# Coatbridge West (ward)

Coatbridge West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. Covering neighbourhoods in the south-west of Coatbridge (Barrowfield, Dundyvan, Kirkwood, Langloan, Old Monkland) and the separate village of Bargeddie, it elects three councillors. A boundary review in 2017 caused the loss of an area between Langloan Street, the A725 and the A89, with a small decrease in the electorate but no change in the number of seats. The ward had a population of 14,910 in 2019.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Tom Magginis (Labour) | | Jim Smith (Labour) | Paul Welsh (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Tom Magginis (Labour) | | Jim Smith (Labour) | Paul Welsh (SNP) |
| 2013 by- | Kevin Docherty (Labour) | | | Jim Smith (Labour) | Paul Welsh (SNP) |
| 2017 | Kevin Docherty (Labour) | Mary Gourlay (Labour) | Caroline Stephen (SNP) |
| 2022 | Kevin Docherty (Labour) | | Lesley Mitchell (SNP) | Gary Robinson (SNP) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

Coatbridge West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Lesley Mitchell | 32.2 | 1,254 | | | | |
| | Labour | Kevin Docherty (incumbent) | 29.8 | 1,159 | | | | |
| | SNP | Gary Robinson | 15.7 | 613 | 869 | 876 | 885 | 1,038 |
| | Labour | Mary Gourlay (incumbent) | 9.6 | 374 | 380 | 530 | 649 | 709 |
| | Alba | Robert Slavin | 6.5 | 254 | 262 | 268 | 289 | |
| | Conservative | Laraine Shields | 6.2 | 240 | 240 | 244 | | |
| Electorate: 10,411 Valid: 3,894 Spoilt: 159 Quota: 974 Turnout: 4,053 (38.9%) |||||||||

### 2017 Election

Coatbridge West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Docherty (incumbent) | 36.52 | 1,378 | | | | |
| | SNP | Caroline Stephen | 34.8 | 1,313 | | | | |
| | SNP | Paul Welsh (incumbent) | 10.15 | 383 | 403 | 722 | 745 | |
| | Labour | Mary Gourlay | 9.44 | 356 | 702 | 718 | 878 | 1,196 |
| | Conservative | Francis McIntyre | 9.09 | 343 | 352 | 356 | | |
| Electorate: 10,107 Valid: 3,773 Spoilt: 209 Quota: 944 Turnout: 3,982 (39.4%) |||||||||

### 2012 Election

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%) ||||||
* Labour Party councillor 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.
* On 8 March 2016, Labour councillor Jim Smith resigned from the party and became Independents.

#### 2013 by-election

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%) |||||

### 2007 Election

North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge West :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Tom Magginis | 1,872 | 37.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Jim Smith | 1,476 | 29.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Paul Welsh | 1,218 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Conservative | Mark Oak | 251 | 5.0 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 192 | 3.8 | | |