North Lanarkshire Council’s new SNP administration is highlighting “a number of firsts” among the new authority assembly as they promise change after taking office last week.
With the party taking control of the council chamber for the first time, the handover of power has seen Bellshill councillor Jordan Linden installed as leader – becoming the first LGBTQIA person to hold the post as well as being Scotland’s youngest council leader at the age of 26.
Three of the top four roles in the authority are held by women – Coatbridge South councillor Tracy Carragher is the first female depute leader in North Lanarkshire’s history, while provost and depute Agnes Magowan and Anne Thomas are only the second women to hold each of those posts, following on from previous postholder Jean Jones.
