Independent
Robert McKendrick
1,085
15.0
1
7
Labour
Nicky Shelvin
804
11.1
1
7
Independent
John Lawrie
756
10.4
Labour
David Moon
654
9.0
Conservative
Mark Nolan
614
8.5
Scottish Christian
Tom Selfridge
348
4.8
Solidarity
William Kelly
212
2.9
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Wishaw
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Clare Adamson
2,232
30.6
1
1
Labour
John Pentland
1,605
22.0
1
1
Labour
Sam Love
1,594
21.9
1
1
Labour
Frank McKay
1,099
15.1
1
5
Conservative
Marjory Borthwick
761
10.4
By-Elections since 3 May 2007 [ ]
Labour's Francis Griffin died on 10 November 2007. Mark Griffin held the seat for the party in the resulting by-election on 31 January 2008
Kilsyth By-Election (31 January 2008)- 1 seat[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
Labour
Mark Griffin
63.4
1,855
SNP
Claire Fyvie
30.4
891
Green
Rob Kay
2.3
66
Conservative
Robert Burgess
1.7
50
Scottish Socialist
Willie O'Neill
1.6
48
Liberal Democrats
Stuart Douglas
0.6
17
Turnout
2,947
32.1
Labour hold
Swing
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[3]
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
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%)
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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[4]
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%)
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