The North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 16th December 1998

Coming into force: 1st January 1999

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2

In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

• (ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3

The area of North Lanarkshire Council shall be divided into 70 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Ladywell

Commencing on the southern boundary of North Lanarkshire where the A723 Hamilton Road crosses the River Clyde; then northeastward along Hamilton Road to the intersection of Hamilton Road, Airbles Road and an unnamed road leading through Strathclyde Park; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to NG Ref NS 7359 5693 at the intersection of the said unnamed road and a path leading from Neilsland Drive; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction of the rear and western curtilages of No 57 Brogan Crescent; then northeastward along the western curtilage of No 57 Brogan Crescent and the footpath at the end of Brogan Crescent to the footpath which leads along the front curtilages of Nos 2 to 16 McLees Lane; then northwestward along the said footpath to the northwestern curtilages of Nos 14/16 McLees Lane; then northeastward along the northwestern curtilages of Nos 14/16 and 30/32 McLees Lane; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction between the western and rear curtilage of No 10 Murray Terrace; then northeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 10 to 4 Murray Terrace, Nos 5 and 10 Howson View and Nos 27, 24 and 22 Boyd Drive and their prolongation in a straight line to Ailsa Crescent; then southward along Ailsa Crescent and Ailsa Avenue to the western curtilage of No 55 Ailsa Avenue; then southward along the said curtilage to and northeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 55 to 21 Ailsa Avenue; then northwestward along the eastern curtilage of No 21 Ailsa Avenue to Ailsa Avenue; then northeastward along Ailsa Avenue to and southeastward along The Loaning to and eastward along Bute Avenue to a point in line with the western curtilage of No 1 Bute Avenue; then generally northeastward to and along the said curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos 1 to 11 Arran Road and Nos 95 to 21 Dechmont Avenue; then southward in a straight line to the footpath to the rear of No 2 Kildonan Place; then southward along the said footpath to the footpath leading from Arran Road to the rear of Nos 20 to 26 Kildonan Place; then eastward along the said footpath to and southward along the footpath to the rear of Nos 42 and 44 Bruce Avenue to the southern curtilage of No 44 Bruce Avenue; then eastward along the southern curtilages of Nos 44 and 27 Bruce Avenue; then southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 41 to 9 Scotia Street; then eastward along the southern curtilage of No 9 Scotia Street and its prolongation in a straight line to Scotia Street; then eastward to the northern curtilage of Queen Elizabeth Court; then northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to North Orchard Street; then southward along the said street to Ladywell Road; then northeastward along Ladywell Road and continuing along the footbridge to the Motherwell to Hamilton railway line; then southward along the said railway line to Airbles Road; then westward along Airbles Road to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of Airbles Cemetery at NG Ref NS 7467 5616; then southward to and along the said eastern curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to the North Lanarkshire boundary at the River Clyde; then generally westward and northward along the North Lanarkshire boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Calder Valley

Ward 3 Forgewood

Ward 4 North Motherwell

Ward 5 New Stevenston and Carfin

Ward 6 Craigneuk

Ward 7 Belhaven

Ward 8 Stewarton

Ward 9 Cambusnethan

Ward 10 Coltness

Ward 11 Watsonville

Ward 12 Knowetop

Ward 13 Muirhouse and Netherton

Ward 14 Pather and Gowkthrapple

Ward 15 Garrion

Ward 16 Newmains

Ward 17 Stane

Ward 18 Dykehead

Ward 19 Cleland

Ward 20 Benhar

Ward 21 Tannochside

Ward 22 Fallside

Ward 23 Viewpark

Ward 24 Bellshill North

Ward 25 Orbiston

Ward 26 Mossend West and Thorndean

Ward 27 Holytown

Ward 28 Mossend East and New Stevenston North

Ward 29 Newarthill

Ward 30 Hattonrig

Ward 31 Townhead

Ward 32 Blairpark

Ward 33 North Central and Glenboig

Ward 34 Coatbridge Central

Ward 35 Sikeside and Carnbroe

Ward 36 Bargeddie and Langloan

Ward 37 Kirkwood

Ward 38 Kirkshaws

Ward 39 Shawhead

Ward 40 Old Monkland

Ward 41 Whinhall

Ward 42 Academy

Ward 43 Airdrie Central

Ward 44 Clarkston

Ward 45 New Monkland West

Ward 46 Plains and Caldercruix

Ward 47 North Cairnhill and Coatdyke

Ward 48 South East Cairnhill and Gartlea

Ward 49 Craigneuk and Petersburn

Ward 50 Calderbank

Ward 51 Chapelhall

Ward 52 Salsburgh

Ward 53 Kildrum and Park

Ward 54 Seafar and The Village

Ward 55 Balloch East and Ravenswood

Ward 56 Balloch West, Blackwood East and Craigmarloch

Ward 57 Westerwood, Carrickstone and Dullatur

Ward 58 Abronhill South

Ward 59 Abronhill Central and North

Ward 60 Carbrain East

Ward 61 Carbrain West and Greenfaulds

Ward 62 Condorrat Central

Ward 63 Condorrat North and Westfield

Ward 64 Croy, Kilsyth South and Smithstone

Ward 65 Queenzieburn and Kilsyth West

Ward 66 Banton and Kilsyth East

Ward 67 Moodiesburn East and Blackwood West

Ward 68 Moodiesburn West and Gartcosh

Ward 69 Chryston and Auchinloch

Ward 70 Stepps

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 16th December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of North Lanarkshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of North Lanarkshire Council is divided into 70 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

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