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Main article: 2007 Scottish local elections
2007 Falkirk Council election
Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 3 May 2007—the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election . The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 . Each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation . The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post ) system of election.
Results [ ]
Falkirk Local Election Result 2007
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
14
N/A
N/A
±0
43.8
36.2
21,732
SNP
13
N/A
N/A
+4
40.6
35.1
21,067
Conservative
2
N/A
N/A
±0
6.3
13.5
8,084
Scottish Socialist
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
1.7
1,028
Green
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
0.9
535
Liberal Democrats
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
0.8
451
Independent
3
N/A
N/A
-4
9.4
11.9
7,119
Ward results [ ]
Bo'ness and Blackness
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Harry Constable
1,723
27.6
1
1
Labour
Adrian Mahoney
1,460
23.4
2
4
SNP
John Constable
1,221
19.6
3
6
Conservative
Lynn Edith Munro
793
12.7
Labour
Ken Wright
532
8.5
Independent
Rob Willox
268
4.3
Scottish Socialist
Garry Chapman
239
3.8
Grangemouth
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Angus MacDonald
1,954
27.9
1
1
Labour
Allyson Black
1,497
21.4
2
1
Independent
Robert Spears
1,412
20.2
3
1
Labour
Alistair McNeill
1,087
15.5
4
7
Conservative
Stuart Martin
711
10.2
SNP
Angus Rae
238
3.4
Scottish Socialist
Carol Hainey
96
1.4
Denny and Banknock
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
John McNally
2,093
29.1
1
1
Labour
Jim Blackwood
1,707
23.7
2
1
Independent
Alexander John Waddell
991
13.8
3
8
SNP
Martin David Oliver
789
11.0
4
8
Labour
Khalid Hamid
775
10.8
Conservative
Alistair Hislop
384
5.3
Independent
Fiona Buchanan
238
3.3
Scottish Socialist
Danny Quinlan
134
1.9
Independent
Wesley Edmund
83
1.2
Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Charles MacDonald
1,754
25.0
1
1
Labour
Craig Martin
1,546
22.1
2
1
SNP
Steven Carleschi
1,430
20.4
3
1
SNP
Lynda Kenna
1,080
15.4
4
7
Conservative
Jim Flynn
726
10.4
Independent
Brian Goldie
374
5.3
Scottish Socialist
Mick McInosh
92
1.3
Bonnybridge and Larbert
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Tom Coleman
1,916
31.2
1
1
Independent
Billy Buchanan
1,566
25.5
2
1
Labour
Linda Gow
1,557
25.4
3
1
Conservative
Juliet Martin
576
9.4
Green
David George Robertson
302
4.9
Independent
Denis Shovlin
143
2.3
Scottish Socialist
David Fowler
72
1.2
Falkirk North
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
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
Falkirk South
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Gerry Goldie
2,528
33.4
1
1
SNP
Georgie Thomson
2,192
28.9
2
1
Conservative
John Patrick
1,482
19.6
4
2
Labour
Joe Lemetti
853
11.3
3
2
Independent
Ronald Buchanan
390
5.2
Scottish Socialist
Mark Straub
127
1.7
Lower Braes
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Conservative
Malcolm Nicol
2,046
35.9
1
1
SNP
Steven Jackson
1,281
22.5
2
3
Labour
Alan Nimmo
1,108
19.4
3
6
Independent
Ricky Wilson
963
16.9
Green
Norman Philip
233
4.1
Scottish Socialist
William McSporran
74
1.3
Upper Braes
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Gordon Hughes
1,961
32.8
1
1
Labour
Stephen Fry
1,388
23.2
2
3
Labour
John McLuckie
1,167
19.5
3
6
Conservative
Drew Lapsley
804
13.5
Independent
Neil Durning
555
9.3
Scottish Socialist
Mary Straub
100
1.7
2007-2011 by-elections [ ]
Following the death of SNP Cllr Harry Constable, a by-election arose and the seat was retained by the party's Ann Ritchie on 1 November 2009.
Bo'ness and Blackness By-Election (19 November 2009)- 1 seat[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
SNP
Ann Ritchie
57.52
1,604
Labour
Ainslie Lennox
29.51
823
Conservative
Lynn Munro
10.15
283
Liberal Democrats
Gavin Chomczuk
2.83
79
SNP hold
Swing
Electorate: 11,999 Valid: 2,789 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,408 Turnout: 2,815 (23.5%)
Following the death of SNP Cllr John Constable, a by-election arose and the seat was retained by the party's Sandy Turner on 10 June 2011.
Bo'ness and Blackness By-Election (10 June 2011)- 1 seat[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
SNP
Sandy Turner
57.81
1,621
Labour
David Aitchison
31.85
893
Conservative
Lynn Munro
8.23
231
Independent
Gerry Lawton
2.1
59
SNP hold
Swing
Electorate: 11,835 Valid: 2,804 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,403 Turnout: 2,823 (23.7%)
References [ ]
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