North Lanarkshire Council elections

North Lanarkshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

Year SNP Labour Conservative Green BUP Liberal Democrats CICA Independent
1995 7 60 0 0 0 0 0 2
1999[a] 12 56 0 0 0 0 0 2
2003 13 54 0 0 0 0 0 3
2007[b] 23 40 1 0 0 1 0 5
2012 26 41 0 0 0 0 1 2
2017[c] 33 32 10 0 0 0 0 2
2022 36 32 5 1 1 0 0 2
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

  • 1999 results map
  • 2003 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Kildrum and Park By-Election 16 June 2005[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP 870 58.9 +2.7
Labour 445 30.1 −3.8
Scottish Socialist 59 4.0 −5.9
Independent 55 3.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats 37 2.5 +2.5
Conservative 12 0.8 +0.8
Majority 425 28.8
Turnout 1,478
SNP hold Swing
Kirkshaws By-Election 8 December 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 555 68.9 −11.8
SNP 185 23.0 +3.7
Conservative 35 4.3 +4.3
Scottish Socialist 30 3.7 +3.7
Majority 370 46.0
Turnout 805
Labour hold Swing

2007-2012

Kilsyth By-Election 31 January 2008[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Mark Griffin 63.4 1,855
SNP Claire Fyvie 30.4 891
Scottish Green Rob Kay 2.3 66
Conservative Robert Burgess 1.7 50
Scottish Socialist Willie O'Neill 1.6 48
Liberal Democrats Stuart Douglas 0.6 17
Labour hold
Valid: 2,927   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,465   Turnout: 2,947  
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election 4 June 2009[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Peter Sullivan 37.2 1,529 1,542 1,558 1,577 1,615 1,759
SNP Allan Stubbs 30.5 1,254 1,276 1,307 1,357 1,446 1,696
Independent Julie McAnulty 13.5 557 565 604 635 730  
Conservative Bob Burgess 8.8 361 365 372 387    
Independent Hugh Banford 5.3 217 218 218      
Scottish Green Kristofer Keane 2.8 115 126        
Scottish Socialist Fraser Coats 2.0 81          
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 4,114   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 2058   Turnout: 4,181  
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election 27 October 2011[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Michael McPake 52.3 1,527
SNP Julie McAnulty 39.0 1,139
Conservative Bob Burgess 6.0 174
Liberal Democrats Graham Dale 2.7 78
Labour hold
Valid: 2,919   Spoilt: 15   Quota: 1,460   Turnout: 2,934  

2012-2017

Coatbridge West By-Election 28 February 2013[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Kevin Docherty 78.8 2,145
SNP Patrick Rolink 16.6 452
Conservative Ashley Baird 2.6 71
UKIP Billy Mitchell 1.2 34
Liberal Democrats John Love 0.7 19
Labour hold
Valid: 2,721   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,361   Turnout: 2,748  
Motherwell North By-Election 23 January 2014[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Pat O'Rourke 68.2 1,719
SNP Jordan Linden 20.6 520
Conservative Bob Burgess 6.9 173
UKIP Neil Wilson 4.2 107
Labour hold
Valid: 2,519   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,260   Turnout: 2,557  
Thorniewood By-Election 9 July 2015[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Steven Bonnar 47.0 1,555 1,556 1,565 1,586 1,622 1,647
Labour Hugh Gaffney 42.6 1,410 1,417 1,422 1,433 1,456 1,517
Conservative Meghan Gallacher 4.5 149 158 167 172 175  
Scottish Socialist Liam McCabe 2.5 81 81 82 89    
Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 1.5 51 55 61      
Scottish Christian Craig Smith 1.0 33 37        
UKIP Matt Williams 0.88% 29          
SNP hold
Valid: 3,308   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,655   Turnout: 3,346  
Wishaw By-Election 13 August 2015[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Rosa Zambonini 51.1 1,915
Labour Peter McDade 32.8 1,230
Conservative Marjory Borthwick 10.3 385
Scottish Socialist Maria Feeney 3.1 117
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.8 67
Liberal Democrats Gerard Neary 1.0 37
SNP hold
Valid: 3,751   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,876   Turnout: 3,794  
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election 22 September 2016[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Alex McVey 41.7 1,350     1,572
SNP Stephen Kirley 39.0 1,261     1,378
Conservative Ben Callaghan 11.3 366      
Scottish Green John Wilson 6.0 195      
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.9 63      
Labour gain from SNP
Electorate:     Valid: 3,235   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,618   Turnout: 3,277 (23.67%)  

2017-2022

Fortissat By-Election 7 September 2017[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Clare Quigley 38.5 1,420 1,421 1,426 1,466 1,546 1,827 2,117
BUP John Jo Leckie 23.3 858 865 867 913 1,088 1,139  
SNP Mags Murphy 20.6 761 762 770 791 804    
Conservative Norma McNab 11.5 424 427 428 459      
Independent Charlie Cefferty 5.0 184 184 188        
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 0.7 24 26          
UKIP Daryl Gardner 0.5 18            
Labour gain from Conservative
Valid: 3,689   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,845   Turnout: 3,736  
Coatbridge South By-Election 25 October 2018[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Geraldine Woods 42.2 1,355 1,360 1,364 1,380 1,549 2,070
SNP Lesley Mitchell 41.8 1,343 1,344 1,346 1,360 1,405  
Conservative Ben Callaghan 13.8 492 494 496 499    
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.5 47 50 51      
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.4 14 14        
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilson 0.4 13          
Labour hold
Valid: 3,264   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,633   Turnout: 3,312  
Thorniewood By-Election 19 September 2019[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Norah Moody 44.3 1,362 1,370 1,424 1,528 2,043
SNP Eve Cunnington 39.1 1,202 1,221 1,245 1,271  
Conservative Lorraine Nolan 9.6 296 298 335    
Liberal Democrats Colin Robb 5.5 168 176      
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.5 46        
Labour hold
Valid: 3,074   Quota: 1,538  
Fortissat By-Election 4 March 2021[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Peter Kelly 38.4 1,071 1,073 1,093 1,408
SNP Sarah Quinn 34.6 965 970 994 1,026
Conservative Ben Callaghan 23.5 656 664 679  
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 2.5 69 74    
UKIP Neil Wilson 1.1 31      
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 2,792   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,397   Turnout: 2,821  
Thorniewood By-Election 4 March 2021[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Helen Loughran 36.4 998 999 1,018 1,112 1,263
SNP Eve Cunnington 34.5 944 944 960 971 1,160
Independent Joseph Budd 18.9 518 520 528 558  
Conservative Oyebola Ajala 7.7 212 215 220    
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.9 53 57      
UKIP Daryl Gardner 0.5 15        
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 2,740   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 2,769  
Murdostoun By-Election 24 June 2021[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Robert John McKendrick 41.2 1,504 1,504 1,507 1,515 1,566 1,681 1,873
SNP Julia Stachurska 24.2 884 884 884 906 918 968 1,060
Labour Chris Roartry 16.9 617 617 618 632 702 729  
Independent Robert Arthur 8.0 293 296 299 303 334    
Conservative Cindy Mackenzie 7.2 264 265 265 267      
Scottish Green Nathaniel Hamiltion 1.8 61 62 62        
ISP Julie Mcanulty 0.4 14 14          
Reform UK Billy Ross 0.2 7            
Independent hold
Electorate: 14,488   Valid: 3,644   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,823   Turnout: 3,687  

2022-2027

Bellshill By-Election 15 June 2023[19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Anne McCrory 51.8 1,440
SNP Joseph Budd 27.1 753
Conservative Colin Cameron 8.5 236
BUP Billy Ross 4.3 120
Alba John Marshall 3.9 107
Scottish Green Rosemary McGowan 1.6 44
Liberal Democrats John Arthur Henry Cole 1.2 34
Scottish Family Leo Francis Lanahan 1.1 30
Freedom Alliance (UK) Simona Panaitescu 0.3 7
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.3 7
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 2,778   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 1,390   Turnout: 2,819  
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig By-Election 16 November 2023[20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Kaye Harmon 44.0 1,368 1,369 1,379 1,398 1,427 1,479 1,642
SNP Rosa Zambonini 30.1 934 936 964 974 976 1,087 1,103
Conservative Oyebola Ajala 9.5 296 299 300 305 345 357  
Scottish Green Derek Watson 8.2 255 257 258 266 269    
BUP Billy Acheson 3.1 96 101 102 107      
Liberal Democrats Robert Stewart McGeorge 2.2 68 68 73        
Alba Mark Shields 2.1 66 66          
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.8 24            
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,107   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,554   Turnout: 3,155  
Fortissat By-Election 10 October 2024[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Clare Quigley 36.6 807 818 834 892 1,007 1,292
Progressive Change North Lanarkshire Mary McIntosh 24.0 529 542 556 634 757  
SNP Brendan McAleese 20.3 447 452 457 466    
BUP Billy Acheson 10.9 241 245 297      
Conservative Sheila Cameron 5.6 124 131        
Liberal Democrats Leigh Butler 2.6 57          
Labour hold
Valid: 2,205   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 2,227  
Mossend and Holytown By-Election 10 October 2024[22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Helena Gray 36.5 616 616 640 668 722 926
SNP Shahnawaz Khan 34.8 586 586 593 600 633  
Reform UK Duncan McMillan 15.5 263 268 276 321    
Conservative Aimee Alexander 7.5 127 127 141      
Liberal Democrats John Cole 5.0 83 84        
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.6 11          
Labour hold
Valid: 1,686   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 844   Turnout: 1,713  

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - North Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - North Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kildrum and Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirkshaws Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire) 31st January 2008". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Coatbridge North and Glenboig, 2009". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Coatbridge North and Glenboig, 2011". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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  9. ^ "Motherwell North, 2014". www.scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wishaw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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  14. ^ "Coatbridge South By-Election Result". Ballot Box Scotland. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Thorniewood By-Election Result". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council Ward 13 Fortissat". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  17. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council Ward 14 Thorniewood". north lanarkshire cc. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  18. ^ "North Lanarkshire Council Ward 20 Murdostoun". north lanarkshire cc. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  22. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 16 Mossend and Holytown" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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