Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (ward)

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Location of the ward

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Stirling Council. It elects four Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Graham Houston
(SNP)
Colin Finlay
(Labour)
Callum Campbell
(Conservative)
David Goss
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Mike Robbins
(Labour)
Mark Ruskell
(Greens)
2017 Alastair Majury
(Conservative)
Douglas Dodds
(Conservative)
Alasdair Tollemache
(Greens)
2022 Ewan Dillon
(Labour, later Ind.) [1]
2023 (by-elections)Robin Kleinman
(Conservative)
2024 (by-elections)Thomas Heald
(Conservative)

Election results

2024 by-elections

A by-election was held on 25 January 2024 following the resignation of Conservative councillor Douglas Dodds due to health concerns. [2]

Independent (formerly labour) Councillor Ewan Dillon resigned. [3] David Wilson held the seat for Labour. [4]

2023 by-election

A by-election was held on 16 March 2023 following the death of SNP councillor Graham Houston in December 2022. [5]

2022 election

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats [6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Conservative Douglas Dodds (incumbent)21.61,536
SNP Graham Houston (incumbent)17.81,2661,268.0 1,269.0 1,293.0 1,317.3 1,815.3
Scottish Green Alasdair Tollemache (incumbent)16.01,1381,141.0 1,147.0 1,156.0 1,207.5 1,260.5 1,466.4
Labour Ewan Dillon11.9842846.9 850.9 856.9 901.1 910.1 957.4 971.2 1,330.5 1,577.0
Liberal Democrats Fayzan Rehman9.4665669.2 674.2 674.2 748.3 760.3 785.6 799.6
Conservative Willy Stirling8.4598686.2 701.4 705.4 819.0 819.0 823.3 824.9 956.0
SNP Ahsan Khan7.9564564.2 564.2 569.2 581.2
Independent Alastair George Majury (incumbent)5.3377382.2 387.2 396.2
Alba Bill Cowan0.96161.1 64.1
Scottish Family Nickie Willis0.75050.3
Electorate: 11,911  Valid: 7,097  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,420  Turnout: 60.4%  

    2017 election

    2017 Stirling Council election [7]

    Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats [8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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 1,763.6
    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%  

      2012 election

      2012 Stirling Council election [9]

      Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Graham Houston (incumbent)27.31%1,494    
      Conservative Callum Campbell (incumbent)23.07%1,262    
      Labour Mike Robbins21.29%1,165    
      Scottish Green Mark Ruskell 16.63%910951.1 981 1,006.1 1,251
      Liberal Democrats Gary Airnes6.32%346368.4 427.1 442.4  
      SNP Ian Smith5.37%294604.1 615.8 624.4 683.9
      Electorate: 12,193  Valid: 5,471  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 1,095  Turnout: 5,547 (44.87%)  

        2007 election

        2007 Stirling Council election [10]

        2007 Stirling council election: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
        SNP Graham Houston1,79422.811
        Conservative Callum Campbell1,45518.524
        Labour Colin Finlay1,29416.546
        Liberal Democrats David Goss1,06713.636
        Conservative Helen McCrea80110.2
        Independent Bill Baird7079.0
        Scottish Green Duncan Illingworth6758.6
        Scottish Socialist Jennifer Haston690.9

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