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The council has been under no overall control since 2017. Since August 2022 the council has been led by a Labour minority administration. [4]The first election to North Lanarkshire Council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996.
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
The growth of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area into the south-western part of North Lanarkshire has also led to a large number of residential areas for commuters. [5] The North Lanarkshire council area was established in 1996 as part of a reorganisation of local government in the United Kingdom. [10]
Coatbridge North is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects four councillors. Covering neighbourhoods in the north of Coatbridge (Blairhill, Cliftonville, Drumpellier, Dunbeth, Gartsherrie, Greenhill, Parklands, Summerlee, Sunnyside, Townhead and the town centre), the ward had a population of 15,146 in 2019.
Cumbernauld South is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] Created in 2007, it elects four Councillors and covers the south-western parts of Cumbernauld (Carbrain, Condorrat, Greenfaulds and Ravenswood).
Wishaw is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects four councillors and covers the town centre of Wishaw plus the neighbourhoods to its south and east including Gowkthrapple, Netherton, Overtown, Pather and Waterloo, with a population of 17,974 in 2019; [3] created in 2007, its territory remained almost unchanged in a 2017 national ...
Kilsyth is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] It elects three councillors and covers the town of Kilsyth (plus neighbouring Croy) with a population of 13,772 in 2019. [3] Created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 review.
Bellshill is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. [2] Created in 2007, it originally returned three councillors, covering part of Bellshill (including the Orbiston, Hattonrigg, Shirrell and West End neighbourhoods but not Milnwood, Thorndean, the town centre east of Hamilton Road / North Road, nor Mossend), with the northern boundary at the A8 and ...