Mossend and Holytown (ward)

Mossend and Holytown is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four Councillors. As its name suggests, it comprises the localities of Mossend (immediately east of Bellshill) and neighbouring Holytown which had a combined population of 13,480 in 2019.[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Paul Delaney
(SNP)		 James Coyle
(Labour)		 Kevin McKeown
(Labour)
2012 David Baird
(SNP)		 Frank McNally
(Labour)
2017 Jim Reddin
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [2]

Mossend and Holytown - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Labour Frank McNally (incumbent) 30.41 1,131        
SNP David Baird††††† (incumbent) 28.56 1,062        
Conservative Carol Cunningham 17.19 641 649 651 701  
SNP Michael Clarkson 12.26 456 465 586    
Labour Jim Reddin 11.54 429 597 599 810 1,179
Electorate: 9,665   Valid: 3,719   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 930   Turnout: 3,866 (40.0%)

    2012 Election

    2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [3]

    Mossend and Holytown - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Labour James Coyle (incumbent) 37.9% 1,281        
    Labour Frank McNally 22.0% 745 1,061.5      
    SNP David Baird 17.1% 578 602.4 621.8 642.4 944.3
    SNP Paul Delaney (incumbent) 10.2% 346 362.3 380.2 389.8  
    Independent Kevin McKeown (incumbent) 8.6% 291 310.4 358.7 417.1 449.9
    Conservative Rosemary Pawson 4.2% 141 147.5      
    Electorate: 10,020   Valid: 3,382   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 846   Turnout: 3,459 (34.52%)

      2007 Election

      2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

      North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Mossend & Holytown
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour James Coyle 1,680 37.3 1 1
      SNP Paul Delaney 1,365 30.3 1 1
      Labour Kevin McKeown 886 19.7 1 2
      Conservative Elizabeth McLeod 386 8.6
      Independent Jim Reddin 191 4.2

      References
      1. Electoral Ward: Mossend and Holytown, 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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