# Coatbridge North (ward)

Coatbridge North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four councillors. Covering neighbourhoods in the north of Coatbridge (Blairhill, Cliftonville, Drumpellier, Dunbeth, Gartsherrie, Greenhill, Parklands, Summerlee, Sunnyside, Townhead and the town centre), the ward had a population of 15,146 in 2019.
It was created in 2007 as Coatbridge North and Glenboig, originally covering around twice as much territory between Coatbridge and Condorrat about 4 miles (6.4 km) further north, largely rural and sparsely populated but including the expanding commuter village of Glenboig. A nationwide boundary review in 2017 that recommended more representation for the area overall led to this rural half being placed in a separate new ward (along with Gartcosh and Moodiesburn from the Strathkelvin ward), but the electorate in the existing ward reduced only a slightly as a result and the number of seats was unaffected.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | John Wilson (SNP) | | Tony Clarke (Labour) | | Bill Shields (Labour) | Martin McWilliams (Independent) |
| 2009 by- | Peter Sullivan (Labour) | | Tony Clarke (Labour) | | Bill Shields (Labour) | Martin McWilliams (Independent) |
| 2011 by- | Peter Sullivan (Labour) | Michael McPake (Labour) | | | Bill Shields (Labour) | Martin McWilliams (Independent) |
| 2012 | Fulton MacGregor (SNP) | Michael McPake (Labour) | | Julie McAnulty (SNP) | Bill Shields (Labour) |
| 2016 by- | Alex McVey (Labour) | Michael McPake (Labour) | | Julie McAnulty (SNP) | Bill Shields (Labour) |
| 2017 | Alex McVey (Labour) | Kirsten Larson (SNP) | | Allan Stubbs (SNP) | Bill Shields (Labour) |
| 2022 | Alex McVey (Labour) | Kirsten Larson (SNP) | | Allan Stubbs (SNP) | Bill Shields (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Coatbridge North - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | Kirsten Larson (incumbent) | 31.2 | 1,545 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alexander McVey (incumbent) | 20.5 | 1,017 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Allan Stubbs (incumbent) | 15.1 | 749 | 1,197 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Bill Shields (incumbent) | 13.4 | 663 | 691 | 726 | 747 | 762 | 785 | 832 | 992 | 1,188 |
| | Conservative | Craig Whiteside | 9.7 | 479 | 482 | 484 | 484 | 490 | 497 | 546 | 562 | |
| | SDP | Jeff McDonald | 3.5 | 172 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 192 | 202 | | | |
| | ISP | Julie Patricia McNulty | 2.6 | 129 | 147 | 180 | 181 | 208 | 271 | 286 | | |
| | Alba | Mark Shields | 2.5 | 123 | 136 | 163 | 163 | 169 | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Leo Francis Lanahan | 1.6 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,021 Valid: 4,956 Spoilt: 148 Quota: 992 Turnout: 42.5% |||||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

Coatbridge 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 |
| | SNP | Kirsten Larson | 22.56 | 1,100 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alex McVey (incumbent) | 21.06 | 1,027 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ben Callaghan | 14.83 | 723 | 724 | 726 | 728 | 749 | 806 | |
| | Labour | Bill Shields (incumbent) | 13.53 | 660 | 665 | 704 | 721 | 786 | 913 | 1,228 |
| | SNP | Allan Stubbs | 12.22 | 596 | 693 | 694 | 741 | 788 | 945 | 975 |
| | Independent | Julie McAnulty (incumbent) | 8.67 | 423 | 428 | 430 | 460 | 512 | | |
| | Independent | Martin McWilliams | 4.9 | 239 | 241 | 243 | 249 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Graham Kerr | 2.24 | 109 | 115 | 116 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,055 Valid: 4,877 Spoilt: 162 Quota: 976 Turnout: 5,039 (41.8%) |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

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%) |||||||||

#### 2016 By-election

* Councillor 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.
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%) |||||

### 2007 Election

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge North and 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 | | |

#### 2009 By-election

* The SNP's John Wilson resigned following his election as an MSP. Peter Sullivan gained the seat for Labour in the resulting by-election.
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election (4 June 2009)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 14,270 Valid: 4,114 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 2058 Turnout: 4,181 (29.3%) ||||||||||

#### 2011 By-election

* Labour Party's Tony Clarke died on 24 August 2011. Michael McPake held the seat in the resulting by-election.
Coatbridge North and Glenboig By-Election (27 October 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 14,590 Valid: 2,919 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,460 Turnout: 2,934 (20.11%) |||||