2017 North Lanarkshire Council election explained
See main article: 2017 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 77 seats to North Lanarkshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 39 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | Airdrie Central |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats Needed1: | 9 |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| 1Data1: | 33 |
| Council Leader |
| Before Election: | Jim Logue |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Jim Logue |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour |
| Leader2: | Jim Logue |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour |
| Leaders Seat2: | Airdrie Central |
| Seats Before2: | 44 |
| Seats Needed2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 32 |
| Seat Change2: | 12 |
| Leader3: | Meghan Gallacher |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leaders Seat3: | Motherwell West |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats Needed3: | 39 |
| Seats3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 10 |
| Party4: | Independent |
| Leader4: | Robert McKendrick |
| Leaders Seat4: | Murdostoun |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats Needed4: | 38 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
2017 Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised twenty-one wards with 77 Councillors being elected. This represented an increase of 7 seats and 1 additional ward when compared to 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish National Party overtake Labour as the largest party on the council. Despite the SNP winning the most seats and most votes, North Lanarkshire was run by a Labour administration supported by the Scottish Conservatives. Labour leader Jim Logue was appointed Leader of the Council with the support of Conservative and Independent councillors.[1]
Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Kilsyth
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017: No change
Cumbernauld North
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xCICA; 1xSNP;
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain 1 seat from CICA; Con gain 1 seat from Lab
Cumbernauld South
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Cumbernauld East
- 2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012-2017 Change: New ward
+ = Sitting Councillor for Cumbernauld South Ward.
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: New ward
- = Sitting Councillors for Strathkelvin Ward.
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: New ward
Coatbridge North
- 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: New ward
Airdrie North
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xInd; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: Ind gain one seat from SNP; Con gain one seat from Lab
Airdrie Central
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012. Con gain one seat from Lab
Coatbridge West
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: No change
Coatbridge South
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Airdrie South
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Fortissat
- 2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Thorniewood
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: No change
Bellshill
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012.
Mossend and Holytown
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: No change
Motherwell West
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Motherwell North
- 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
- 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab; Con gain one seat from Lab
Murdostoun
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012-2017 Change: No change
Wishaw
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Lab
Changes since 2017
- † Fortissat Conservative candidate, Sandy Thornton refused to sign his acceptance of office, resulting in the seat becoming vacant on 28 June 2017. A by-election took place on 7 September 2017 and was won by Clare Quigley of Scottish Labour.[2] [3]
- †† On 8 May 2018, Councillor Tommy Cochrane resigned from The SNP and became an Independent citing lack of support from The SNP in Fortissat.[4] He resigned his seat on 18 March 2020 saying he was increasingly unable to manage personal and work commitments.[5]
- ††† On 22 May 2018 Councillor Stephen Goldsack of the Scottish Conservatives was expelled from the party after previous connections to the British National Party were exposed.[6]
- †††† On 19 June 2018, Councillor Paddy Hogg of Cumbernauld East resigned from The SNP. He described the SNP group as ‘toxic’. He now sits as an Independent.[7]
- ††††† On 10 July 2018, Councillor David Baird of Mossend and Holytown was suspended from The SNP for 'breaking procedure'. He now sits as an Independent.[8] He re-joined the party in 2018.
- †††††† On 13 August 2018, Coatbridge South Labour Councillor Gordon Encinias died, having been unwell for some time.[9] A by-election was held on 25 October and was held by Geraldine Woods of Scottish Labour.
- ††††††† On 1 Jul 2019, Thorniewood Labour Councillor Hugh Gaffney resigned his seat. He was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2017 UK Parliament Election.[10] A by-election was held on 19 September 2019 and the seat was retained by Labour.
- †††††††† Thorniewood SNP Cllr Steven Bonnar was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2019 UK Parliament Election.[11] He resigned his Council seat and the by-election was set for May but was deferred until 19 November 2020.
By-elections since 2017
Murdostoun
References
Notes and References
- News: Labour in talks with Tories over two more council deals. 17 May 2017. STV News. en. 6 September 2017.
- Web site: Tory 'ghost councillor' dodged job and sparked by-election costing £50,000. Mark. Aitken. July 9, 2017. dailyrecord.
- Web site: Labour win Fortissat by-election as Clare Quigley grabs two times SNP vote. Michael. Temlett. 8 September 2017. Daily Record.
- Web site: Councillor quits the SNP over alleged 'toxic bullying'. The Herald.
- Web site: Shotts councillor calls it quits after eight years as elected member. 18 March 2020.
- News: Tory councillor expelled from party as BNP connections come to light. 22 May 2018. The National. 11 May 2019.
- Web site: NLC councillor quits '˜toxic' SNP. www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk.
- Web site: Councillor suspended by SNP Group at NLC. www.motherwelltimes.co.uk. 11 May 2019.
- Web site: Tributes paid as Labour party councillor dies. Glasgow Times.
- News: Scots Labour MP triggers council by-election. BBC News. July 1, 2019. www.bbc.com.
- News: Tonner . Judith . 27 February 2020 . May by-election after Coatbridge's new MP stands down from council . Daily Record . en.
