# Motherwell West (ward)

Motherwell West is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects three councillors and covers parts of Motherwell lying west of the Argyle Line and Cumbernauld line railways, including the Forgewood, Greenacres, Braedale and North Motherwell neighbourhoods, with a population of 14,256 in 2019; created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Annette Valentine (SNP) | | Michael Ross (Labour) | Paul Kelly (Labour) |
| 2012 | | Annette Valentine (SNP) | | Michael Ross (Labour) | Paul Kelly (Labour) |
| 2017 | | Annette Valentine (SNP) | Meghan Gallacher (Conservative) | | Paul Kelly (Labour) |
| 2022 | David Crichton (SNP) | Lorraine Nolan (Conservative) | | | Paul Kelly (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

Motherwell West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | David Crichton | 27.4 | 1,261 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 24.0 | 1,105 | 1,109 | 1,364 | | | |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Nolan | 18.9 | 869 | 869 | 896 | 943 | 1,003 | 1,271 |
| | SNP | Lindsay Evans | 13.6 | 626 | 722 | 737 | 767 | 1,001 | |
| | Scottish Green | Gordon Thomas Miller | 8.1 | 372 | 378 | 401 | 445 | | |
| | Labour | Megan McCann | 7.9 | 363 | 364 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,093 Valid: 4,596 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,150 Turnout: 4,764 (42.9%) ||||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Motherwell West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 21.99 | 1,002 | 1,019 | 1,047 | 1,097 | 1,163 | | |
| | SNP | Annette Valentine (incumbent) | 21.15 | 964 | 970 | 1,009 | 1,047 | 1,080 | 1,081 | 1,854 |
| | Labour | Paul Kelly (incumbent) | 20.12 | 917 | 923 | 958 | 1,453 | | | |
| | SNP | Jamie Super | 16.74 | 763 | 773 | 808 | 834 | 867 | 869 | |
| | Labour | Michael Ross (incumbent) | 14 | 638 | 652 | 673 | | | | |
| | RISE | Julie Fleming | 4.08 | 186 | 207 | | | | | |
| | Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire | Elaine McSpadden | 1.91 | 87 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,585 Valid: 4,557 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 4,668 (44.1%) |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
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%) |||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell West :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Annette Valentine | 1,573 | 30.9 | 1 | 3 |
| Labour | Michael Ross | 1,270 | 24.9 | 1 | 2 |
| Labour | Paul Kelly | 1,237 | 24.3 | 1 | 3 |
| Conservative | Robert Burgess | 812 | 15.9 | | |
| Independent | Gordon Weir | 205 | 4.0 | | |