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North Lanarkshire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

21 ward races

77 seats

37 elected below the proportional quota

48.1% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 77 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Scottish National Party	46,255	43.6%	36	46.8%	35	45.5%	+1
Labour Party	37,336	35.2%	32	41.6%	29	37.7%	+3
Conservative Party	12,571	11.8%	5	6.5%	9	11.7%	-4
Independent	4,282	4.0%	2	2.6%	3	3.9%	-1
Green Party	2,304	2.2%	1	1.3%	1	1.3%	0
Alba Party	1,058	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
British Unionist Party - B.U.P.	859	0.8%	1	1.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Liberal Democrats	478	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Family Party	381	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	172	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Socialist Party	154	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independence for Scotland Party	129	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	65	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy	41	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	106,085	100.0%	77	100.0%	77	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2022)

Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Mossend and Holytown · 3 seats · won at 9.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Airdrie North · 4 seats · won at 4.8% · −15.2 pts below quota
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead · 3 seats · won at 10.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Cumbernauld East · 4 seats · won at 8.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
Motherwell North · 4 seats · won at 9.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
Airdrie Central · 4 seats · won at 10.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
Coatbridge West · 3 seats · won at 15.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig · 4 seats · won at 10.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn · 3 seats · won at 16.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
Cumbernauld South · 4 seats · won at 11.5% · −8.5 pts below quota
Thorniewood · 3 seats · won at 17.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
Coatbridge South · 4 seats · won at 12.2% · −7.8 pts below quota
Bellshill · 4 seats · won at 12.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
Coatbridge North · 4 seats · won at 13.4% · −6.6 pts below quota
Wishaw · 4 seats · won at 13.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
Murdostoun · 4 seats · won at 13.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
Motherwell West · 3 seats · won at 18.9% · −6.1 pts below quota
Fortissat · 4 seats · won at 14.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
Cumbernauld North · 4 seats · won at 14.2% · −5.8 pts below quota
Airdrie South · 4 seats · won at 16.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
Kilsyth · 3 seats · won at 25.5% · above quota

Race results

Mossend and Holytown · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 9.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 3,796

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Frank McNally	Labour Party	1,132	29.8%	+4.8 pts	Elected
2	Beth Baudo	Scottish National Party	974	25.7%	+0.7 pts	Elected
3	Michael Clarkson	Scottish National Party	642	16.9%	—
4	Sheila Cameron	Conservative Party	486	12.8%	—
5	Jim Reddin	Labour Party	364	9.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
6	John Marshall	Alba Party	198	5.2%	—

Electorate 10,343 · Ballots cast 3,948 · Invalid 152 · EC ward code gss-S13003057 · Back to ward index

Airdrie North · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 4.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −15.2 pts Valid ballots 5,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sophia Coyle	Scottish National Party	1,741	31.3%	+11.3 pts	Elected
2	Alan Beveridge	Independent	1,223	22.0%	+2.0 pts	Elected
3	Henry Emerson Dunbar	Labour Party	1,170	21.0%	+1.0 pts	Elected
4	Graeme McGinnigle	Conservative Party	603	10.8%	—
5	Peter Kelly	Labour Party	463	8.3%	—
6	Richard Alan Sullivan	Scottish National Party	269	4.8%	−15.2 pts	Elected
7	Robert Stewart McGeorge	Liberal Democrats	71	1.3%	—
8	Daryl Gardner	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	25	0.4%	—

Electorate 15,029 · Ballots cast 5,687 · Invalid 122 · EC ward code gss-S13003049 · Back to ward index

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 4,848

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Josh Cairns	Scottish National Party	1,299	26.8%	+1.8 pts	Elected
2	John McLaren	Labour Party	1,159	23.9%	−1.1 pts	Elected
3	Crissy Sandhu	Conservative Party	725	15.0%	—
4	Claire Williams	Green Party	523	10.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
5	Margaret-Anne Shaw	Labour Party	521	10.7%	—
6	Ian MacQuarrie	Scottish National Party	467	9.6%	—
7	Neil K Casey	Liberal Democrats	154	3.2%	—

Electorate 10,567 · Ballots cast 4,959 · Invalid 111 · EC ward code gss-S13003134 · Back to ward index

Cumbernauld East · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 8.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −11.4 pts Valid ballots 5,355

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Claire Barclay	Scottish National Party	1,704	31.8%	+11.8 pts	Elected
2	Barry McCulloch	Labour Party	1,022	19.1%	−0.9 pts	Elected
3	Tom Johnston	Scottish National Party	970	18.1%	−1.9 pts	Elected
4	David Macphee	Conservative Party	469	8.8%	—
5	Adam Smith	Scottish National Party	460	8.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
6	Paddy Hogg	Independent	283	5.3%	—
7	Kyle Davidson	Green Party	225	4.2%	—
8	Susan Taylor	Labour Party	222	4.1%	—

Electorate 13,027 · Ballots cast 5,564 · Invalid 209 · EC ward code gss-S13003045 · Back to ward index

Motherwell North · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 9.9% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −10.1 pts Valid ballots 5,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gerry Brennan	Scottish National Party	1,646	31.6%	+11.6 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Duffy-Lawson	Labour Party	1,427	27.4%	+7.4 pts	Elected
3	Anne Thomas	Scottish National Party	780	15.0%	−5.0 pts	Elected
4	Oyebola Ajala	Conservative Party	574	11.0%	—
5	Ayeshah Khan	Labour Party	513	9.9%	−10.1 pts	Elected
6	Shahid Farooq	Alba Party	262	5.0%	—

Electorate 13,654 · Ballots cast 5,381 · Invalid 179 · EC ward code gss-S13003059 · Back to ward index

Airdrie Central · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −9.8 pts Valid ballots 4,679

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lesley Jarvie	Scottish National Party	1,468	31.4%	+11.4 pts	Elected
2	Chris Costello	Labour Party	988	21.1%	+1.1 pts	Elected
3	Jim Logue	Labour Party	986	21.1%	+1.1 pts	Elected
4	Trevor Douglas	Conservative Party	642	13.7%	—
5	Janice Catherine Toner	Scottish National Party	478	10.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
6	Julie Marshall	Alba Party	117	2.5%	—

Electorate 12,690 · Ballots cast 4,808 · Invalid 129 · EC ward code gss-S13003050 · Back to ward index

Coatbridge West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.3 pts Valid ballots 3,894

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lesley Mitchell	Scottish National Party	1,254	32.2%	+7.2 pts	Elected
2	Kevin Docherty	Labour Party	1,159	29.8%	+4.8 pts	Elected
3	Gary Robinson	Scottish National Party	613	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
4	Mary Gourlay	Labour Party	374	9.6%	—
5	Robert Slavin	Alba Party	254	6.5%	—
6	Laraine Shields	Conservative Party	240	6.2%	—

Electorate 10,411 · Ballots cast 4,053 · Invalid 159 · EC ward code gss-S13003051 · Back to ward index

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 6,063

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Agnes Magowan	Scottish National Party	1,941	32.0%	+12.0 pts	Elected
2	Kenneth Duffy	Labour Party	1,368	22.6%	+2.6 pts	Elected
3	Nathan Wilson	Conservative Party	1,010	16.7%	−3.3 pts	Elected
4	David Robb	Scottish National Party	653	10.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
5	Michael Ross	Labour Party	525	8.7%	—
6	Derek Watson	Green Party	472	7.8%	—
7	James Joseph Mitchell	Scottish Family Party	54	0.9%	—
8	Neil Wilson	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	40	0.7%	—

Electorate 15,549 · Ballots cast 6,253 · Invalid 190 · EC ward code gss-S13003060 · Back to ward index

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.7 pts Valid ballots 4,472

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Greg Lennon	Scottish National Party	1,365	30.5%	+5.5 pts	Elected
2	Michael McPake	Labour Party	929	20.8%	−4.2 pts	Elected
3	Joseph Beekman	Labour Party	826	18.5%	—
4	Joanne Katy Keltie	Scottish National Party	728	16.3%	−8.7 pts	Elected
5	Norma Raeside	Conservative Party	421	9.4%	—
6	Patrick McAleer	Green Party	203	4.5%	—

Electorate 10,698 · Ballots cast 4,552 · Invalid 80 · EC ward code gss-S13003047 · Back to ward index

Cumbernauld South · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.5 pts Valid ballots 5,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James McPhilemy	Labour Party	1,374	24.1%	+4.1 pts	Elected
2	Ann Ballinger	Scottish National Party	1,089	19.1%	−0.9 pts	Elected
3	William Goldie	Scottish National Party	959	16.8%	−3.2 pts	Elected
4	Cathie Johnston	Scottish National Party	910	15.9%	—
5	Peter McDade	Labour Party	656	11.5%	−8.5 pts	Elected
6	Rebecca MacPhee	Conservative Party	453	7.9%	—
7	Willie Homer	Scottish Socialist Party	154	2.7%	—
8	Norma McLachlan Diffin	Scottish Family Party	77	1.3%	—
9	Simona Panaitescu	Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy	41	0.7%	—

Electorate 12,788 · Ballots cast 5,876 · Invalid 163 · EC ward code gss-S13003044 · Back to ward index

Thorniewood · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 4,468

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Barry McCluskey	Scottish National Party	1,642	36.8%	+11.8 pts	Elected
2	Helen Loughran	Labour Party	1,180	26.4%	+1.4 pts	Elected
3	Margaret Boyd	Labour Party	760	17.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
4	Joseph Budd	Independent	568	12.7%	—
5	Jeanie Burgess	Conservative Party	318	7.1%	—

Electorate 10,896 · Ballots cast 4,549 · Invalid 81 · EC ward code gss-S13003055 · Back to ward index

Coatbridge South · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 4,849

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tracy Carragher	Scottish National Party	1,384	28.5%	+8.5 pts	Elected
2	Fergus MacGregor	Scottish National Party	1,195	24.6%	+4.6 pts	Elected
3	Andrew Bustard	Labour Party	1,100	22.7%	+2.7 pts	Elected
4	Geraldine Woods	Labour Party	593	12.2%	−7.8 pts	Elected
5	Peter Murray	Conservative Party	327	6.7%	—
6	Tony Grimason	Independent	149	3.1%	—
7	Graham Kerr	Green Party	101	2.1%	—

Electorate 13,164 · Ballots cast 5,058 · Invalid 209 · EC ward code gss-S13003052 · Back to ward index

Bellshill · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.3 pts Valid ballots 4,631

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jordan Linden	Scottish National Party	1,300	28.1%	+8.1 pts	Elected
2	Angela Campbell	Labour Party	1,162	25.1%	+5.1 pts	Elected
3	Pat Patton	Labour Party	635	13.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
4	Colin Cameron	Conservative Party	632	13.6%	—
5	Lisa Stubbs	Scottish National Party	589	12.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
6	John Devlin	Independent	209	4.5%	—
7	David Baird	Alba Party	104	2.2%	—

Electorate 12,279 · Ballots cast 4,784 · Invalid 153 · EC ward code gss-S13003056 · Back to ward index

Coatbridge North · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.6 pts Valid ballots 4,956

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kirsten Larson	Scottish National Party	1,545	31.2%	+11.2 pts	Elected
2	Alex McVey	Labour Party	1,017	20.5%	+0.5 pts	Elected
3	Allan Stubbs	Scottish National Party	749	15.1%	−4.9 pts	Elected
4	Bill Shields	Labour Party	663	13.4%	−6.6 pts	Elected
5	Craig Whiteside	Conservative Party	479	9.7%	—
6	Jeff McDonald	Social Democratic Party	172	3.5%	—
7	Julie McAnulty	Independence for Scotland Party	129	2.6%	—
8	Mark Shields	Alba Party	123	2.5%	—
9	Leo Francis Lanahan	Scottish Family Party	79	1.6%	—

Electorate 12,021 · Ballots cast 5,104 · Invalid 148 · EC ward code gss-S13003048 · Back to ward index

Wishaw · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.4 pts Valid ballots 5,295

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Fiona Fotheringham	Scottish National Party	1,687	31.9%	+11.9 pts	Elected
2	Frank McKay	Labour Party	1,138	21.5%	+1.5 pts	Elected
3	Bob Burgess	Conservative Party	980	18.5%	−1.5 pts	Elected
4	Martine Nolan	Labour Party	771	14.6%	—
5	Jim Hume	Scottish National Party	719	13.6%	−6.4 pts	Elected

Electorate 13,431 · Ballots cast 5,481 · Invalid 186 · EC ward code gss-S13003062 · Back to ward index

Murdostoun · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.3 pts Valid ballots 5,689

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert McKendrick	Independent	1,545	27.2%	+7.2 pts	Elected
2	Cameron McManus	Scottish National Party	1,106	19.4%	−0.6 pts	Elected
3	Louise Roarty	Labour Party	853	15.0%	−5.0 pts	Elected
4	Nicky Shevlin	Labour Party	778	13.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
5	Julia Stachurska	Scottish National Party	584	10.3%	—
6	Linsey McKay	Conservative Party	518	9.1%	—
7	Robert Arthur	Independent	305	5.4%	—

Electorate 14,403 · Ballots cast 5,825 · Invalid 136 · EC ward code gss-S13003061 · Back to ward index

Motherwell West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.1 pts Valid ballots 4,596

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Crichton	Scottish National Party	1,261	27.4%	+2.4 pts	Elected
2	Paul Kelly	Labour Party	1,105	24.0%	−1.0 pts	Elected
3	Lorraine Nolan	Conservative Party	869	18.9%	−6.1 pts	Elected
4	Lindsey Evans	Scottish National Party	626	13.6%	—
5	Gordon Thomas Miller	Green Party	372	8.1%	—
6	Megan McCann	Labour Party	363	7.9%	—

Electorate 11,093 · Ballots cast 4,764 · Invalid 168 · EC ward code gss-S13003058 · Back to ward index

Fortissat · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.0 pts Valid ballots 4,559

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin McCulloch	Labour Party	1,028	22.5%	+2.5 pts	Elected
2	Margaret Hughes	Scottish National Party	949	20.8%	+0.8 pts	Elected
3	John Jo Leckie	British Unionist Party - B.U.P.	859	18.8%	−1.2 pts	Elected
4	Kenneth Stevenson	Labour Party	636	14.0%	−6.0 pts	Elected
5	Ben Callaghan	Conservative Party	512	11.2%	—
6	Sarah Quinn	Scottish National Party	457	10.0%	—
7	Emma Rachel Cuthbertson	Green Party	118	2.6%	—

Electorate 12,104 · Ballots cast 4,682 · Invalid 123 · EC ward code gss-S13003054 · Back to ward index

Cumbernauld North · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −5.8 pts Valid ballots 7,075

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan Masterton	Scottish National Party	2,157	30.5%	+10.5 pts	Elected
2	Tom Fisher	Labour Party	1,428	20.2%	+0.2 pts	Elected
3	Danish Ashraf	Scottish National Party	1,399	19.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
4	Gordon Currie	Conservative Party	1,003	14.2%	−5.8 pts	Elected
5	Donna Kiddie	Labour Party	534	7.5%	—
6	Anne McCrossan	Green Party	290	4.1%	—
7	John Arthur Henry Cole	Liberal Democrats	180	2.5%	—
8	John Patrick McGrory	Scottish Family Party	84	1.2%	—

Electorate 15,417 · Ballots cast 7,239 · Invalid 164 · EC ward code gss-S13003043 · Back to ward index

Airdrie South · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −3.1 pts Valid ballots 6,015

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Coyle	Scottish National Party	1,847	30.7%	+10.7 pts	Elected
2	Michael McBride	Labour Party	1,386	23.0%	+3.0 pts	Elected
3	Sandy Watson	Conservative Party	1,028	17.1%	−2.9 pts	Elected
4	Paul Di Mascio	Scottish National Party	1,015	16.9%	−3.1 pts	Elected
5	Ian McNeil	Labour Party	739	12.3%	—

Electorate 15,018 · Ballots cast 6,208 · Invalid 193 · EC ward code gss-S13003053 · Back to ward index

Kilsyth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +0.5 pts Valid ballots 4,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Denis Johnston	Scottish National Party	1,187	27.2%	+2.2 pts	Elected
2	Heather Brennan-McVey	Labour Party	1,176	26.9%	+1.9 pts	Elected
3	Jean Jones	Labour Party	1,113	25.5%	+0.5 pts	Elected
4	Lindsay Sievewright	Scottish National Party	447	10.2%	—
5	James King	Conservative Party	282	6.5%	—
6	John Hendry	Scottish Family Party	87	2.0%	—
7	Melissa Laima Juliet Kane	Liberal Democrats	73	1.7%	—

Electorate 9,937 · Ballots cast 4,507 · Invalid 142 · EC ward code gss-S13003042 · Back to ward index