North Lanarkshire Council election, 2007

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on the May 3, 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 20 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004^[1], each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 70 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Labour managed to retain control of the council, something which the party failed to do in many other parts of Scotland. Overall they lost 14 seats, most of which went to the Scottish National Party, although the individual seats won by the Conservative Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats are noteworthy in that these parties have never been represented on North Lanarkshire Council before.

1 Election results
2 Ward results
3 By-Elections since May 3, 2007
4 References
5 External links

Election results

North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	40	N/A	N/A	-14	57.1	49.6	60673
	SNP	23	N/A	N/A	+11	32.9	31.7	38809
	Independent	5	N/A	N/A	-1	7.1	7.0	8510
	Conservative	1	N/A	N/A	+1	1.4	7.5	9212
	Liberal Democrats	1	N/A	N/A	+1	1.4	1.8	2232
	Scottish Socialist	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	1.5	1848
	Solidarity	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.6	759
	Scottish Christian	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.3	348

Ward results

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Francis Griffin	2,037	38.3	1	1
	SNP	David Key	1,480	27.8	1	1
	Labour	Jean Jones	1,386	26.0	1	1
	Conservative	Archie Giggie	260	4.9
	Scottish Socialist	Willie O'Neill	162	3.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Alan O'Brien	1,645	23.1	1	1
	Labour	Bob Chadha	1,576	22.5	1	1
	Labour	Barry McCulloch	1,362	19.5	1	3
	Independent	Gordon Murray	727	10.4	1	9
	SNP	Norman R Robinson	641	9.2
	Conservative	Christina Giggie	375	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Wilson	321	4.6
	Independent	Donald Masterton	247	3.5
	Scottish Socialist	Davina McNeill	101	1.4

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	William Goldie	1,871	23.3	1	1
	Labour	Danny Carrigan	1,806	22.5	1	2
	Labour	Gerry McElroy	1,280	16.0	1	8
	SNP	William Homer	791	9.9	1	10
	SNP	Neil McCallum	701	8.7
	Independent	Alan Sneddon	370	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Allen	359	4.5
	Independent	Rose Bowie	318	4.0
	Conservative	Margaret Hooper	276	3.4
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	252	3.1

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Abronhill, Kildrum & The Village
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Stephen Grant	1,939	31.4	1	1
	SNP	Elizabeth Irvive	1,753	28.4	1	1
	SNP	Tom Johnston	1,430	23.1	1	3
	Independent	Anne MacDonald	331	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Boyle	292	4.7
	Scottish Socialist	Barbara Harvey	165	2.7
	Conservative	Robert Paterson	160	2.6
	Independent	Robert Kelso	109	1.8

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Frances McGlinchey	2,055	26.4	1	1
	Labour	William Hogg	1,795	23.5	1	1
	Labour	Brian Wallace	1,309	16.9	1	6
	Labour	Joe Shaw	1,208	15.6	1	4
	Conservative	Jonathan Oak	872	11.2
	Solidarity	Jack Doyle	409	5.4

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North & Glenboig
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	John Wilson	1,983	29.4	1	1
	Labour	Tony Clarke	1,982	29.4	1	3
	Labour	Bill Shields	828	12.3	1	5
	Conservative	Alexander Thornton	714	10.6
	Independent	Martin McWilliams	604	9.0	1	7
	Labour	Gerry Somers	416	6.2
	Scottish Socialist	John Moffat	219	3.3

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Sophia Coyle	1,745	26.3	1	1
	Labour	Tommy Morgan	1,176	17.7	1	10
	SNP	Campbell Cameron	1,110	16.7	1	2
	Labour	Jim McGuigan	767	11.6	1	10
	Labour	Tony Beekman	506	7.6
	Conservative	Dave Stewart	493	7.4
	Independent	Patrick Rolink	442	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Particia Maguire	229	3.5
	Independent	Alan Love	89	1.3
	Scottish Socialist	Ian Smith	77	1.2

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie Central
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	David Stocks	1,924	35.6	1	1
	Labour	Jim Logue	1,256	23.4	1	4
	Labour	Peter Sullivan	829	15.3
	Independent	George Devine	630	11.7	1	7
	Independent	Ian McNeil	351	6.5
	Conservative	Cynthia MacKenzie	318	5.9
	Scottish Socialist	Audrey McMath	95	1.8

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge West
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

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	James Brooks	1,682	35.0	1	1
	SNP	Ian Ferrie	1,503	31.3	1	1
	Labour	John Higgins	1,057	22.0	1	2
	Conservative	Robert Hargrave	392	8.2
	Scottish Socialist	Craig Coats	172	3.6

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Michael Coyle	2,845	40.0	1	1
	Labour	Tom Curley	1,706	23.7	1	1
	Labour	David Fagan	712	10.0	1	5
	Conservative	Rhona Thornton	625	8.0
	Labour	Morag Thomson	570	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Love	566	7.1	1	7
	Scottish Socialist	Fraser Coats	173	2.4

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Fortissat
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Jim Robertson	1,596	28.3	1	1
	Independent	Charles Cefferty	1,529	27.1	1	1
	SNP	Malcolm McMillan	1,396	24.7	1	2
	Labour	Clare Margaret Quigley	1,125	19.9

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Thorniewood
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Jim McCabe	1,714	29.7	1	1
	SNP	Duncan McShannon	1,369	23.8	1	4
	Labour	Bob Burrows	1,342	23.3	1	2
	Labour	Dave Saunders	878	15.2
	Conservative	David Imrie Paterson	455	7.9

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Bellshill
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Richard Lyle	1,523	30.2	1	1
	Labour	Harry Curran	1,297	25.7	1	1
	Labour	Harry McGuigan	1,128	22.4	1	6
	SNP	Helen Gallett	447	8.9
	Conservative	George Clark	366	7.3
	Independent	William Devlin	147	2.9
	Solidarity	Ray Gunnion	138	2.7

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Mossend & Holytown
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	James Coyle	1,680	37.3	1	1
	SNP	Paul Delaney	1,365	30.3	1	1
	Labour	Kevin McKeown	886	19.7	1	2
	Conservative	Elizabeth McLeod	386	8.6
	Independent	Jim Reddin	191	4.2

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell West
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Annette Valentine	1,573	30.9	1	3
	Labour	Michael Ross	1,270	24.9	1	2
	Labour	Paul Kelly	1,237	24.3	1	3
	Conservative	Robert Burgess	812	15.9
	Independent	Gordon Weir	205	4.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Peter Nolan	1,532	23.4	1	1
	SNP	Gordon Stewart	1,480	22.6	1	1
	Labour	Helen McKenna	1,234	18.9	1	2
	Labour	Annita McAuley	1,067	16.3	1	7
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Douglas	465	7.1
	Conservative	Neil Richardson	383	5.9
	Independent	Tom Kennedy	379	5.8

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Alan Valentine	2,048	34.5	1	1
	Labour	Tommy Luny	1,153	19.4	1	2
	Labour	Kaye Harmon	1,014	17.1	1	5
	Labour	Gary O'Rorke	782	13.2
	Conservative	Linsey McKay	699	11.8	1	5
	Scottish Socialist	Joyce Carmichael	240	4.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Murdostoun
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Jimmy Martin	1,449	20.0	1	1
	SNP	John Taggart	1,322	18.2	1	4
	Independent	Robert McKendrick	1,085	15.0	1	7
	Labour	Nicky Shelvin	804	11.1	1	7
	Independent	John Lawrie	756	10.4
	Labour	David Moon	654	9.0
	Conservative	Mark Nolan	614	8.5
	Scottish Christian	Tom Selfridge	348	4.8
	Solidarity	William Kelly	212	2.9

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Wishaw
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Clare Adamson	2,232	30.6	1	1
	Labour	John Pentland	1,605	22.0	1	1
	Labour	Sam Love	1,594	21.9	1	1
	Labour	Frank McKay	1,099	15.1	1	5
	Conservative	Marjory Borthwick	761	10.4

By-Elections since May 3, 2007

Kilsyth By-Election (January 31, 2008) - 1 Seat
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Mark Griffin	1,855	63.4	1	1
	SNP	Claire Fyvie	891	30.4
	Scottish Green	Rob Kay	66	2.3
	Conservative	Robert Burgess	50	1.7
	Scottish Socialist	Willie O'Neill	48	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Douglas	17	0.6
Turnout			2,947	32.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Coatbridge North & Glenboig By-Election (June 4, 2009) - 1 Seat
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Peter Sullivan	1,529	37.2	1	6
	SNP	Allan James Stubbs	1,254	30.5
	Independent	Julie McAnulty	557	13.5
	Conservative	Bob Burgess	361	8.8
	Independent	Hugh Malcolm Banford	217	5.3
	Scottish Green	Kristofer Keane	115	2.8
	Scottish Socialist	Fraser Coats	81	2.0
Turnout			4,181	29.3
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing

References

^ http://www.northlan.gov.uk/living+here/elections+and+voting/election+information/election+of+councillors.html

Preceded by North Lanarkshire Council election, 2003	North Lanarkshire Council elections	Succeeded by North Lanarkshire Council election, 2012

External links

Council website