11:16pm - 15 June 2023
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Scottish Labour Party candidate Anne McCrory has been elected to serve as an elected member in Ward 15 Bellshill of North Lanarkshire Council, following a by-election on Thursday 15 June.
The number of first preference votes polled for each candidate was:
- Joseph Budd, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 753
- Colin Cameron, Scottish Conservative and Unionist – 236
- John Arthur Henry Cole, Scottish Liberal Democrats – 34
- Leo Francis Lanahan, Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life - 30
- John Marshall, Alba Party for Independence – 107
- Anne McCrory, Scottish Labour Party – 1,440
- Rosemary McGowan, Scottish Greens - 44
- Simona Panaitescu, Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset – 7
- Billy Ross, British Unionists – For a Better Britain - 120
- Neil Wilson, UK Independence Party - 7
Total of first preference votes: 2,778
The percentage poll was 22.7% and the electoral quota was 1,390.
41 ballot papers were rejected.
Des Murray, Returning Officer, said: “I would like to congratulate Anne McCrory on her election, and I look forward to seeing her at the next council meeting.”