Local By-elections

'We're the most modern council in Scotland. It doesn't suit me to use all the New Labour bullshit, because it doesn't go down well in this town, so what we're doing is pragmatism.' Cllr Charles Gordon, curently MSP for Glasgow Cathcart.

Kirkshaws (North Lanarkshire) 8 th December 2005

Kirkshaws - ward 38 Labour hold

There was a by-election for the Kirkshaws ward of North Lanarkshire Council on the 8 th of December 2005.

Kirkshaws is in the Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Westminster parliamentary seat (held by Labour's Tom Clarke MP) and in the Coatbridge & Chryston Scottish parliamentary seat (held by Labour's Elaine Smith MSP).

Labour Cllr John Higgins

8 th December 2005 By-election Turnout 21.0 % (- 23.2 %)
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
John Higgins		Labour	555	68.9 %	- 11.8 %
		Scottish National Party	185	23.0 %	+ 3.7 %
		Conservative	35	4.3 %	(+ 4.3 %)
		Scotish Socialist Party	30	3.7 %	(+ 3.7 %)
Labour hold		Labour majority	370	45.9 %	- 15.5 %

1 st May 2003 Turnout 44.2 % (- 10.6 %)
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
Cllr John Gordon		Labour	1,284	80.7 %	+ 3.3 %
Colin Hagerty		Scottish National Party	307	19.3 %	- 3.3 %
Labour hold		Labour majority	977	61.4 %	+ 6.6 %

6 th May 1999 Turnout 54.8 % (+ 10.9 %)
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
John Gordon		Labour	1,487	77.4 %	%
Philip Sands		Scottish National Party	434	22.6 %	(+ 22.6 %)
Labour hold		Labour majority	1,053	54.8 %	- 25.5 %

6 th April 1995 Turnout 43.9 %
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
John Gordon		Labour	1,493	90.1 %
John Condron		Scottish Green Party	164	9.9 %
Labour win		Labour majority	1,331	80.3 %

Links

• North Lanarkshire Council