Coatbridge West (ward) explained

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		Tom Magginis (Labour)
2013 by-	Kevin Docherty (Labour)
2017		Mary Gourlay (Labour)	Caroline Stephen (SNP)
2022			Lesley Mitchell (SNP)	Gary Robinson (SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

See main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election. ^[3]

2012 Election

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.^[4]
On 8 March 2016, Labour councillor Jim Smith resigned from the party and became Independents.^[5]

2013 by-election

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%2FS13003051 Electoral Ward: Coatbridge West
Web site: Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council .
Web site: Councillor Tom Maginnis dies while on holiday in Tenerife | Local democracy | Coatbridge | STV . local.stv.tv . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121206012740/http://local.stv.tv/coatbridge/news/local-democracy/203342-councillor-tom-maginnis-dies-while-on-holiday-in-tenerife/ . 6 December 2012 . dead.
News: North Lanarkshire councillors resign from Labour group. BBC News. 8 March 2016. 9 April 2021. 15 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415034059/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35759864. live.