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, 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 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, but the electorate in the existing ward reduced only a slightly as a result and the number of seats was unaffected.
Election results
2022 Election
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election.2012 Election
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.
2007 Election
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.
2011 By-election
- Labour Party's Tony Clarke died on 24 August 2011. Michael McPake held the seat in the resulting by-election.