Thorniewood (ward)

Thorniewood is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four Councillors and covers the Viewpark, Tannochside and Birkenshaw areas with a population of 13,950 in 2019.[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Duncan McShannon
(SNP)		 Jim McCabe
(Labour)		 Bob Burrows
(Labour)
2012
2015 by- Jim Bonnar
(SNP)
2017 Hugh Gaffney
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [2]

Thorniewood - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Labour Bob Burrows (incumbent) 33.48 1,568      
SNP Steven Bonnar (incumbent) 31.17 1,460      
Labour Hugh Gaffney††††††† 16.78 786 1,119 1,156 1,419
Conservative Christine McConnell 11.08 519 536 540  
SNP Josh Robertson 7.49 351 362 584 609
Electorate: 10,688   Valid: 4,684   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1172   Turnout: 4,788 (44.8%)

    2015 By-election
    Thorniewood By-election (09 July 2015) - 1 Seat[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SNP Steven Bonnar 47.01% 1,555 1,556 1,565 1,586 1,622 1,647
    Labour Hugh Gaffney 42.62% 1,410 1,417 1,422 1,433 1,456 1,517
    Conservative Meghan Gallacher 4.5% 149 158 167 172 175  
    Scottish Socialist Liam McCabe 2.45% 81 81 82 89    
    Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 1.54% 51 55 61      
    Scottish Christian Craig Smith 1% 33 37        
    UKIP Matt Williams 0.88% 29          
    Electorate: 11,730   Valid: 3,308 (28.2%)   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,655   Turnout: 3,346 (28.5%)

      2012 Election

      2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [4]

      Thorniewood - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Labour Bob Burrows (incumbent) 37.3% 1,623  
      Labour Jim McCabe (incumbent) 33.2% 1,443  
      SNP Duncan McShannon (incumbent)††††† 24.3% 1,057 1,220.5
      Conservative Alan Henderson 5.2% 225 304.8
      Electorate: 11,668   Valid: 4,348   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,088   Turnout: 4,428 (37.95%)

        2007 Election

        2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

        North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Thorniewood
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Jim McCabe 1,714 29.7 1 1
        SNP Duncan McShannon 1,369 23.8 1 4
        Labour Bob Burrows 1,342 23.3 1 2
        Labour Dave Saunders 878 15.2
        Conservative David Imrie Paterson 455 7.9

        References
        1. Electoral Ward: Thorniewood, Scottish Government Statistics
        2. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=32951
        3. http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=31806
        4. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=24109&contactid=12585
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