Falkirk North (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

Falkirk North is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		David Alexander (SNP)		Cecil Meiklejohn (SNP)		Craig Martin (Labour)		Pat Reid (Labour)
2012
2017	Denis Goldie (Labour)		Robert Bissett (Labour)
2022	Ian Sinclair (SNP)				James Bundy (Conservative)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Falkirk Council election

Falkirk North - 4 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Cecil Meiklejohn (incumbent)		2,260
	Labour	Robert Bissett (incumbent)		1,464
	Conservative	James Bundy		857	863.85	867.95	880.64	912.95	947.87	1,277.89
	SNP	Iain Sinclair		801	1,625.50
	Labour	Robbie Burgess		399	423.41	466.48	604.17	651.31	929.0
	Green	Judith McLaughlin		381	424.26	553.38	557.96	631.1
	Alba	Zohaib Arshad		294	307.28	345.31	348.36
Electorate: 16,749  Valid: 6,456  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,292  Turnout: 39.6%

2017 Election

2017 Falkirk Council election ^[3]

Falkirk North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	David Alexander (incumbent)	35.82	2,326
	Labour	Denis Goldie *	17.22	1,118	1,160.83	1,208.1	1,313.84
	SNP	Cecil Meiklejohn (incumbent)	16.33	1,060	1,864.91
	Conservative	Wendy Chandrachud	14.11	916	933.22	948.14	978.61	979.61
	Labour	Robert Bissett	12.95	841	908.11	962.4	1,102.62	1,113.75	1,563.47
	Green	Debra Pickering	3.56	231	263.23	519.28
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,492  Spoilt: 196  Quota: 1,299  Turnout: 6,688 (41%)

2012 Election

2012 Falkirk Council election ^[4]

Falkirk North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	SNP	David Alexander (incumbent)	36.46	1,915
	Labour	Craig Martin (incumbent)	20.98	1,102
	Labour	Pat Reid (incumbent)	19.25	1,011	1,070.6
	SNP	Cecil Meiklejohn (incumbent)	16.73	879	1,604.5
	Conservative	Robert Edward Ardis	6.59	346	361.8
Electorate: 13,878  Valid: 5,253  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,051  Turnout: 5,382 (37.85%)

2007 Election

2007 Falkirk Council election ^[5]

Falkirk North

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	David Alexander	2,500	34.7	1	1
	Labour	Craig Martin	1,480	20.5	2	2
	Labour	Pat Reid	1,293	17.9	3	5
	SNP	Cecil Meiklejohn	689	9.6	4	7
	Conservative	Alison Harris	562	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Chomczuk	451	6.3
	Independent	Margaret D. Laurie	136	1.9
	Scottish Socialist	Gordon Clubb	94	1.3

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.