2022 Clackmannanshire Council Election

Elections to Clackmannanshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. For the third consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with nine seats but remained shy of an overall majority. Labour gained back some of the ground they had lost at the previous election and were again returned as the second-largest party with five seats. The Conservatives lost 40 per cent of their seats to return three councillors while the Greens their first seat in a Clackmannanshire election.

The minority SNP administration retained control of the council with incumbent council leader Cllr Ellen Forson re-elected to the post. Cllr Donald Balsillie was elected Provost and Cllr Phil Fairlie was selected as the council's first convener.

Background

Previous election

At the previous election in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) again won the most seats and governed with a minority administration having returned eight councillors. Labour
were on the end of heavy losses as their number fell from eight to five as they became the second largest party. The Conservatives made a net gain of four to hold five seats.

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Electoral system

The election used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system where candidates are ranked in order of preference.

Composition

The only change to the composition of the council came in March 2018 when Conservative councillor Chris Dixon resigned from the party and sat as an independent.Scottish National Party