Stirling North (ward)

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Location of the ward (2007 to 2017 boundaries) [1]

Stirling North is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Stirling Council. [2] Originally known as Castle from its creation in 2007, it returned three councillors and covered northern parts of the small city of Stirling, including Causewayhead, Cornton, Raploch and the town centre, as well as Stirling Castle from which the name derived. A 2017 national boundary review saw the ward become larger; this new territory consisted largely of an uninhabited area on the western slopes of the Ochil Hills and a rural area south of Blairlogie, but also incorporating the Cambuskenneth and Riverside neighbourhoods, with an increase in the electorate and an additional seat. It was also re-named at that time to the more descriptive Stirling North title. In 2019, the ward had a population of 16,476. [3]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Jim Thompson
(SNP)
John Hendry
(Labour)
Graham Reed
(Liberal Democrats)
3 seats
2012 Johanna Boyd
(Labour)
2017 Danny Gibson
(Labour)
Susan McGill
(SNP)
Ross Oxburgh
(Conservative)
2022 Rachel Nunn
(Conservative)

Election results

2017 election

2017 Stirling Council election [4]

Stirling North - 4 seats [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Conservative Ross Oxburgh26.71,237       
SNP Susan McGill22.81,054       
SNP Jim Thomson (incumbent)15.7727740.3 845.6 862.2 885.2 899.7 906.4 1,246.3
Labour Danny Gibson (incumbent)13.3616665.1 668.7 682.2 729.8 994.1  
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%  

    2012 election

    2012 Stirling Council election [6]

    Castle - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Jim Thomson (incumbent)27.54%828      
    Labour John Hendry (incumbent)18.89%568570.1 581.2 606.5 643.2 673.3 759.8
    Labour Johanna Boyd17.59%529530.6 544.7 556.5 588.3 631.3 748.1
    Green Zara Kitson10.87%327331 366.5 409.9 497.3 575.7  
    Conservative Jennifer Gordon8.71%262262.6 287.9 294.1 326.4   
    Independent Steve Sankey7.55%227228.8 250.2 288.1    
    SNP David Wilson4.72%142201.7 207.9     
    Liberal Democrats Graham Reed (incumbent)4.12%124126.8      
    Electorate: 7,843  Valid: 3,007  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 752  Turnout: 3,074 (38.34%)  

      2007 election

      2007 Stirling Council election [7]

      Stirling council election, 2007: Castle
      PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
      SNP Jim Thomson1,48236.111
      Labour John Hendry1,08326.421
      Conservative Lesley Stein59614.5
      Liberal Democrats Graham Reed45611.135
      Labour Frances Junnier3408.3
      Independent James McDonald1463.6

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