2017 Falkirk Council election

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2017 Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 30 councillors being elected, a reduction of 2 members from 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

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Following the 2012 election, the controlling administration consisted of 14 Labour members, 2 Conservatives and 1 Independent (Cllr Buchanan). Opposition is 13 SNP members and 2 Independent (Cllrs Spears and McCabe). The Council Leader is Cllr Craig C Martin, Provost is Cllr Reid and the Depute Provost Cllr Patrick.

2017 Falkirk Council election
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All 30 seats to Falkirk Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderCecil MeiklejohnCraig MartinJohn Patrick
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Falkirk North Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst Falkirk South
Last election13 seats, 40.6%14 seats, 43.8%2 seats, 6.3%
Seats before13142
Seats won13142
Seats after1297
Seat change-1-5+5
 Fourth party
 
LeaderBilly Buchannan
Party Independent
Leader's seat Bonnybridge and Larbert
Last election3 seats, 9.4%
Seats before1
Seats won3
Seats after2
Seat change-1
Council Leader before election

Craig Martin
Labour

Council Leader after election

Cecil Meiklejohn
SNP

Election result summary

Falkirk local election result 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1201-140.038.820,861
  Labour 905-530.023.112,421
  Conservative 750+523.324.513,168
  Independent 201-16.79.85,308
  Green ----0.03.61,933
  Other parties ----0.00.163

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections in May 2012. The number of Falkirk Council seats was reduced by 2 in the 2017 election. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Bo'ness and Blackness

Bo'ness and Blackness – 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SNP Ann Ritchie (incumbent)27.971,510   
Conservative Lynn Munro26.151,412   
Labour David Aitchison20.491,1061,116.38 1,130.17 1,381.23
SNP Alan Gilbert14.1761880.73 882.71 892.69
Green Mari-Ellena Corvi5.78312324.72 333.19 360.08
Labour Michael Burnett5.52298302.24 312.82  
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,399  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1350  Turnout: 5,536 (46.8%)  

    Grangemouth

    Grangemouth – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SNP David Balfour (incumbent)26.951,510     
    Labour Allyson Black (incumbent)23.221,3011,309.44 1,332.73 1,483.53  
    Conservative James Bundy18.381,0301,031.79 1,040 1,074.58 1,094.4  
    Independent Robert Spears (incumbent)17.49980988.08 1,004.58 1,247.12 1,274.46 1,834.19
    SNP Margaret-Ann Milne12.06676756.82 799.39    
    Green Judith McLaughlin1.91107109.72     
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,604  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,402  Turnout: 5,703 (44.3%)  

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      Denny and Banknock

      Denny and Banknock – 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      SNP Paul Garner (incumbent)26.31,664         
      Labour Jim Blackwood (incumbent)15.27965976.27 976.51 996.75 1,019.23 1,020.57 1,233.78 1,359.61  
      Conservative Nigel Harris14.49916918.16 918.16 924.16 950.16 950.39 964.43 1,068.91 1,086.46 1,314.59
      SNP Fiona Collie13.988841,200.27 1,210.99 1,255.15 1,274.11     
      Independent Brian McCabe (incumbent)10.87687719.13 722.85 737.57 780.57 782.45 811.89 984.92 1,002.97  
      Independent Alexander John Waddell8.26522528.47 529.47 537.7 615.95 616.69 640.97    
      Labour Khalid Hamid4.97314322.87 323.11 333.35 355.83 356.51     
      Independent Anne Montgomery3.65231232.92 235.16 247.4       
      Green Cheryl Brind1.89119122.84 125.08        
      Solidarity Sean Mellon0.31921.64         
      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,321  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,265  Turnout: 6,416 (44.1%)  

        Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst

        Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst – 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Jim Flynn27.851,968      
        SNP Gary Bouse27.181,921      
        Labour Joan Coombes *13.539561,069.44 1,098.21 1,154.31 1,229.31 1,251.22 2,106.01
        SNP Laura Murtagh13.3940955.48 1,350.04 1,374.34 1,530.07  
        Labour Martin Murray12.03850964.01 980.63 997.67 1,050.7 1,070.97  
        Green Chris Marsh4.12291328.16 358.51 408.87    
        Independent Safia Ali1.99141198.71 206.1     
        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 7,067  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,414  Turnout: 7,200 (44%)  

          Bonnybridge and Larbert

          Bonnybridge and Larbert – 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Tom Coleman (incumbent)†33.71,898     
          Conservative David Grant24.311,3681,389.43 1,404.2 1,427.07  
          Independent Billy Buchanan (incumbent)20.151,1341,225.91 1,271.58 1,394.9 1,400.54 1,902.47
          Labour Linda Gow (incumbent)15.71884963.51 992.13 1,110.3 1,115.96  
          Green David Robertson3.84216384.58 417.2    
          Independent Janine Rennie2.27128153.3     
          Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,628  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 1,408  Turnout: 5,679 (45.1%)  

            Falkirk North

            Falkirk North – 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP David Alexander (incumbent)35.822,326     
            Labour Denis Goldie *17.221,1181,160.83 1,208.1 1,313.84  
            SNP Cecil Meiklejohn (incumbent)16.331,0601,864.91    
            Conservative Wendy Chandrachud14.11916933.22 948.14 978.61 979.61  
            Labour Robert Bissett12.95841908.11 962.4 1,102.62 1,113.75 1,563.47
            Green Debra Pickering3.56231263.23 519.28    
            Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,492  Spoilt: 196  Quota: 1,299  Turnout: 6,688 (41%)  

              Falkirk South

              Falkirk South – 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              SNP Lorna Binnie35.682,216
              Conservative John Patrick (incumbent)32.091,993
              Labour Pat Reid *†††27.151,686
              Green Donnie Buchanan5.07315
              Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,210  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 1,553  Turnout: 6,281 (48.3%)  

                Lower Braes

                Lower Braes – 3 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                Conservative Malcolm Nicol (incumbent)34.491,864       
                SNP Adanna McCue30.191,632       
                Labour Alan Nimmo (incumbent)14.06760894.04 944.99 961.84 970.94 1,066.33 1,146.65 1,446.12
                Independent Ricky Wilson10.34559633.98 669.5 684.89 725.99 779.78 993.11  
                Independent Steven Jackson (incumbent)5.27285339.93 359.32 369.06 421.23 472.93   
                Green Chris Brind3.02163181.68 282.9 293.23 303.1    
                Independent Sam Hemple1.8198121.07 128.28 137.12     
                UKIP Stuart Martin0.814489.04 91.96      
                Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,405  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,352  Turnout: 5,455 (46.2%)  

                  Upper Braes

                  Upper Braes – 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Conservative James Kerr††30.221,701      
                  Labour John McLuckie (incumbent)††23.851,3421,441.91     
                  SNP Gordon Hughes (incumbent)18.271,0281,036.61 1,040.73 1,066.78 1,093.98 1,218.31 2,112.31
                  SNP Farah Farzana14.84835837.07 838.76 890.08 910.68 978.8  
                  Independent Jim Robertson6.4360401.68 409.18 449.03 602.12   
                  Independent Neil Durning3.25183224.17 228.32 262    
                  Green Tom McLaughlin3.18179193.12 196.92     
                  Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,628  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,408  Turnout: 5,732 (46.5%)  

                    Changes since 2017

                    By-elections since 2017

                    Bonnybridge and Larbert By-election (15 February 2018) [6] [7]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345
                    SNP Niall Coleman38.61,2951,300 1,354 1,619 1,866
                    Conservative George Stevenson32.41,0881,096 1,115 1,280
                    Labour Linda Gow24.2813821 858
                    Green David Robertson3.7124129
                    UKIP Stuart Martin1.035
                    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,355  Spoilt: 30  Quota: 1,678  Turnout: 3,385 (26.5%)  
                      Falkirk South By-election (14 October 2021) [8] [9]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1234
                      SNP Emma Russell39.21,6911,844 2,019 2,472
                      Conservative Sarah Patrick38.91,6781,694 1,903  
                      Labour James Marshall15.7678733   
                      Green Stuart Duffin6.2267   
                      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,313  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 2,157  Turnout: 4,364 (32.5%)  

                        References

                        1. ↑ "Ward 2 – Grangemouth". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
                        2. ↑ Buchanan, Jill (1 December 2017). "Death of Falkirk Provost Tom Coleman". Falkirk Herald . Archived from the original on 29 July 2018.
                        3. ↑ "Falkirk councillors charged over planning concerns". BBC News. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
                        4. ↑ Paterson, Kirsty (29 July 2021). "Long-serving former Falkirk Provost Pat Reid resigns". Daily Record . Archived from the original on 13 October 2021.
                        5. ↑ "SNP victory in Falkirk Council by-election".
                        6. ↑ Pitcaithly, Mary (16 February 2018). "Bonnybridge and Larbert by-election result". Falkirk Council. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
                        7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Falkirk Council. 15 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2021.
                        8. ↑ Pitcaithly, Mary (16 February 2018). "Falkirk South by-election result". Falkirk Council. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
                        9. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Falkirk Council. 15 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2021.
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