Coatbridge West (ward)
Coatbridge West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[1] 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.[2]
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) | ||||||
Election Results[]
2017 Election[]
| 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[]
| 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.[5]
- On 8 March 2016, Labour councillor Jim Smith resigned from the party and became Independents.[6]
2013 by-election[]
| 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[]
| 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 | |||
References[]
- ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Electoral Ward: Coatbridge West, Scottish Government Statistics
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Archived copy". local.stv.tv. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "North Lanarkshire councillors resign from Labour group". BBC News. 8 March 2016.
- ^ [3]
Categories:
- Wards of North Lanarkshire
- Coatbridge