2017 Stirling Council election

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2017 Stirling Council election
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All 23 seats to Stirling Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderNeil BennyScott Farmer
Party Conservative SNP
Leader's seat Stirling West Stirling West
Last election4 seats, 19.9%9 seats, 37.2%
Seats before49
Seats won99
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,26112,408
Percentage37.2%34.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.2%Decrease2.svg 2.7%
 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderDanny GibsonAlasdair Tollemache
Party Labour Scottish Green
Leader's seat Stirling North Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
Last election8 seats, 28.6%1 seat, 5.8%
Seats before81
Seats won41
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Steady2.svg
Popular vote5,7722,339
Percentage16.2%6.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.6%Increase2.svg 0.7%
Stirling Council election 2017.svg
The 7 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Johanna Boyd
Labour

Council Leader after election

Scott Farmer
SNP

The 2017 Stirling Council election was held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 23 councillors being elected, an increase of 1 from 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Following the Fifth Electoral Review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, minor changes were made to several of the ward boundaries and one additional Councillor was added, increasing the total number of Councillors from twenty-two to twenty-three.

Contents

The election saw the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party increased their representation on the council by five and significantly increase their vote share. The SNP retained their nine seats (though lost the council seat they had won in a 2015 by-election) and the Scottish Green Party retained their one seat. The Scottish Labour Party saw their representation on the Council drop by four seats and the Scottish Liberal Democrats and all independent candidates failed to win any seats.

Following the 2012 election a coalition had been formed between the Labour Party and the Conservatives which replaced the previous SNP minority administration. In the aftermath of the 2017 election a new coalition was agreed between the SNP and Labour with Labour Councillor Christine Simpson becoming Provost of Stirling and the SNP's Graham Houston becoming depute convener of the council. [1]

Results

2017 Stirling Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 950Increase2.svg 540.937.213,261Increase2.svg 17.2
  SNP 922Steady2.svg40.934.712,408Decrease2.svg 2.7
  Labour 404Decrease2.svg 413.616.25,772Decrease2.svg 12.6
  Scottish Green 100Steady2.svg4.56.62,339Increase2.svg 0.7
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.03.31,180Decrease2.svg 2.2
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.0715Increase2.svg 0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Trossachs and Teith

Trossachs and Teith - 3 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Martin Earl (incumbent)38.12,027     
SNP Evelyn Tweed20.51,0901,105.8 1,112.5 1,227.6 1,306.6 1,311.7
SNP Fergus Wood (incumbent)14.6776799.4 809.1 850.8 890.2 891.7
Conservative Jeremy McDonald11.96321,210.5 1,250.7 1,286.6 1,378.5 
Labour Gerry McGarvey6.1326342.2 391.3 478.6   
Scottish Green Gordon Cowtan5.4286296.3 347.7    
Liberal Democrats Galen Milne3.3177191.5     
Electorate: 9,147  Valid: 5,314  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 1,329  Turnout: 59.4%  

    Forth and Endrick

    Forth and Endrick - 3 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Alistair Berrill (incumbent)26.61,651     
    Conservative Robert Davies ‡18.51,1471,234.4 1,255.6 1,355.4 1,597.0 
    SNP Graham Lambie (incumbent)‡‡‡16.51,0261,027.4 1,117.4 1,165.5 1,256.6 1,259.7
    SNP Ian Muirhead (incumbent)13.8859859.9 942.0 1,031 1,243.3 1,246.4
    Independent Evan McLean10.1630632.5 702.7 899.0   
    Labour Richard Simpson8.5529530.4 602.5    
    Scottish Green Michael Marten6.0371371.6     
    Electorate: 10,405  Valid: 6,213  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,554  Turnout: 60.8%  

      Dunblane and Bridge of Allan

      Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Conservative Alastair Majury22.11,543     
      Conservative Douglas Dodds21.51,502     
      SNP Graham Houston (incumbent)17.21,2031,205.4 1,208.3 1,250.0 1,885.6 
      Scottish Green Alasdair Tollemache10.1706717.2 727.1 883.5 950.6 1,218.4
      Labour Mike Robbins (incumbent)11.8824849.8 866.3 1,053.3 1,076.4 1,143.4
      SNP Rosemary Hunter10.4723724.4 724.6 741.8   
      Liberal Democrats Stuart Auld6.8476512.0 536.0    
      Electorate: 11,484  Valid: 6,977  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,396  Turnout: 61.8%  

        Stirling North

        Stirling North - 4 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Ross Oxburgh26.71,237      
        SNP Susan McGill22.81,054      
        Labour Danny Gibson (incumbent)13.3616665.1 668.7 682.2 729.8 994.1 
        SNP Jim Thomson (incumbent)15.7727740.3 845.6 862.2 885.2 899.7 906.4
        Scottish Green Chloe Campbell10.7496511.0 519.1 543.9 614.0 637.2 655.3
        Labour Jen Preston5.7266302.8 305.9 312.9 349.6   
        Liberal Democrats Fayzan Rehman3.2150205.6 206.1 222.4    
        Independent James McDonald1.885117.3 118.3     
        Electorate: 10,512  Valid: 4,631  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 927  Turnout: 45.2%  

          Stirling West

          Stirling West - 3 seats [6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Conservative Neil Benny (incumbent)39.52,076    
          Labour Christine Simpson (incumbent)17.89361,151.4 1,210.8 1,456.0 
          SNP Scott Farmer (incumbent)20.91,0961,116.6 1,156.6 1,193.2 1,213.1
          SNP Morag Fulton12.8671676.5 755.2 786.5 805.3
          Liberal Democrats Robert Skilleter4.2221411.4 480.9   
          Scottish Green Kevin Ralston4.8251287.0    
          Electorate: 9,637  Valid: 5,251  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,313  Turnout: 55.3%  

            Stirling East

            Stirling East - 3 seats [7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP Alison Laurie24.2916920 962   
            Labour Chris Kane 19.8751768 797 797.7 1,153.8 
            Conservative Bryan Flanagan21.3806825 833 833.2 848.2 883.0
            SNP Gerry McLaughlan (incumbent)17.9678680 705 717.9 739.0 774.8
            Labour Corrie McChord (incumbent)11.0416427 440 440.3   
            Scottish Green Linda Hendry3.3125150     
            Liberal Democrats William Galloway2.594     
            Electorate: 8,479  Valid: 3,786  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 947  Turnout: 45.7%  

              Bannockburn

              Bannockburn - 3 seats [8]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              SNP Alasdair MacPherson (incumbent)24.9871880    
              Labour Margaret Brisley (incumbent)23.9837854 854.3 871.3 1,093.3 
              SNP Maureen Bennison‡‡20.5718722 725.2 765.3 779.3 813.1
              Conservative Paul Henke18.3640653 653.1 662.1 683.1 723.4
              Labour Violet Weir (incumbent)7.7271274 274.1 292.2   
              Scottish Green Jennifer Tollemache3.0104113 113.1    
              Liberal Democrats Gordon Bruce1.862     
              Electorate: 8,672  Valid: 3,503  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 876  Turnout: 41.8%  

                Aftermath

                On 17 May 2017, Forth and Endrick Conservative councillor Robert Davies was suspended from the Scottish Conservative party over potentially offensive Twitter posts. [9] [10] He was reinstated on 21 August 2017. However, on 29 September 2017, Davies resigned from the Conservative group at a council meeting and subsequently had his Conservative party membership terminated. He sat as an independent councillor for the remainder of the term. [11]

                On 5 August 2020, it was reported [12] that Bannockburn SNP councillor Bennison had resigned from the Scottish National Party, due to bullying, sexism and party in-fighting, to become an Independent. It was reported in her letter to her former group leader and current council leader, Stirling West councillor Scott Farmer that: “This has been an extremely difficult decision, but it is the only principled course of action left to me in regrettable circumstances.

                On 12 February 2021, Forth and Endrick SNP councillor Graham Lambie died suddenly. [13] A by-election was held in due course, where Conservative Jane Hutchison was elected.

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