An extended and gradual highway of restoration from an industrial previous for this ward.
On the sting of the Lanarkshire coalfield Polkemmet mine was a serious provider of coking coal for the steelworks at Ravenscraig in Motherwell.
The ward consists of Whitburn, Blackburn, East Whitburn, Greenrigg and Seafield.
Polkemmet's closure got here in 1986 following the miners' strike of 1984 to 1985. Through the strike extreme flooding broken the pit and it was determined that the dimensions of the work wanted to revive it to manufacturing rendered Polkemmet not viable.
Additional dangerous information got here for the native economic system in December 1999, when it was introduced that Levi Strauss & Co had been to shut their manufacturing unit. This had opened in 1969 and employed as much as 500 folks making 4 million pairs of denims annually.
Neighborhood spirit is robust in each Blackburn and Whitburn, and within the village communities. Energetic neighborhood teams have helped bodily and social restoration. The institution of a neighborhood growth belief has additionally been adopted by tasks such because the neighborhood fridge and neighborhood backyard.
To the west, the large new Heartlands housing growth is reworking the world. Over growth is a fear with new housing set to blur conventional boundaries and fears over the consequences the huge enlargement of the Glen Turner distillery maturation warehouses may have on villages reminiscent of Seafield.
In Blackburn the neighborhood stand in opposition to anti-social behaviour by way of the formation of the Blackburn Bonfire Evening Motion group has develop into a mannequin of neighborhood motion throughout Scotland having been visited by MSPs.
2017 outcomes:
George Paul, Labour: 28.08% FPv (1,822 complete)
Jim Dickson, SNP: 24.44% FPv ( 1,586 complete)
Bruce Fairbairn, Conservative: 21.99percentFPv (1,427 complete)
Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour: 8.95% FPv (1,486 complete)
Long run councillors George Paul for the Labour occasion and Jim Dickson for the SNP will contest the ward. Additionally looking for to consolidate the figures gained in 2017 are Labour's Kirsteeen Sullivan and Bruice Fairbairn for the Conservatives. Former councillor Mary Dickson can be standing once more for the SNP.
Candidate checklist
Jim Dickson, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Mary Robertson Dickson, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Bruce Fairbairn, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Derek Graham Pattle,Scottish Liberal Democrats;
George Paul, Labour and Co-operative Celebration;
Carol Racionzer, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour and Co-operative Celebration;
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