Former chair of Newmains Community Trust to stand as independent in Murdostoun by-election Robert Arthur was pivotal in securing funding for the NCT Centre Robert Arthur is standing as an independent candidate (Image: UGC) Join thousands of others and get the latest Lanarkshire news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Newmains man instrumental in gaining funding for the village’s community centre is to stand as an independent candidate in the forthcoming Murdostoun by-election.