North Lanarkshire Council election, 2007

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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.

Contents 1 Election results 2 Ward results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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
	Scottish National Party	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

[edit] Ward results

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Conservative	Archie Giggie	260	4.9%
	Labour	Francis Griffin	2037	38.3	1	1
	Labour	Jean Jones	1386	26.0	1	1
	Scottish National Party	David Key	1480	27.8	1	1
	Scottish Socialist	Willie O'Neill	162	3.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Bob Chadha	1576	22.5	1	1
	Conservative	Christina Giggie	375	5.4
	Independent	Donald Masterton	247	3.5
	Labour	Barry McCulloch	1362	19.5	1	3
	Scottish Socialist	Davina McNeill	101	1.4
	Independent	Gordon Murray	727	10.4	1	9
	Scottish National Party	Norman R Robinson	641	9.2
	Scottish National Party	Alan O'Brien	1645	23.1	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Wilson	321	4.6

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Cumbernauld South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Allen	359	4.5
	Independent	Rose Bowie	318	4.0
	Labour	Danny Carrigan	1806	22.5	1	2
	Scottish National Party	William Goldie	1871	23.3	1	1
	Scottish National Party	William Homer	791	9.9	1	10
	Conservative	Margaret Hooper	276	3.4
	Scottish National Party	Neil McCallum	701	8.7
	Labour	Gerry McElroy	1280	16.0	1	8
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	252	3.1	0
	Independent	Alan Sneddon	370	4.6	0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Abronhill, Kildrum & The Village
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Boyle	292	4.7
	Labour	Stephen Grant	1939	31.4	1	1
	Scottish Socialist	Barbara Harvey	165	2.7
	Scottish National Party	Elizabeth Irvive	1753	28.4	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Tom Johnston	1430	23.1	1	3
	Independent	Robert Kelso	109	1.8
	Independent	Anne MacDonald	331	5.4
	Conservative	Robert Paterson	160	2.6

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Solidarity	Jack Doyle	409	5.4
	Labour	William Hogg	1795	23.5	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Frances McGlinchey	2055	26.4	1	1
	Conservative	Jonathan Oak	872	11.2
	Labour	Joe Shaw	1208	15.6	1	4
	Labour	Brian Wallace	1309	16.9	1	6

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North & Glenboig
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Tony Clarke	1982	29.4	1	3
	Independent	Martin McWilliams	604	9.0	1	7
	Scottish Socialist	John Moffat	219	3.3
	Labour	Bill Shields	828	12.3	1	5
	Labour	Gerry Somers	416	6.2
	Conservative	Alexander Thornton	714	10.6
	Scottish National Party	John Wilson	1983	29.4	1	1

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Tony Beekman	506	7.6
	Scottish National Party	Campbell Cameron	1110	16.7	1	2
	Scottish National Party	Sophia Coyle	1745	26.3	1	1
	Independent	Alan Love	89	1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Particia Maguire	229	3.5
	Labour	Jim McGuigan	767	11.6	1	10
	Labour	Tommy Morgan	1176	17.7	1	10
	Independent	Patrick Rolink	442	6.7
	Scottish Socialist	Ian Smith	77	1.2
	Conservative	Dave Stewart	493	7.4

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie Central
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	George Devine	630	11.7	1	7
	Labour	Jim Logue	1256	23.4	1	4
	Conservative	Cynthia MacKenzie	318	5.9
	Scottish Socialist	Audrey McMath	95	1.8
	Independent	Ian McNeil	351	6.5
	Scottish National Party	David Stocks	1924	35.6	1	1
	Labour	Peter Sullivan	829	15.3

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge West
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Tom Magginis	1872	37.4	1	1
	Scottish Socialist	Charlie McCarthy	192	3.8
	Conservative	Mark Oak	251	5.0
	Labour	Jim Smith	1476	29.5	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Paul Welsh	1218	24.3	1	2

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	James Brooks	1682	35.0	1	1
	Scottish Socialist	Craig Coats	172	3.6
	Scottish National Party	Ian Ferrie	1503	31.3	1	1
	Conservative	Robert Hargrave	392	8.2
	Labour	John Higgins	1057	22.0	1	2

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Airdrie South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Scottish Socialist	Fraser Coats	173	2.4
	Scottish National Party	Michael Coyle	2845	40.0	1	1
	Labour	Tom Curley	1706	23.7	1	1
	Labour	David Fagan	712	10.0	1	5
	Liberal Democrats	John Love	566	7.1	1	7
	Labour	Morag Thomson	570	7.2
	Conservative	Rhona Thornton	625	8.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Fortissat
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Charles Cefferty	1529	27.1	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Malcolm McMillan	1396	24.7	1	2
	Labour	Clare Margaret Quigley	1125	19.9
	Labour	Jim Robertson	1596	28.3	1	1

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Thorniewood
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Bob Burrows	1342	23.3	1	2
	Labour	Jim McCabe	1714	29.7	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Duncan McShannon	1369	23.8	1	4
	Conservative	David Imrie Paterson	455	7.9
	Labour	Dave Saunders	878	15.2

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Bellshill
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Conservative	George Clark	366	7.3
	Labour	Harry Curran	1297	25.7	1	1
	Independent	William Devlin	147	2.9
	Scottish National Party	Helen Gallett	447	8.9
	Solidarity	Ray Gunnion	138	2.7
	Scottish National Party	Richard Lyle	1523	30.2	1	1
	Labour	Harry McGuigan	1128	22.4	1	6

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Mossend & Holytown
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	James Coyle	1680	37.3	1	1
	Scottish National Party	Paul Delaney	1365	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
	Conservative	Robert Burgess	812	15.9
	Labour	Paul Kelly	1237	24.3	1	3
	Labour	Michael Ross	1270	24.9	1	2
	Scottish National Party	Annette Valentine	1573	30.9	1	3
	Independent	Gordon Weir	205	4.0

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell North
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Douglas	465	7.1
	Independent	Tom Kennedy	379	5.8
	Labour	Annita McAuley	1067	16.3	1	7
	Labour	Helen McKenna	1234	18.9	1	2
	Labour	Peter Nolan	1532	23.4	1	1
	Conservative	Neil Richardson	383	5.9
	Scottish National Party	Gordon Stewart	1480	22.6	1	1

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Scottish Socialist	Joyce Carmichael	240	4.0
	Labour	Kaye Harmon	1014	17.1	1	5
	Labour	Tommy Luny'	1153	19.4	1	2
	Conservative	Linsey McKay	699	11.8	1	5
	Labour	Gary O'Rorke	782	13.2
	Scottish National Party	Alan Valentine	2048	34.5	1	1

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Murdostoun
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Solidarity	William Kelly	212	2.9
	Independent	John Lawrie	756	10.4
	Labour	Jimmy Martin	1449	20.0	1	1
	Independent	Robert McKendrick	1085	15.0	1	7
	Labour	David Moon	654	9.0
	Conservative	Mark Nolan	614	8.5
	Scottish Christian	Tom Selfridge	348	4.8
	Labour	Nicky Shelvin	804	11.1	1	7
	Scottish National Party	John Taggart	1322	18.2	1	4

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Wishaw
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Scottish National Party	Clare Adamson	2232	30.6	1	1
	Conservative	Marjory Borthwick	761	10.4
	Labour	Sam Love	1594	21.9	1	1
	Labour	Frank McKay	1099	15.1	1	5
	Labour	John Pentland	1605	22.0	1	1

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Council website

Categories: North Lanarkshire | Scottish local elections, 2007 | Council elections in Scotland

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