Motherwell North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It elects four councillors and covers part of Motherwell (the Cleekhimin, Coursington and Globe neighbourhoods) plus the nearby, adjoining villages of Carfin, Newarthill and most of New Stevenston (other than streets north of the Shotts Line railway tracks), with a combined population of 18,191 in 2019;[3] created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.
On 8 March 2016, Labour councillors Helen McKenna and Peter Nolan resigned from the party and became Independents.[6]
2014 by-electionedit
Labour councillor Annita McAuley died on 23 October 2013. A by-election was held on 23 January 2014 and the seat was retained by Labour's Pat O'Rourke.[7]
Motherwell North By-election (23 January 2014) - 1 Seat[8]
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motherwell, north, ward, confused, with, north, motherwell, area, south, west, motherwell, motherwell, north, twenty, wards, used, elect, members, north, lanarkshire, council, elects, four, councillors, covers, part, motherwell, cleekhimin, coursington, globe,. Not to be confused with North Motherwell an area in the south west of Motherwell Motherwell North is one of the twenty one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council 2 It elects four councillors and covers part of Motherwell the Cleekhimin Coursington and Globe neighbourhoods plus the nearby adjoining villages of Carfin Newarthill and most of New Stevenston other than streets north of the Shotts Line railway tracks with a combined population of 18 191 in 2019 3 created in 2007 its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review Location of the ward 1 Contents 1 Councillors 2 Election Results 2 1 2017 Election 2 2 2012 Election 2 2 1 2014 by election 2 3 2007 Election 3 ReferencesCouncillors editElection Councillors2007 Gordon Stewart SNP Peter Nolan Labour Annita McAuley Labour Helen McKenna Labour 2012 Shahid Farooq SNP Alba 2014 by Pat O Rourke Labour 2017 Ann Weir SNP Olivia Carson Labour 20212022 Gerry Brennan SNP Anne Thomas SNP Andrew Duffy Lawson Labour Ayeshah Khan Labour Election Results edit2017 Election edit 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election 4 Motherwell North 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6SNP Shahid Farooq incumbent 19 83 1 123 1 173 SNP Ann Weir 19 37 1 097 1 164 Labour Pat O Rourke incumbent 18 38 1 041 1 182 Labour Olivia Carson 16 46 932 1 018 1 057 1 072 1 084 1 582Conservative Ashley Baird 16 03 908 988 989 992 994 Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Helen McKenna incumbent 9 92 562 Electorate 13 646 Valid 5 663 Spoilt 164 Quota 1 133 Turnout 5 827 42 7 2012 Election edit 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election 5 Motherwell North 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Labour Peter Nolan incumbent 31 1 1 548 Labour Helen McKenna incumbent 18 9 941 1 329 3 Labour Annita McAuley incumbent 18 0 897 965 6 1 244 8 SNP Shahid Farooq 13 9 689 709 4 721 9 736 1 757 9 782 6 1 304 8SNP Gordon Stewart incumbent 11 5 572 588 1 596 9 612 1 631 9 691 5 Conservative Neil Richardson 4 4 217 224 1 228 1 235 8 278 Liberal Democrats Fraser MacGregor 2 2 109 115 1 118 3 130 2 Electorate 13 573 Valid 4 973 Spoilt 87 Quota 995 Turnout 5 060 37 28 On 8 March 2016 Labour councillors Helen McKenna and Peter Nolan resigned from the party and became Independents 6 2014 by election edit Labour councillor Annita McAuley died on 23 October 2013 A by election was held on 23 January 2014 and the seat was retained by Labour s Pat O Rourke 7 Motherwell North By election 23 January 2014 1 Seat 8 Party Candidate FPv Count1Labour Pat O Rourke 68 2 1 719SNP Jordan Linden 20 6 520Conservative Bob Burgess 6 9 173UKIP Neil Wilson 4 2 107Electorate Valid 2 519 Spoilt 38 Quota 1 260 Turnout 2 557 18 4 2007 Election edit 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election North Lanarkshire council election 2007 Motherwell North Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountLabour Peter Nolan 1 532 23 4 1 1SNP Gordon Stewart 1 480 22 6 1 1Labour Helen McKenna 1 234 18 9 1 2Labour Annita McAuley 1 067 16 3 1 7Liberal Democrats Stuart Douglas 465 7 1Conservative Neil Richardson 383 5 9Independent Tom Kennedy 379 5 8References edit 5th Reviews ward maps Scottish Boundary Commission www lgbc scotland gov uk Archived from the original on 20 March 2020 Retrieved 13 March 2022 United Kingdom Scotland Council Areas and Electoral Wards City Population 30 June 2019 Archived from the original on 4 March 2021 Retrieved 28 March 2021 Electoral Ward Motherwell North Scottish Government Statistics North Lanarkshire Council Scottish council elections Archived from the original on 22 October 2017 Retrieved 25 March 2020 North Lanarkshire Council 3 May 2012 North Lanarkshire Council results Archived from the original on 17 February 2015 Retrieved 25 March 2020 North Lanarkshire councillors resign from Labour group BBC News 8 March 2016 Archived from the original on 15 April 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Tributes are paid to Annita McAuley Motherwell Times Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Scottish Elections Motherwell North By Election 2014 election result Archived from the original on 10 April 2017 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motherwell North ward amp oldid 1105847565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
