Councillor Margaret Cooper

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  • Election History
  • Party History
  • Ward History
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  • Register of Interests
  • Committees
  • Outside Bodies
Councillor Margaret Cooper
Elected:
06 May 2022
First Elected
04 May 2012
Party:
Independent Group
Ward:
05 - Avondale and Stonehouse
Work Telephone No:
01698 454491
Mobile Telephone No:
07881 310575
Job Title:
Department:

Election History

ElectedRetiredReason
Fri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017 End of term
Fri 5 May 2017 Wed 4 May 2022 End of Council Term
Fri 6 May 2022  

Party Representation History

PartyFromTo
Scottish Labour PartyFri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017
Scottish Labour PartyFri 5 May 2017 Fri 12 May 2017
IndependentSat 13 May 2017 Sun 21 May 2017
Independent GroupMon 22 May 2017 Wed 4 May 2022
Independent GroupFri 6 May 2022

Ward Representation History

WardFromTo
05 - Avondale and StonehouseFri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017
05 - Avondale and StonehouseFri 5 May 2017 Wed 4 May 2022
05 - Avondale and StonehouseFri 6 May 2022

Current Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body Appointments

Personal Register of Interests

Date of NoticeReceipt by Monitoring OfficerView
06 November 202306 November 2023

Meeting Declarations

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There are no meeting declarations for this member.
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There are no training records for this member.
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There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

Date of Birth - 25/01/1953

05/05/2017 - Chief Officer in Education pre retirement

05/05/2017 - MSc Additional Support Needs

05/05/2017 - Education - Dunfermilne College of Physical Education, University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde

05/05/2017 - Social Work Degree

05/05/2017 - Community Service Award

12/05/2017 - Informed by Councillor Convery, Leader of the Labour Party, that Councillor Cooper has resigned from the Labour Party wef 12 May 2017. 

22/05/2017 - Constituted as Leader of the Independent Group.

Member Attendance

Attendance Summary

SummaryCountPercentage
Expected attendances40 
Present as expected2665%
Absent1435%
Apologies received14100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)0 

Attendance Details

Meeting DateCommitteeAttendance
28 Mar 2023 14:00 East Kilbride Area Committee Attended
29 Mar 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
26 Apr 2023 10:00 Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Attended
3 May 2023 14:00 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee Apologies received
17 May 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
17 May 2023 11:30 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
24 May 2023 10:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
31 May 2023 10:00 Housing and Technical Resources Committee Attended
6 Jun 2023 14:00 Community Wealth Building Commission Apologies received
13 Jun 2023 14:00 East Kilbride Area Committee Apologies received
14 Jun 2023 10:00 Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Attended
21 Jun 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
28 Jun 2023 14:00 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee Attended
16 Aug 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
23 Aug 2023 10:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
30 Aug 2023 10:00 Housing and Technical Resources Committee Attended
5 Sep 2023 14:00 Community Wealth Building Commission Attended
12 Sep 2023 14:00 East Kilbride Area Committee Apologies received
13 Sep 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
20 Sep 2023 10:00 Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Attended
27 Sep 2023 14:00 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee Attended
11 Oct 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Apologies received
1 Nov 2023 10:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
8 Nov 2023 10:00 Housing and Technical Resources Committee Apologies received
21 Nov 2023 14:00 East Kilbride Area Committee Apologies received
22 Nov 2023 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
29 Nov 2023 10:00 Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Apologies received
6 Dec 2023 14:00 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee Apologies received
12 Dec 2023 14:00 Community Wealth Building Commission Apologies received
24 Jan 2024 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
31 Jan 2024 10:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
7 Feb 2024 10:00 Housing and Technical Resources Committee Apologies received
20 Feb 2024 14:00 East Kilbride Area Committee Apologies received
21 Feb 2024 11:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended
21 Feb 2024 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
28 Feb 2024 10:00 Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Attended
6 Mar 2024 14:00 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee Apologies received
12 Mar 2024 14:00 Community Wealth Building Commission Apologies received
20 Mar 2024 10:00 Executive Committee Attended
27 Mar 2024 10:00 South Lanarkshire Council Attended