Elections to
Falkirk Council
Falkirk (; sco, Fawkirk; gd, An Eaglais Bhreac) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one ...
were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, amongst other things, for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system.
The Commissi ...
, with 32 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the
STV electoral system.
The election saw
Labour
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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remain the largest party on the Council despite being outpolled in terms of votes by the
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
. The
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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saw their vote share fall but held their Council seats and
Independents returned 3 seats as they did in the 2007 Local Elections.
Following the election, the controlling administration consists of 14 Labour members, 2 Conservative and 1 Independent (Cllr Buchanan). Opposition is 13 SNP members and 2 Independent (Cllrs Spears and McCabe). The Council Leader is Cllr Craig C Martin, Provost is Cllr Reid and the Depute Provost Cllr Patrick.
Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Bo'ness and Blackness
*2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
*2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Grangemouth
*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
*2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Denny and Banknock
*2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
*2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst
*2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
*2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Bonnybridge and Larbert
*2007: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
*2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
*2007-2012 Change: No change
* Sitting Councillor from a different ward.
Falkirk North
*2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
*2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Falkirk South
*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
*2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Lower Braes
*2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2007-2012 Change: No change
Upper Braes
*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
*2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
*2007-2012 Change: No change
References
Scottish Local Government Elections 2012
Post-Election Changes
*† Denny and Banknock SNP Cllr John McNally was elected as an MP for
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
on 7 May 201
He resigned his Council seat in June and a by-election was held on 13 August 2015 which was held by the SNP's Paul Garner.
By-elections since 2012
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