Motherwell_South_East_and_Ravenscraig_(ward)

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (ward)

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (ward)

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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 [1]

Councillors

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Election Results

2023 By-election

In August 2023, SNP councillor Agnes Magowan resigned for personal reasons.[4] A by-election, held on 16 November 2023, was won by Labour's Kaye Harmon.[5]

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    2022 Election

    Main article: 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

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      2017 Election

      2017 North Lanarkshire Council election[9]

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        2012 Election

        2012 North Lanarkshire Council election[10]

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          Labour councillor Gary O'Rorke resigned from the party and became Independent on 21 November 2016.[11]

          2007 Election

          2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

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          References

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            "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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            "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.
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            Electoral Ward: Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
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            Pollock, Laura (22 August 2023). "North Lanarkshire SNP councillor resigns with immediate effect". The National. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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            Thomson, Ross (17 November 2023). "Labour claim victory in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig NLC by-election". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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            "Declaration of Results Report Ward 19 Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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            "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 19 Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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            "Scottish council election results | North Lanarkshire Council".
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            "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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            "North Lanarkshire Council - 3 May 2012 - North Lanarkshire Council - results". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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            "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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