Fortissat (ward)

Fortissat is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the North Lanarkshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jim Robertson
(Labour)		 Charles Cefferty
(Ind.)		 Malcolm McMillan
(SNP)
2012 Thomas Cochrane
(SNP)
2017 Martin McCulloch
(Labour)		 Kenneth Stevenson
(Labour)		 Sandy Thornton
(Conservative)
2017 by- Clare Quigley
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 by-election
Fortissat By-election (7 September 2017) - 1 Seat[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Labour Clare Quigley 38.5 1,420 1,421 1,426 1,466 1,546 1,827 2,117
A Better Britain – Unionist Party John Jo Leckie 23.3 858 865 867 913 1,088 1,139  
SNP Mags Murphy 20.6 761 762 770 791 804    
Conservative Norma McNab 11.5 424 427 428 459      
Independent Charlie Cefferty 5.0 184 184 188        
Scottish Green Kyle Davidson 0.7 24 26          
UKIP Daryl Gardner 0.5 18            
Electorate: 12,163   Valid: 3,689   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,845   Turnout: 3,736 (30.7%)

    2017 Election

    2017 North Lanarkshire Council election [2]

    Fortissat - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Labour Martin McCulloch 29.29 1,477          
    SNP Thomas Cochrane†† (incumbent) 20.15 1,016          
    Conservative Sandy Thornton† 13.29 670 678 678 691 948 1,121
    A Better Britain – Unionist Party Jeffrey McDonald 11.08 559 574 574 591    
    Independent Charlie Cefferty (incumbent) 10.09 509 527 527 661 754  
    SNP Mags Murphy 8.9 449 469 475      
    Labour Kenneth Stevenson 7.2 363 715 715 806 891 1,117
    Electorate: 12,051   Valid: 5,043   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,009   Turnout: 5,182 (43.0%)

      2012 Election

      2012 North Lanarkshire Council election [3]

      Fortissat - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
      Labour Francis Fallan 23.0% 983 988 1,022 1,023.4  
      Labour Jim Robertson (incumbent) 22.9% 982 1,000 1,046 1,048.3 1,843.2
      Independent Charlie Cefferty (incumbent) 22.9% 981 1,023 1,079    
      SNP Thomas Cochrane 16.2% 695 700 1,062 1,063.4 1,136.6
      SNP Malcolm McMillan (incumbent) 12.4% 529 543      
      Conservative Sandy Thornton 2.6% 111        
      Electorate: 11,314   Valid: 4,281   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 1,071   Turnout: 4,375 (38.67%)

        2007 Election

        2007 North Lanarkshire Council election

        North Lanarkshire council election, 2007: Fortissat
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Jim Robertson 1,596 28.3 1 1
        Independent Charles Cefferty 1,529 27.1 1 1
        SNP Malcolm McMillan 1,396 24.7 1 2
        Labour Clare Margaret Quigley 1,125 19.9
        gollark: I mean, over here we've been hit by COVID-19™ and all but still have food, despite only keeping something like a few days stocked.
        gollark: Your body digests your muscles and eventually organs, you see, for energy.
        gollark: You won't ENJOY it, but you won't be DEAD either!
        gollark: Technically, you won't *die* without food for several WEEKS.
        gollark: foraging < buying food from supermarkets

        References
        1. 12457 (8 September 2017). "Fortissat ward by-election result". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
        2. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=32951
        3. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=24109&contactid=12585
        This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.