Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (ward)

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It elects four councillors and covers much of the town of Motherwell (roughly all the territory east of the Argyle Line railway up to the station including the town centre, Airbles, Muirhouse and the developing suburb of Ravenscraig), as well as Craigneuk and Wishawhill in Wishaw, with a population of 18,497 in 2019;[3] created in 2007, its boundaries remained unchanged in a 2017 national review.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alan Valentine
SNP		 Tommy Luny
Labour		 Kaye Harmon
Labour		 Linsey McKay
(Conservative)
2012 Gary O'Rorke
(Labour)
2017 Kenneth Duffy
Labour		 Nathan Wilson
Conservative		 Agnes Magowan
(SNP)
2022 David Robb
SNP

Election Results

2022 Election
Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

[4]

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Agnes Magowan (incumbent) 32.0 1,941              
Labour Kenneth Duffy (incumbent) 22.6 1,368              
Conservative Nathan Wilson (incumbent) 16.7 1,010 1,025 1,032 1,033 1,039 1,048 1,090 1,316
SNP David Robb 10.8 653 1,263            
Labour Michael Ross 8.7 525 543 657 665 672 688 874  
Scottish Green Derek Watson 7.8 472 514 522 542 551 563    
Scottish Family James Joseph Mitchell 0.9 54 62 66 67 70      
UKIP Neil Wilson 0.7 40 40 40 40        
Electorate: 15,549   Valid: 6,063   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 6,253 (40.2%)  

    2017 Election

    2017 North Lanarkshire Council election[5]

    Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    SNP Agnes Magowan 25.27 1,507                      
    Conservative Nathan Wilson 19.92 1,188 1,192 1,193 1,193 1,194 1,218            
    SNP Alan Valentine (incumbent) 16.16 964 1,224                    
    Labour Kenneth Duffy 14.4 859 866 868 870 874 877 879 892 923 958 1,039 1,591
    Labour Kaye Harmon (incumbent) 9.81 565 573 575 576 578 582 586 599 622 649 754  
    Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Gary O'Rorke (incumbent) 5.45 325 331 332 333 336 342 344 365 377 433    
    Independent Ian Glenny 2.78 166 188 190 198 199 201 203 241 273      
    Scottish Green Ben Adams 2.43 145 150 157 159 169 175 176 185        
    Independent Ian Kelly 2.2 131 134 135 137 140 147 148          
    UKIP Neil Wilson 1.14 68 68 69 69 69              
    Solidarity James Mitchell 0.42 25 27 28 29                
    Independent Deryck Beaumont 0.35 21 21 22                  
    Electorate: 14,254   Valid: 5,964   Spoilt: 151   Quota: 1,197   Turnout: 6,115 (42.9%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 North Lanarkshire Council election[6]

      Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Labour Kaye Harmon (incumbent) 20.9% 944              
      SNP Alan Valentine (incumbent) 19.6% 885 886.7 897.7 934.8        
      Labour Tommy Lunny (incumbent) 14.5% 654 675.4 683.5 706.8 707.9 740.9 794.9 921.6
      Labour Gary O'Rorke††††††††† 14.0% 633 641.9 644.9 674.2 675.9 701.2 742.4 821.2
      SNP Jamie Super 12.2% 550 550.8 551.8 565.8 588.4 623.7 694.2  
      Conservative Linsey McKay (incumbent) 6.9% 311 312 324 333 333.9      
      Independent Ian Kelly 5.5% 247 248.8 259.8 337.9 339.5 427    
      Independent Hugh McLaughlin 5.2% 236 236.8 240.8          
      Scottish Christian Brian Ross 1.3% 58 58.3            
      Electorate: 13,218   Valid: 4,518   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 904   Turnout: 4,642 (35.12%)  

        Labour councillor Gary O'Rorke resigned from the party and became Independent on 21 November 2016.[7]

        2007 Election

        2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

        North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Motherwell South East & Ravenscraig
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        SNP Alan Valentine 2,048 34.5 1 1
        Labour Tommy Luny 1,153 19.4 1 2
        Labour Kaye Harmon 1,014 17.1 1 5
        Labour Gary O'Rorke 782 13.2
        Conservative Linsey McKay 699 11.8 1 5
        Scottish Socialist Joyce Carmichael 240 4.0

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
        2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
        3. Electoral Ward: Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
        4. "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
        5. "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
        6. "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
        7. "Labour duo quit party amid allegations of coup attempts and 'parasite' slurs". Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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