Wishaw (ward)

Wishaw is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four Councillors and covers the town centre of Wishaw plus the neighbourhoods to its south including Netherton, Pather, Overtown and Gowkthrapple, with a population of 17,974 in 2019.[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Clare Adamson
(SNP)		 John Pentland
(Labour)		 Sam Love
(Labour)		 Frank McKay
(Labour)
2012 Marion Fellows
(SNP)		 Jim Hume
(SNP)
2017 Fiona Fotheringham
(SNP)		 Angela Feeney
(Labour)		 Bob Burgess
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [2]

Wishaw - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Fiona Fotheringham 25.35 1,442            
Labour Angela Feeney 18.9 1,075 1,088 1,119 1,418      
Conservative Bob Burgess 18.76 1,067 1,070 1,079 1,100 1,141    
SNP Jim Hume (incumbent) 13.62 775 1,041 1,054 1,062 1,099 1,099 1,278
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Sam Love (incumbent) 12.8 728 733 850 891; 946 947  
Labour James Robertson 6.8 387 389 414        
Independent Alliance North Lanarkshire Frank McKay (incumbent) 3.76 214 216          
Electorate: 13,902   Valid: 5,688   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 5,853 (42.1%)

    2012 Election

    2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [3]

    Wishaw - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Labour Sam Love (incumbent)††††††† 30.5% 1,590          
    SNP Marion Fellows†††††† 21.5% 1,118          
    Labour Frank McKay (incumbent)††††††††† 17.9% 932 1,296.9        
    SNP Jim Hume 12.9% 674 701.9 712.2 780.2 888.7 1,020.9
    Labour James Robertson 9.3% 482 558.5 767.8 769.2 837.2  
    Conservative Marjory Borthwick 7.9% 412 428.9 432.7 434.6    
    Electorate: 14,299   Valid: 5,208   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 1,042   Turnout: 5,332 (37.29%)

      2007 Election

      2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

      North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Wishaw
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      SNP Clare Adamson 2,232 30.6 1 1
      Labour John Pentland 1,605 22.0 1 1
      Labour Sam Love 1,594 21.9 1 1
      Labour Frank McKay 1,099 15.1 1 5
      Conservative Marjory Borthwick 761 10.4


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