2022 Stirling Council election

2022 Scottish local government election

2022 Stirling Council election | ← 2017 | 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) | 2027 →

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All 23 seats to Stirling Council
12 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Scott Farmer | Neil Benny  | Danny Gibson
Party  | SNP | Conservative | Labour
Leader's seat  | Stirling West | Stirling West | Stirling North
Last election  | 9 seats, 34.7% | 9 seats, 37.2% | 4 seats, 16.2%
Seats before  | 8  | 9  | 4
Seats won  | 8  | 7  | 6
Seat change  |  1  |  2  |  2
Popular vote  | 12,196  | 11,522  | 5,899
Percentage  | 33.3%  | 31.5%  | 16.1%
Swing  |  1.4%  |  5.7%  |  0.1%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Alasdair Tollemache  | Alasdair MacPherson
Party  | Scottish Green | Independent
Leader's seat  | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan | Bannockburn
Last election  | 1 seat, 6.6% | 0 seat, 2.0%
Seats before  | 1  | 2
Seats won  | 1  | 1
Seat change  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 2,546  | 2,103
Percentage  | 7.0%  | 5.7%
Swing  |  0.4%  |  2.4%

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The 7 multi-member wards

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| Council Leader before election

Scott Farmer
SNP

| Council Leader after election

Chris Kane
Labour

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The 2022 Stirling Council election was held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 23 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

The election saw Labour increase their representation on the council by two and significantly increase their vote share. The SNP lost one seat and the Greens retained their single seat. The Conservatives saw their representation on the council drop by two seats. The Liberal Democrats failed to win representation and one independent candidate won a seat.

## Results

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2022 Stirling Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| SNP | 8  | 0  | 1  |  1  | 34.8  | 33.3  | 12,196  |  1.4
| Conservative | 7  | 0  | 2  |  2  | 30.4  | 31.5  | 11,522  |  5.7
| Labour | 6  | 2  | 0  |  2  | 26.1  | 16.1  | 5,899  |  0.1
| Scottish Green | 1  | 0  | 0  |  | 4.3  | 7.0  | 2,546  |  0.4
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 4.3  | 5.7  | 2,103  |  2.4
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 5.0  | 1,841  |  1.7
| Scottish Family | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.2  | 428  | New
| Alba | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 61  | New
Total | 23  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,596  |

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 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results

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### Trossachs and Teith

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* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2017-2022: No change

Trossachs and Teith \- 3 seats[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Martin Earl (incumbent)  | 37.8  | 2,031
| SNP | Gene Maxwell | 19.2  | 1,031  | 1,053.0  | 1,054.0  | 1,064.7  | 1,238.4  | 1,377.5
| SNP | John Watson  | 14.2  | 761  | 773.5  | 774.5  | 785.5  | 874.2  | 945.2  | 974.7
| Labour | Josh Hamilton  | 9.1  | 491  | 530.6  | 534.9  | 610.1  | 764.2
| Scottish Green | Wendy Faulkner  | 8.3  | 444  | 480.2  | 485.5  | 537.6
| Conservative | Elaine Watterson | 7.2  | 385  | 881.6  | 893.3  | 926.7  | 950.9  | 1,078.8  | 1,079.2  | 1,262.4
| Liberal Democrats | Galen Milne  | 3.5  | 188  | 218.4  | 223.8
| Scottish Family | Dolores Hughes  | 0.8  | 41  | 46.1
Electorate: 9,475   Valid: 5,372   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,344   Turnout: 57.8%

### Forth and Endrick

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* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2017-2022 Change: 1 Lab gain from Con

Forth and Endrick \- 3 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Rosemary Fraser | 24.1  | 1,451  | 1,454.0  | 1,484.0  | 1,570.0
| Conservative | Paul Henke | 18.8  | 1,130  | 1,140.0  | 1,180.0  | 1,272.0  | 1,272.4  | 1,291.1  | 2,334.0
| Conservative | Thomas Heald  | 17.3  | 1,043  | 1,048.0  | 1,071.0  | 1,153.0  | 1,153.3  | 1,175.6
| Labour | Gerry McGarvey | 14.0  | 846  | 857.0  | 996.0  | 1,137.0  | 1,140.4  | 1,438.0  | 1,481.1
| SNP | Paul Goodwin  | 11.1  | 671  | 672.0  | 687.0  | 719.0  | 776.4
| Independent | Rob Davies‡ (incumbent)  | 7.8  | 468  | 489.0  | 548.0
| Liberal Democrats | James MacLaren  | 5.7  | 345  | 355.0
| Scottish Family | Liam McKechnie  | 1.1  | 69
Electorate: 10,854   Valid: 6,023   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 56.2%

### Dunblane and Bridge of Allan

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* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xGreen
* 2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xGreen; 1xLab
* 2017-2022 Change: 1 Lab gain from Con

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan \- 4 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds (incumbent)  | 21.6  | 1,536
| SNP | Graham Houston (incumbent)  | 17.8  | 1,266  | 1,268.0  | 1,269.0  | 1,293.0  | 1,317.3  | 1,815.3
| Scottish Green | Alasdair Tollemache (incumbent)  | 16.0  | 1,138  | 1,141.0  | 1,147.0  | 1,156.0  | 1,207.5  | 1,260.5  | 1,466.4
| Labour | Ewan Dillon | 11.9  | 842  | 846.9  | 850.9  | 856.9  | 901.1  | 910.1  | 957.4  | 971.2  | 1,330.5  | 1,577.0
| Liberal Democrats | Fayzan Rehman  | 9.4  | 665  | 669.2  | 674.2  | 674.2  | 748.3  | 760.3  | 785.6  | 799.6
| Conservative | Willy Stirling  | 8.4  | 598  | 686.2  | 701.4  | 705.4  | 819.0  | 819.0  | 823.3  | 824.9  | 956.0
| SNP | Ahsan Khan  | 7.9  | 564  | 564.2  | 564.2  | 569.2  | 581.2
| Independent | Alastair George Majury (incumbent)  | 5.3  | 377  | 382.2  | 387.2  | 396.2
| Alba | Bill Cowan  | 0.9  | 61  | 61.1  | 64.1
| Scottish Family | Nickie Willis  | 0.7  | 50  | 50.3
Electorate: 11,911   Valid: 7,097   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 1,420   Turnout: 60.4%

### Stirling North

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* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2022: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2012-2017: No change

Stirling North \- 4 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Susan McGill (incumbent)  | 25.7  | 1,305
| Conservative | Rachel Nunn | 22.8  | 1,161
| Labour | Danny Gibson (incumbent)  | 20.2  | 1,029
| SNP | Jim Thomson (incumbent)  | 12.6  | 642  | 872.7  | 878.2  | 879.6  | 886.3  | 908.4  | 1,474.8
| Scottish Green | Amy Smith  | 13.7  | 695  | 727.3  | 735.6  | 737.9  | 751.7  | 852.1
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Franklin  | 3.7  | 190  | 195.3  | 254.1  | 257.6  | 276.2
| Scottish Family | Shena McLelland  | 1.3  | 64  | 64.9  | 77.7  | 78.3
Electorate: 11,589   Valid: 5,117   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 44.7%

### Stirling West

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* 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: No change

Stirling West \- 3 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Neil Benny (incumbent)  | 23.8  | 1,313  | 1,334.0  | 1,364.0  | 2,041.0
| SNP | Scott Farmer (incumbent)  | 21.9  | 1,207  | 1,214.0  | 1,239.0  | 1,240.0  | 1,258.9  | 1,279.9  | 2,038.4
| Labour | Jen Preston | 20.0  | 1,100  | 1,118.0  | 1,268.0  | 1,302.0  | 1,509.2
| SNP | Morag Fulton  | 13.8  | 760  | 768.0  | 792.0  | 801.0  | 809.1  | 834.0
| Conservative | Alastair Pettigrew  | 13.3  | 730  | 742.0  | 762.0
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 5.2  | 285  | 296.0
| Scottish Family | Michael Willis  | 2.0  | 110
Electorate: 10,192   Valid: 5,505   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,377   Turnout: 54.9%

### Stirling East

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* 2017: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2022: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017-2022: No change

Stirling East \- 3 seats[6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Gerry McLaughlan | 30.7  | 1,177
| Conservative | Bryan Flannagan (incumbent)  | 23.3  | 893  | 895.0  | 905.0  | 925.0  | 931.2  | 999.2
| Labour | Chris Kane (incumbent)  | 21.6  | 829  | 839.4  | 848.4  | 877.7  | 933.9  | 1,019.6
| SNP | Grant Thoms  | 8.0  | 306  | 488.4  | 497.4  | 502.2  | 578.7  | 650.0
| Independent | Gary McGrow  | 7.9  | 303  | 305.8  | 310.8  | 323.0  | 359.7
| Scottish Green | Linda Hendry  | 4.7  | 182  | 189.8  | 194.1  | 213.9
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Murphy  | 2.4  | 91  | 93.2  | 98.2
| Scottish Family | David Tortolano  | 1.4  | 53  | 53.6
Electorate: 8,587   Valid: 3,834   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 959   Turnout: 45.5%

### Bannockburn

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* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
* 2022: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xInd
* 2017-2022 Change: 1 Ind gain from SNP

Bannockburn \- 3 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Alasdair MacPherson (incumbent)  | 26.0  | 955
| Labour | Margaret Brisley (incumbent)  | 20.7  | 762  | 770.1  | 775.3  | 794.8  | 813.3  | 839.8  | 900.8  | 1,188.2
| SNP | Brian Hambly | 20.4  | 749  | 755.2  | 756.3  | 764.6  | 786.9  | 1,085.1
| Conservative | Stuart McLuckie  | 19.1  | 702  | 705.1  | 717.2  | 731.5  | 737.6  | 739.6  | 743.9
| SNP | Diane Tortolano  | 8.3  | 306  | 310.1  | 313.1  | 320.2  | 345.8
| Scottish Green | Marie Stadtler  | 2.4  | 87  | 88.8  | 93.0  | 101.1
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary MacPherson  | 2.1  | 77  | 78.5  | 81.6
| Scottish Family | Sophie Hendry  | 1.1  | 41  | 41.9
Electorate: 8,777   Valid: 3,679   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 920   Turnout: 42.6%

### Notes

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* ‡On 17 May 2017, Robert Davies (Forth and Endrick) was suspended from the Scottish Conservative party over potentially offensive Twitter posts.[8][9] He was reinstated on 21 August 2017. However, on 29 September 2017, Robert Davies resigned from the Conservative group at a council meeting and subsequently had his Conservative party membership terminated. He ran as an independent in the 2022 election.[10]

## Aftermath

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Despite the SNP winning the most seats, Labour formed a minority administration after the Conservatives voted in favour of it.[11]

In October 2022, Labour councillor Ewan Dillon quit the party to become an independent. This reduced the ruling Labour administration to five councillors.[12]

### 2023 Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election

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A by-election was held in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan on 16 March 2023 following the death of SNP councillor Graham Houston.[13]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (16 March 2023) – 1 seat[14] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Robin Kleinman | 41.0  | 1,832  | 1,849  | 1,861  | 1,959  | 2,172  | 2,473
| SNP | Ahsan Khan  | 26.9  | 1,202  | 1,205  | 1,416  | 1,491  | 1,683
| Labour | David Wilson  | 13.4  | 600  | 609  | 670  | 871
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 8.9  | 399  | 404  | 475
| Scottish Green | Clare Andrews  | 8.7  | 389  | 390
| Scottish Family | Nickie Willis  | 1.1  | 50
Electorate: 11,792   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 38.1

### January 2024 Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election

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A by-election was held in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan on 25 January 2024 following the resignation of Conservative councillor Douglas Dodds due to health concerns.

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (25 January 2024) – 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Thomas Heald | 37.8  | 1,644  | 1,653  | 1,714  | 1,738  | 1,998  | 2,286
| SNP | Ahsan Khan  | 23.3  | 1,000  | 1,006  | 1,037  | 1,266  | 1,531
| Labour | David Wilson  | 20.2  | 869  | 874  | 989  | 1,147
| Scottish Green | Clare Andrews  | 10.1  | 433  | 442  | 485
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 6.8  | 292  | 296
| Scottish Family | Michael Willis  | 1.2  | 50
Electorate: 11,778   Valid: 4,288   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,145   Turnout: 36.6

### August 2024 Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election

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A by-election was held in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan on 15 August 2024 following the resignation of independent councillor Ewan Dillon.

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (15 August 2024) – 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Stuart McLuckie  | 27.9  | 1,143  | 1,214  | 1,284  | 1,328  | 1,361
| Labour | David Wilson | 23.3  | 952  | 981  | 1,101  | 1,390  | 1,826  | 2,252
| SNP | John Watson  | 18.8  | 770  | 793  | 826  | 1,076
| Scottish Green | Andrew Adam  | 16.1  | 659  | 670  | 760
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 8.4  | 345  | 382
| Independent | Alastair Majury  | 5.5  | 225
Electorate: 12,057   Valid: 4,094   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,048   Turnout: 34.1

### January 2025 Bannockburn by-election

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A by-election was held in Bannockburn on 23 January 2025 following the death of Labour councillor Margaret Brisley.

Bannockburn by-election (23 January 2025) - 1 seats[15] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Bob Buchanan | 35.9  | 565  | 590  | 597  | 605  | 664  | 863
| Labour | Yvonne Dickson  | 23.9  | 376  | 384  | 401  | 448  | 528
| Reform UK | William Docherty  | 22.7  | 358  | 360  | 367  | 425
| Conservative | Moira Benny  | 10.7  | 169  | 171  | 186
| Liberal Democrats | William Galloway  | 3.5  | 55  | 65
| Scottish Green | Marie Stadtler  | 3.4  | 53
Electorate: 9,097   Valid: 1,576   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 789   Turnout: 17.6%

## References

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1. ^ "Stirling Ward 1 results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
2. ^ "Ward 2 - Forth and Endrick results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
3. ^ "Ward 3 - Dunblane and Bridge of Allan results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
4. ^ "Ward 4 - Stirling North results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
5. ^ "Ward 5 - Stirling West results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
6. ^ "Ward 6 - Stirling East results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
7. ^ "Ward 7 - Bannockburn results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
8. ^ "Racist tweets councillor leaves Tories". BBC News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
9. ^ Jones, Gareth Iwan (12 May 2017). "Second newly-elected Tory councillor embroiled in offensive Twitter row". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
10. ^ "Racist tweets councillor Robert Davies leaves Scottish Conservatives". BBC News. 29 September 2017.
11. ^ Wilson, Louise (19 May 2022). "Comment: Labour's 'grown-up politics' is all talk". Holyrood.
12. ^ Marjoribanks, Kaiya (19 October 2022). "Stirling councillor leaves Labour to become independent in political switch". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
13. ^ "Tributes paid following the death of Councillor Graham Houston". Stirling Council. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
14. ^ Meighan, Craig (17 March 2023). "Tories become largest party at Stirling Council after by-election win". STV News.
15. ^ "Ward 7 - Bannockburn results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

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