Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (ward)

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council.[2] It currently elects three councillors and, as its name suggests, covers the settlements of Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (as well as Auchinloch) with a combined population of 12,290 in 2019.[3]

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

It was created in 2007 as Strathkelvin, covering a larger territory also including Gartcosh and Moodiesburn (the eastern boundary being the M73 motorway) and returning four councillors. A nationwide boundary review in 2017 that recommended more representation for the area overall led to these communities being placed in a separate new ward (along with Glenboig from the Coatbridge North ward), with the remainder of the Strathkelvin ward renamed and returning one fewer councillor. A specific review in 2019 caused the addition of a few streets of modern housing at Cardowan which had been in the North East ward of the Glasgow City Council area, re-allocating them to North Lanarkshire along with the rest of the developments in that area, addressing an anomaly dating back to when the boundary crossed open fields.[4][5]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Frances McGlinchey
(SNP)		 Joe Shaw
(Labour)		 Brian Wallace
(Labour)		 William Hogg
(Labour)
2012 John McLaren
(Labour)
2017 Lynne Anderson
(SNP/
Alba)		 Steven Goldsack
(Conservative)		 3 seats
2021
2022 Josh Cairns
(SNP)		 Claire Louise Williams
(Green)

Election Results

2017 Election
Main article: 2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead- 3 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Lynne Anderson 28.34 1,292        
Conservative Stephen Goldsack 21.65 987 989 998 1,084 1,126
Labour John McLaren (incumbent) 19.26 878 885 935 1,101 1,876
Labour Scott Lamond 16.65 759 765 817 913  
Independent Frances McGlinchey (incumbent) 9.12 416 421 552    
SNP Stephen Kirley 4.98 227 352      
Electorate: 9,309   Valid: 4,559   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 4673 (50.2%)  
    • On 22 May 2018, Conservative councillor Stephen Goldsack was expelled from the party after previous connections to the British National Party were exposed.[7]

    2012 Election
    Main article: 2012 North Lanarkshire Council election
    Strathkelvin - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Labour William Hogg (incumbent) 22.6% 1,418          
    SNP Frances McGlinchey (incumbent) 19.9% 1,245 1,255.2        
    Labour Brian Wallace (incumbent) 15.4% 947 962.9 963 1,007.4 1,109.9 1,226
    Labour John McLaren 14.0% 865 976.6 976.7 1,058.9 1,144.8 1,351.7
    SNP June McHugh 13.3% 821 829.7 831.6 898.9 1,008.1  
    Conservative Andrew Polson 10.3% 635 637.7 637.7 682.7    
    Independent Joe Shaw (incumbent) 5.4% 330 333.7 333.7      
    Electorate: 15,534   Valid: 6,261   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,253   Turnout: 6,394 (41.16%)  
      • SNP councillor Frances McGlinchey resigned from the party on 24 October 2012 in protest at the vote to overturn its long-standing opposition to NATO.[8]

      2007 Election
      Main article: 2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
      North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Strathkelvin
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Frances McGlinchey 2,055 26.4 1 1
      Labour William Hogg 1,795 23.5 1 1
      Labour Brian Wallace 1,309 16.9 1 6
      Labour Joe Shaw 1,208 15.6 1 4
      Conservative Jonathan Oak 872 11.2
      Solidarity Jack Doyle 409 5.4

      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: Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
      4. Administrative Boundary Review Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, April 2018
      5. Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, 31 October 2019
      6. "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
      7. "Tory councillor expelled from party as BNP connections come to light". The National. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
      8. "Councillor quits SNP over Nato". Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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