May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 → David Stocks Robert McKendrick Airdrie Central Murdostoun Start date May 3, 2012 | Jim McCabe David Stocks Thorniewood Airdrie Central 40 seats, 57.1% 23 seats, 32.9% | |
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.
Contents
- Election result
- Kilsyth
- Cumbernauld North
- Cumbernauld South
- Abronhill Kildrum and the Village
- Strathkelvin
- Coatbridge North and Glenboig
- Airdrie North
- Airdrie Central
- Coatbridge West
- Coatbridge South
- Airdrie South
- Fortissat
- Thorniewood
- Bellshill
- Mossend and Holytown
- Motherwell West
- Motherwell North
- Motherwell South East Ravenscraig
- Murdostoun
- Wishaw
- Changes Since Election
- References
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
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.