# 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 70 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the Council as they gained 1 seat from 2007 and retained their overall majority. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority with 3 net gains. Both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out losing their single Council seats. Independents saw their seat numbers fall from 5 to 2 while former SNP Councillor, Alan O'Brien, was elected for the Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Alliance.
Following the election the Labour Party again formed an administration.

## Election result

North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 41 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 58.6 | 50.8 | 47,284 | +1.2 |
| SNP | 26 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 37.1 | 34.6 | 32,228 | +2.9 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5,722 | +0.8 |
| CICA | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1,894 | New |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5,111 | -2.0 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 379 | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 333 | -1.4 |
| TUSC | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 95 | New |
| Scottish Christian | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 58 | -0.2 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### Kilsyth

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012: No change
Kilsyth - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jean Jones (incumbent) | 43.0% | 1,544 | | | | |
| | SNP | Alan Stevenson | 21.5% | 771 | 789.8 | 842.4 | 876.9 | 928.3 |
| | Labour | Heather McVey | 20.2% | 724 | 1,290 | | | |
| | SNP | Scott Campbell | 9.0% | 324 | 338.2 | 363.2 | 371.2 | 403.7 |
| | Conservative | David Paterson | 3.7% | 132 | 135.3 | 152.9 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Wullie O'Neill | 2.7% | 98 | 108.9 | 172.7 | 185.4 | |
| Electorate: 9,302 Valid: 3,593 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 899 Turnout: 3,691 (39.68%) |||||||||

### Cumbernauld North

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xCICA; 1xSNP;
* 2007-2012 Change: CICA gain one seat from Independent
Cumbernauld North - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Alliance | Alan O'Brien (incumbent) | 24.3% | 1,309 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Barry McCulloch (incumbent) | 18.0% | 971 | 995.9 | 1,005.9 | 1,039.5 | 1,054.1 | 1,060.9 | 1,154.6 |
| | Labour | Bob Chadha (incumbent) | 17.9% | 962 | 985.4 | 996.2 | 1,028.4 | 1,036.5 | 1,045.7 | 1,143.2 |
| | SNP | Alan Masterton | 17.5% | 943 | 969.2 | 979.9 | 999 | 1,250.7 | | |
| | SNP | Andrew Roberts | 10.9% | 588 | 616.4 | 620.4 | 634.4 | 708.1 | 853.9 | |
| | SNP | Kevin McMail | 6.4% | 344 | 356.4 | 362.3 | 365.8 | | | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Pawson | 4.0% | 216 | 240.1 | 244.2 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | John Miller | 1.0% | 50 | 63.6 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,446 Valid: 5,383 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 1,077 Turnout: 5,470 (40.68%) |||||||||||

### Cumbernauld South

* 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Cumbernauld South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | William Goldie (incumbent) | 29.6% | 1,779 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Allan Graham | 23.5% | 1,413 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Stephanie Muir | 16.9% | 1,017 | 1,044.5 | 1,210.4 | | | | | |
| | SNP | William Homer (incumbent) | 10.9% | 653 | 783.6 | 792.5 | 792.9 | 819.2 | 832.5 | 916.9 | |
| | SNP | Paddy Hogg | 7.4% | 444 | 810.2 | 815.8 | 816.3 | 836.4 | 857.6 | 926.4 | 1,594.8 |
| | Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Alliance | Donald Masterton | 5.7% | 344 | 358.5 | 363.1 | 363.7 | 392.9 | 486.3 | | |
| | Conservative | David McArthur | 3.7% | 225 | 228.9 | 232.1 | 232.4 | 235.8 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kevin McVey | 2.3% | 140 | 147.8 | 152.3 | 153.1 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,867 Valid: 6,015 Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,204 Turnout: 6,146 (41.34%) ||||||||||||

### Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Stevie Grant (incumbent) | 32.2% | 1,449 |
| | SNP | Elizabeth Irvine (incumbent) | 31.1% | 1,399 |
| | SNP | Tom Johnston (incumbent) | 26.0% | 1,168 |
| | Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Alliance | Adam Smith | 5.4% | 241 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Hogg | 3.3% | 150 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Andy Locke | 2.0% | 91 |
| Electorate: 11,251 Valid: 4,498 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 4,586 (40.76%) |||||

### Strathkelvin

* 2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathkelvin- 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | William Hogg (incumbent) | 22.6% | 1,418 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Frances McGlinchey (incumbent) † | 19.9% | 1,245 | 1,255.2 | | | | |
| | Labour | Brian Wallace (incumbent) | 15.4% | 947 | 962.9 | 963 | 1,007.4 | 1,109.9 | 1,226 |
| | Labour | John McLaren | 14.0% | 865 | 976.6 | 976.7 | 1,058.9 | 1,144.8 | 1,351.7 |
| | SNP | June McHugh | 13.3% | 821 | 829.7 | 831.6 | 898.9 | 1,008.1 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson | 10.3% | 635 | 637.7 | 637.7 | 682.7 | | |
| | Independent | Joe Shaw (incumbent) | 5.4% | 330 | 333.7 | 333.7 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,534 Valid: 6,261 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,253 Turnout: 6,394 (41.16%) ||||||||||

### Coatbridge North and Glenboig

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent
Coatbridge North and Glenboig - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Michael McPake (incumbent) | 33.0% | 1,599 | | | | |
| | Labour | Bill Shields (incumbent) | 20.0% | 900 | 1,467.8 | | | |
| | SNP | Fulton James MacGregor†††††††† | 15.8% | 765 | 777.6 | 810.2 | 841.1 | 947.4 |
| | SNP | Julie McAnulty | 15.0% | 725 | 752.2 | 818.1 | 840.1 | 1,038.2 |
| | Independent | Martin McWilliams (incumbent) | 10.2% | 496 | 540.1 | 651.4 | 768 | |
| | Conservative | William Millar | 6.0% | 289 | 291.4 | 313.5 | | |
| Electorate: 14,277 Valid: 4,841 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 969 Turnout: 4,940 (34.6%) |||||||||

### Airdrie North

* 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Airdrie North - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Tommy Morgan (incumbent) | 30.0% | 1,552 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alan Beveridge†††† | 20.3% | 1,050 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Sophia Coyle (incumbent) | 20.1% | 1,040 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Spowart | 10.6% | 547 | 954.3 | 954.9 | 955.2 | 1,005.5 | 1,072.3 |
| | SNP | Patrick Rolink | 7.3% | 379 | 402.9 | 412.7 | 415.6 | 432.7 | |
| | Independent | Campbell Cameron (incumbent) | 6.0% | 312 | 326.6 | 327.8 | 328 | 459.2 | 493.4 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Baird | 5.7% | 297 | 304.6 | 305 | 305.2 | | |
| Electorate: 14,755 Valid: 5,177 Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,036 Turnout: 5,294 (35.88%) ||||||||||

### Airdrie Central

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent
Airdrie Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jim Logue (incumbent) | 31.7% | 1,351 | | | | |
| | SNP | David Stocks (incumbent) | 22.2% | 945 | 959.7 | 983.9 | 1,058.3 | 1,759.9 |
| | SNP | Graham Russell | 16.9% | 721 | 737.6 | 754.8 | 832.5 | |
| | Labour | Peter Sullivan * | 14.8% | 630 | 825.9 | 857.9 | 995.3 | 1,042.9 |
| | Independent | George Devine (incumbent) | 9.8% | 419 | 436 | 497.4 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine Young | 4.6% | 198 | 201.8 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,965 Valid: 4,264 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,067 Turnout: 4,360 (36.44%) |||||||||
* Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

### Coatbridge West

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Coatbridge West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Labour | Tom Maginnis (incumbent) †† | 41.0% | 1,570 | |
| | Labour | Jim Smith (incumbent)††††††† | 33.8% | 1,295 | |
| | SNP | Paul Welsh (incumbent) | 22.4% | 858 | 1,037.3 |
| | Conservative | Archie Giggie | 2.8% | 107 | 145.6 |
| Electorate: 11,272 Valid: 3,830 Spoilt: 105 Quota: 958 Turnout: 3,935 (34.91%) ||||||

### Coatbridge South

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Coatbridge South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jim Brooks (incumbent) | 40.8% | 1,568 | | | | |
| | SNP | Imtiaz Majid | 21.5% | 827 | 848.6 | 900.3 | 951.6 | 1,389 |
| | Labour | John Higgins (incumbent) | 21.2% | 814 | 1,324.1 | | | |
| | SNP | Gerry Somers | 12.1% | 466 | 479.9 | 529.1 | 559.9 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Gibson | 4.4% | 171 | 186.1 | 208.2 | | |
| Electorate: 11,130 Valid: 3,846 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 962 Turnout: 3,968 (35.65%) |||||||||

### Airdrie South

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Airdrie South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Tom Curley (incumbent)††††††††††† | 27.3% | 1,488 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Michael Coyle (incumbent) | 21.2% | 1,155 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | David Fagan (incumbent)†††††††††† | 17.6% | 959 | 1,290.9 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Agnes Coyle | 14.2% | 771 | 784.4 | 804.7 | 853.7 | 877.6 | 910.9 | 945.3 | 1,351.7 |
| | SNP | Nancy Pettigrew | 7.5% | 407 | 411.8 | 418.9 | 425.7 | 446.9 | 490.3 | 540.5 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Young | 4.7% | 254 | 257.2 | 262.5 | 262.9 | 267.1 | 384.2 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Love (incumbent) | 4.1% | 224 | 229.9 | 248.4 | 250.8 | 296.2 | | | |
| | Independent | John McGeechan | 3.5% | 188 | 194.9 | 214.9 | 216.3 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,560 Valid: 5,446 Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,090 Turnout: 5,562 (38.2%) ||||||||||||

### Fortissat

* 2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Fortissat - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Francis Fallan | 23.0% | 983 | 988 | 1,022 | 1,023.4 | |
| | Labour | Jim Robertson (incumbent) | 22.9% | 982 | 1,000 | 1,046 | 1,048.3 | 1,843.2 |
| | Independent | Charlie Cefferty (incumbent) | 22.9% | 981 | 1,023 | 1,079 | | |
| | SNP | Thomas Cochrane | 16.2% | 695 | 700 | 1,062 | 1,063.4 | 1,136.6 |
| | SNP | Malcolm McMillan (incumbent) | 12.4% | 529 | 543 | | | |
| | Conservative | Sandy Thornton | 2.6% | 111 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,314 Valid: 4,281 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,071 Turnout: 4,375 (38.67%) |||||||||

### Thorniewood

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Thorniewood - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Labour | Bob Burrows (incumbent) | 37.3% | 1,623 | |
| | Labour | Jim McCabe (incumbent) | 33.2% | 1,443 | |
| | SNP | Duncan McShannon (incumbent)††††† | 24.3% | 1,057 | 1,220.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Henderson | 5.2% | 225 | 304.8 |
| Electorate: 11,668 Valid: 4,348 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,088 Turnout: 4,428 (37.95%) ||||||

### Bellshill

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Bellshill - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Harry Curran (incumbent) | 31.3% | 1,208 | | | | |
| | Labour | Harry McGuigan (incumbent) | 23.8% | 919 | 1,110.5 | | | |
| | SNP | Marina Lyle | 17.2% | 666 | 673.6 | 690.3 | 708.8 | 1,106.1 |
| | Independent | John Devlin | 12.2% | 471 | 483.4 | 508.2 | 567.6 | 588.9 |
| | SNP | Owen Gallagher | 11.3% | 437 | 444.6 | 453.6 | 473.5 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Hargrave | 4.2% | 164 | 166.6 | 174.5 | | |
| Electorate: 10,888 Valid: 3,865 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 967 Turnout: 3,959 (36.36%) |||||||||

### Mossend and Holytown

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Mossend and Holytown - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | James Coyle (incumbent) | 37.9% | 1,281 | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank McNally | 22.0% | 745 | 1,061.5 | | | |
| | SNP | David Baird | 17.1% | 578 | 602.4 | 621.8 | 642.4 | 944.3 |
| | SNP | Paul Delaney (incumbent) | 10.2% | 346 | 362.3 | 380.2 | 389.8 | |
| | Independent | Kevin McKeown (incumbent) | 8.6% | 291 | 310.4 | 358.7 | 417.1 | 449.9 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Pawson | 4.2% | 141 | 147.5 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,020 Valid: 3,382 Spoilt: 77 Quota: 846 Turnout: 3,459 (34.52%) |||||||||

### Motherwell West

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Motherwell West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Annette Valentine (incumbent) | 32.1% | 1,256 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 29.5% | 1,156 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Ross (incumbent) | 22.3% | 874 | 949.4 | 1,098.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Burgess | 13.7% | 535 | 579.4 | 583.7 |
| | TUSC | Kenny Martin | 2.4% | 95 | 152.1 | 156.4 |
| Electorate: 10,511 Valid: 3,916 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 980 Turnout: 3,990 (37.96%) |||||||

### Motherwell North

* 2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Motherwell North - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | 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 | 1,304.8 |
| | SNP | 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%) |||||||||||

### Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Kaye Harmon (incumbent) | 20.9% | 944 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alan Valentine (incumbent) | 19.6% | 885 | 886.7 | 897.7 | 934.8 | | | | |
| | Labour | Tommy Lunny (incumbent) | 14.5% | 654 | 675.4 | 683.5 | 706.8 | 707.9 | 740.9 | 794.9 | 921.6 |
| | Labour | Gary O'Rorke††††††††† | 14.0% | 633 | 641.9 | 644.9 | 674.2 | 675.9 | 701.2 | 742.4 | 821.2 |
| | SNP | Jamie Super | 12.2% | 550 | 550.8 | 551.8 | 565.8 | 588.4 | 623.7 | 694.2 | |
| | Conservative | Linsey McKay (incumbent) | 6.9% | 311 | 312 | 324 | 333 | 333.9 | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Kelly | 5.5% | 247 | 248.8 | 259.8 | 337.9 | 339.5 | 427 | | |
| | Independent | Hugh McLaughlin | 5.2% | 236 | 236.8 | 240.8 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Brian Ross | 1.3% | 58 | 58.3 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,218 Valid: 4,518 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 904 Turnout: 4,642 (35.12%) ||||||||||||

### Murdostoun

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Murdostoun - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Robert McKendrick (incumbent) | 32.1% | 1,751 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Nicky Shevlin (incumbent) | 21.6% | 1,178 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alan Clinch | 14.5% | 789 | 982.1 | 1,045.4 | 1,111.3 | | |
| | SNP | John Taggart (incumbent)†††† | 13.4% | 729 | 860.7 | 867.5 | 925.7 | 927.8 | 1,566.7 |
| | SNP | Lyall Duff | 12.7% | 691 | 739.9 | 743.1 | 779.7 | 782.9 | |
| | Conservative | Cindy MacKenzie | 5.9% | 321 | 369.5 | 371.4 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,401 Valid: 5,459 Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 5,569 (38.67%) ||||||||||

### Wishaw

* 2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Wishaw - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Sam Love (incumbent)††††††† | 30.5% | 1,590 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Marion Fellows†††††† | 21.5% | 1,118 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank McKay (incumbent)††††††††† | 17.9% | 932 | 1,296.9 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Hume | 12.9% | 674 | 701.9 | 712.2 | 780.2 | 888.7 | 1,020.9 |
| | Labour | James Robertson | 9.3% | 482 | 558.5 | 767.8 | 769.2 | 837.2 | |
| | Conservative | Marjory Borthwick | 7.9% | 412 | 428.9 | 432.7 | 434.6 | | |
| Electorate: 14,299 Valid: 5,208 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,042 Turnout: 5,332 (37.29%) ||||||||||

## Changes Since Election

* † Strathkelvin Scottish National Party Cllr Frances McGlinchey resigned from the party on 24 October 2012 in protest at the vote to overturn its long-standing opposition to Nato.
* †† Coatbridge West Labour Party Cllr Tom Maginnis died on 29 November 2012. A by-election was held on 28 February 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Kevin Docherty.
* ††† Motherwell North Labour Party Cllr 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.
* †††† Airdrie North and Murdostoun SNP Cllrs Alan Beveridge and John Taggart resigned from the party and became Independents on 10 February 2015 in opposition to the party's 2015 Westminster Election selection procedures.
* ††††† Thorniewood SNP Cllr Duncan McShannon resigned his seat in May 2015. A by-election was held on 9 July 2015 and the seat was held by the party's Stephen Bonnar.
* †††††† Wishaw SNP Cllr Marion Fellows was elected as an MP for Motherwell and Wishaw on 7 May 2015. She resigned her Council seat on 25 May 2015 and a by-election was held 13 August 2015 and the seat was held by the party's Rosa Zambonini.
* ††††††† On 8 March 2016 Labour Party Motherwell North Cllrs Helen McKenna and Peter Nolan, Wishaw Cllr Sam Love and Coatbridge West Cllr Jim Smith resigned from the party and became Independents.
* †††††††† Coatbridge North and Glenboig Cllr Fulton James McGregor was elected as a MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. On 29 June 2016 he resigned his council seat. A by-election was held on 22 September 2016 which was won by Labour's Alex McVey.
* ††††††††† Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig and Wishaw Labour Party Cllrs Gary O'Rorke and Frank McKay resigned from the party and became Independents on 21 November 2016.
* †††††††††† Airdrie South Labour Cllr David Fagan was suspended from the party on 4 October 2016 over allegations of possession of child pornography.
* ††††††††††† Airdrie South Labour Cllr Tom Curley resigned from the party on 29 October 2016 and announced he would stand as an Independent in 2016.

## By-elections since 2012

Coatbridge West By-election (28 February 2013) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| Electorate:  Valid: 2,721 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,361 Turnout: 2,748 (24.11%) |||||
Motherwell North By-election (23 January 2014) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| Electorate:  Valid: 2,519 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,260 Turnout: 2,557 (18.4%) |||||
Thorniewood By-election (09 July 2015) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Steven Bonnar | 47.01% | 1,555 | 1,556 | 1,565 | 1,586 | 1,622 | 1,647 |
| | Labour | Hugh Gaffney | 42.62% | 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 | 2.45% | 81 | 81 | 82 | 89 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Patrick McAleer | 1.54% | 51 | 55 | 61 | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Craig Smith | 1.0% | 33 | 37 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Matt Williams | 0.88% | 29 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,730 Valid: 3,308 (28.2%) Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,655 Turnout: 3,346 (28.5%) ||||||||||
Wishaw By-election (13 August 2015) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| Electorate: 14,592 Valid: 3,751 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 1,876 Turnout: 3,794 (26.1%) |||||
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-election (22 September 2016) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Alex McVey | 41.7 | 1,350 |
| | SNP | Stephen Kirley | 39.0 | 1,261 |
| | Conservative | Ben Callaghan | 11.3 | 366 |
| | Scottish Green | John Wilson | 6.0 | 195 |
| | UKIP | Neil Wilson | 1.9 | 63 |
| Electorate:  Valid: 3,235 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,618 Turnout: 3,277 (23.67%) |||||