Kilsyth (ward) explained
Kilsyth is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[1] It elects three councillors and covers the town of Kilsyth (plus neighbouring Croy) with a population of 13,772 in 2019.[2] Created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 review.
Councillors
Election Results
2017 Election
See main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election.
- In July 2020 SNP councillor Mark Kerr was charged with five counts of historic sexual abuse by Police Scotland. This generated significant coverage in various national news outlets and Mr Kerr subsequently stepped down from the SNP, identifying as an Independent councillor from then on. He made no plea at his initial court hearing.[3]
On Friday 2 December 2022, Ex Cllr Mark John Kerr, was jailed for 6 years and place on the sex offenders register for life, after being found guilty of multiple charges including attempted rape.[4]
2012 Election
See main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election.
2007 Election
2008 by-election
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.
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%2FS13003042 Electoral Ward: Kilsyth
- Web site: North Lanarkshire councillor charged in connection with historic sexual abuse. 17 July 2020. 7 February 2021. 3 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203233547/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/north-lanarkshire-councillor-charged-connection-22370444. live.
- Web site: Former councillor jailed for sexual offences involving teenage boys in Lanarkshire - Police Scotland .
