Airdrie South (ward) explained
Airdrie South is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[1] It elects four councillors, with its territory unaffected by a national boundary review in 2017 – as its name suggests, this covers southern parts of Airdrie (including Brownsburn, Craigneuk, Moffat Mills, Petersburn and South Cairnhill neighbourhoods) plus the outlying settlements of Calderbank and Chapelhall, covering a population of 19,934 in 2019.[2]
Councillors
Election Results
2022 Election
See main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election. [3]
2012 Election
- Labour councillor David Fagan was suspended from the party on 4 October 2016 over allegations of possession of child pornography.[4]
- Labour councillor Tom Curley resigned from the party on 29 October 2016 and announced he would stand as an Independent in 2017.[5]
2007 Election
See main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election.
Notes and References
- Web site: United Kingdom: Scotland Council Areas and Electoral Wards. City Population. 30 June 2019. 28 March 2021. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304182531/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/scotland/wards/. live.
- https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS13003053 Electoral Ward: Airdrie South
- Web site: Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council .
- Web site: Labour councillor David Fagan suspended by party after being arrested over child porn rap - Daily Record. 4 October 2016. 9 April 2021. 12 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412213607/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/labour-councillor-david-fagan-suspended-8979221. live.
- Web site: Axed Labour veterans including North Lanarkshire's Tom Curley stand against party HeraldScotland. 9 April 2021. 2 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202233037/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14831053.Axed_Labour_veterans_stand_against_party/. live.
