Falkirk Council elections

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Falkirk Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

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Year SNP Labour Conservative Independent
1974 11 17 1 7
1977 22 8 2 4
1980[a] 4 27 2 3[b]
1984 7 25 2 2
1988 10 20 3 3[b]
1992 14 16 3 3
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  1. [a]
    New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. [b]
    Includes 1 Independent Labour.

As a unitary authority

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Year SNP Labour Conservative Independent
1995 8 23 2 3
1999[a] 9 15 2 6[b]
2003 9 14 2 7
2007[c] 13 14 2 3
2012 13 14 2 3
2017[d] 12 9 7 2
2022 12 9 5 4
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  1. [a]
    New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. [b]
    Includes 1 Independent Labour.
  3. [c]
    Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  4. [d]
    New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

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Town Centre By-Election 25 March 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Reid 594 38.8 −4.3
SNP James Anderson 506 33.1 +3.8
Conservative Alison Harris 241 15.8 −1.8
Scottish Senior Citizens James Nimmo 92 6.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Watson 58 3.8 −6.1
Scottish Socialist Mhairi McAlpine 39 2.5 +2.5
Majority 88 5.8
Turnout 1,530
Labour hold Swing
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Inchyra By-Election 16 December 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus MacDonald 603 55.7 +41.3
Labour Stephen Barr 282 26.1 −1.9
Independent Thomas Wilson 169 15.6 +15.6
Independent Jimmy Dunn 28 2.6 +2.6
Majority 321 29.7
Turnout 1,082
SNP gain from Independent Swing
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Herbertshire By-Election 11 August 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP John McNally 1,019 62.7 +27.3
Labour Jennifer Steel 532 32.7 −21.5
Conservative Malcolm McDonald 46 2.8 −7.6
Scottish Socialist Daniel Quinlan 29 1.8 +1.8
Majority 487 30.0
Turnout 1,626
SNP gain from Labour Swing
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2007-2012

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Bo'ness and Blackness By-Election 19 November 2009[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Ann Ritchie 57.5 1,604
Labour Ainslie Lennox 29.5 823
Conservative Lynn Munro 10.2 283
Liberal Democrats Gavin Chomczuk 2.8 79
SNP hold
Valid: 2,789   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 1,408   Turnout: 2,815  
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Bo'ness and Blackness By-Election 10 June 2011[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Sandy Turner 57.8 1,621
Labour David Aitchison 31.9 893
Conservative Lynn Munro 8.2 231
Independent Gerry Lawton 2.1 59
SNP hold
Valid: 2,804   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 1,403   Turnout: 2,823  
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2012-2017

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Denny and Banknock By-Election 13 August 2015[9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Paul Garner 69.1 2,576
Labour Andrew Bell 14.7 549
Conservative David Grant 11.6 431
Green Brian Capaloff 4.6 170
SNP hold
Valid: 3,726   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,864   Turnout: 3,760  
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2017-2022

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Bonnybridge and Larbert By-Election 15 February 2018[10][11]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Niall Coleman 38.6 1,295 1,300 1,354 1,619 1,866
Conservative George Stevenson 32.4 1,088 1,096 1,115 1,280  
Labour Linda Gow 24.2 813 821 858    
Green David Robertson 3.7 124 129      
UKIP Stuart Martin 1.0 35        
SNP hold
Valid: 3,355   Spoilt: 30   Quota: 1,678   Turnout: 3,385  
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Falkirk South By-Election 14 October 2021[12][13]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Emma Russell 39.2 1,691 1,844 2,019 2,472
Conservative Sarah Patrick 38.9 1,678 1,694 1,903  
Labour James Marshall 15.7 678 733    
Green Stuart Duffin 6.2 267      
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 4,313   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 2,157   Turnout: 4,364  
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2022-2027

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Falkirk South By-Election 17 October 2024[14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Claire Aitken 30.5 1,014 1,048 1,090 1,132 1,161 1,329 1,724
SNP Carol Anne Beattie 31.3 1,043 1,048 1,113 1,156 1,189 1,218  
Conservative David Grant 14.7 488 498 503 524 652    
Reform Stuart Martin 9.9 330 341 343 371      
Independent Sharron McKean 5.5 184 199 216        
Green Tom McLaughlin 4.5 151 161          
Liberal Democrats Sean McCay 3.6 119            
Labour hold
Valid: 3,329   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 1,665   Turnout: 3,365  
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