Stepps,_Chryston_and_Muirhead_(ward)

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (ward)

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (ward)

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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 [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

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Election Results

2017 Election

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    • 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
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      • 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
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      References

      1. [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. [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. [3]
        Electoral Ward: Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Government Statistics
      4. [4]
        Administrative Boundary Review Archived 3 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, April 2018
      5. [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. [6]
        "North Lanarkshire Council - Scottish council elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
      7. [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. [8]
        "Councillor quits SNP over Nato". Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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