Coatbridge South (ward)

Coatbridge South is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] Covering neighbourhoods in the south-east of Coatbridge (Calderwood, Carnbroe, Greenend, Kirkshaws, Rosehall, Shawhead, Sikeside, Victoria Park and Whifflet), it currently elects four councillors. A boundary review in 2017 caused the addition of an area between Langloan Street, the A725 and the A89, with a small increase in the electorate and an additional seat from the original three. The ward had a population of 16,889 in 2019.[3]

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 James Brooks
(Labour)		 John Higgins
(Labour)		 Ian Ferrie
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 Imtiaz Majid
(SNP)
2017 Tom Castles
(Labour)		 Gordon Encinias
(Labour)		 Tracy Carragyer
(SNP)		 Fergus MacGregor
(SNP)
2018 by- Geraldine Woods
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election
Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Coatbridge South - 4 seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Tracy Carragher 29.95 1,392              
Labour Tom Castles 22.72 1,056              
SNP Fergus MacGregor 12.76 593 966            
Conservative John Cameron 11.88 552 557 560 560 567 588 653  
Labour Gordon Encinias 6.8 316 338 442 447 479 517 693 932
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Jim Brooks (incumbent) 6.69 311 322 324 327 425 517    
Independent Gerry Somers 4.65 216 225 227 233 275      
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire John Higgins (incumbent) 4.54 211 223 226 230        
Electorate: 12,726   Valid: 4,647   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,836 (38.0%)

    2018 By-election
    • On 13 August 2018, Labour councillor Gordon Encinias died, having been unwell for some time.[5] A by-election was held on 25 October and the seat was held by Geraldine Woods of Scottish Labour.
    Coatbridge South By-election (25 October 2018) - 1 Seat[6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Labour Geraldine Woods 42.2 1,355 1,360 1,364 1,380 1,549 2,070
    SNP Lesley Mitchell 41.8 1,343 1,344 1,346 1,360 1,405  
    Conservative Ben Callaghan 13.8 492 494 496 499    
    Green Rosemary McGowan 1.5 47 50 51      
    UKIP Neil Wilson 0.4 14 14        
    Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilson 0.4 13          
    Electorate: 12,766   Valid: 3,264   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,633   Turnout: 3,312 (25.9%)

      2012 Election
      Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
      Coatbridge South - 3 seats[7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      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%)

        2007 Election
        Main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
        North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Coatbridge South
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Labour James Brooks 1,682 35.0 1 1
        SNP Ian Ferrie 1,503 31.3 1 1
        Labour John Higgins 1,057 22.0 1 2
        Conservative Robert Hargrave 392 8.2
        Scottish Socialist Craig Coats 172 3.6

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
        2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
        3. "Electoral Ward: Coatbridge South, Scottish Government Statistics". statistics.gov.scot.
        4. "Scottish council elections". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
        5. "Tributes paid as Labour party councillor dies". Glasgow Times.
        6. "Coatbridge South By-election". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
        7. "Election Office". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
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