Upper Braes (ward)

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Upper Braes.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Upper Braes is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Gordon Hughes
(SNP)		Stephen Fry
(Labour)		John McLuckie
(Labour)
2012 Rosie Murray
(Labour)
2017 James Kerr
(Conservative)
2022 Jim Robertson
(SNP)		Claire Mackie-Brown
(Conservative)

(Independent in 2024) [2] (Reform UK since 2025) [3]

Siobhan Patterson
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Falkirk Council election

Upper Braes - 3 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Jim Robertson1,918
Labour Siobhan Paterson1,2721,365.42 1,370.55 1,384.12
Conservative Claire Brown1,2021,214.45 1,219.45 1,224.46 1,225.95 1,233.53 1,259.08 1,406.68
Independent John McLuckie (incumbent)459489.57 499.27 548.80 550.05 568.17 603.26
Scottish Green Rachel Kidd308516.93 520.78 535.32 536.81 586.76 644.66 740.41
Liberal Democrats Austin Reid139161.65 161.65 168.21 170.22 177.23
Independent Ian Kennedy8998.34 114.04
Alba Colin Todd63110.56 114.13 118.13 118.39
Independent Mark Tunnicliff4955.23
Electorate: 12,734  Valid: 5,499  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 1,375  Turnout: 43.8%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Falkirk Council election [5]

    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    
    Scottish Green Tom McLaughlin3.18179193.12 196.92     
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,628  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,408  Turnout: 5,732 (46.5%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Falkirk Council election [6]

      Upper Braes - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Labour John McLuckie (incumbent)32.261,361    
      SNP Gordon Hughes (incumbent)29.791,257    
      SNP Ricky Wilson13.46568592.5 757.9 862.9  
      Conservative Alan Rust13.04550565.5 573.5   
      Labour Rosie Murray11.45483712.3 725.3 905.9 1,176.5
      Electorate: 11,033  Valid: 4,219  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 4,320 (38.24%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Falkirk Council election [7]

        Upper Braes
        PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
        SNP Gordon Hughes1,96132.811
        Labour Stephen Fry1,38823.223
        Labour John McLuckie1,16719.536
        Conservative Drew Lapsley80413.5
        Independent Neil Durning5559.3
        Scottish Socialist Mary Straub1001.7

        References

        1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
        2. ↑ Paterson, Kirsty (26 February 2024). "Falkirk councillor quits Conservative group ahead of budget meeting". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
        3. ↑ Paterson, Kirsty (11 March 2025). "Falkirk councillor Claire Mackie-Brown joins Reform UK". STV News. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
        4. ↑ "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
        5. ↑ "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
        6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
        7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
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