Clackmannanshire Central

Location of the ward [1]

Clackmannanshire Central is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Gary Womersley
(SNP)  |  | Derek Stewart
(Labour)  |  | Samuel Bryce Ovens
(Labour)
2012 | Graham Watt
(Labour)
2017 | Phil Fairlie
(SNP)  |  | Mike Watson
(Conservative)
2019  | Jane McTaggart
(SNP)
2022 | Janine Rennie
(Labour)  |  | Wendy Hamilton
(SNP)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Clackmannanshire Council election

Clackmannanshire Central \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Wendy Hamilton | 30.4  | 730 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Kate Mason  | 17.3  | 416  | 417  | 426  | 437  | 455  | 476  |
| Labour | Carolynne Hunter  | 13.3  | 320  | 324  | 332  | 370  |  |  |
| SNP | Jane McTaggart | 13.1  | 314  | 419  | 472  | 481  | 506  | 519  | 584
| Labour | Janine Rennie | 12.0  | 288  | 291  | 305  | 469  | 757 |  |
| Labour | Huw Sherrard  | 9.4  | 225  | 227  | 234  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | John Hosie  | 4.5  | 109  | 119  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,301  Valid: 2,402  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 601  Turnout: 39.6%

Source:[2][3]

### 2019 by-election

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Clackmannanshire Central By-election (28 March 2019)[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2
| SNP | Jane McTaggart | 40.9  | 865  | 933
| Labour | Margaret Brookes  | 31.9  | 675  | 814
| Conservative | William Marlin  | 19.8  | 419  |
| UKIP | Dawson Michie  | 3.3  | 69  |
| Scottish Green | Marion Robertson  | 2.5  | 53  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Biggam  | 1.7  | 36  |
Electorate: 6,184  Valid: 2,117  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 1,059  Turnout: (34.7%)

### 2017 election

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2017 Clackmannanshire Council election[5]

Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Derek Stewart (incumbent)  | 32.8  | 846 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Phil Fairlie†††  | 27.7  | 714 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Mike Watson | 16.6  | 428  | 443.4  | 444.6  | 464.5  | 550.6  | 687.3
| SNP | Jo Wilkinson  | 10.5  | 273  | 281.7  | 337.8  | 393.3  | 438.2  |
| Labour | Graham Watt (incumbent)  | 7.1  | 183  | 321.9  | 324.6  | 356.4  |  |
| Scottish Green | John Short  | 5.1  | 133  | 139.1  | 143.7  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,297  Valid: 2,577  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 645  Turnout: 2,656 (42.18%)

### 2012 election

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2012 Clackmannanshire Council election[6]

Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Derek Stewart (incumbent)  | 37.37%  | 916 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Gary Womersley (incumbent)  | 26.97%  | 661 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Gaynor Hamilton  | 17.18%  | 421  | 438.5  | 479.5  | 493.8  | 522.7  |
| Labour | Graham Watt | 11.75%  | 288  | 547.7  | 549.7  | 556.4  | 583.1  | 751.9
| Independent | Brian Gerard Doyle  | 3.59%  | 88  | 91.9  | 92.9  | 118.3  |  |
| Conservative | Kate Mason  | 3.14%  | 77  | 80.6  | 80.1  |  |  |
Electorate: \-  Valid: 2,451  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 613  Turnout: 2,506 (%)

### 2007 election

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2007 Clackmannanshire Council election[7]

2007 Council election: Clackmannanshire Central  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Labour | Derek Stewart | 1,089  | 35.1  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Samuel Bryce Ovens | 688  | 22.2  | 2  | 2
| SNP | Gary Womersley | 620  | 20.0  | 3  | 5
| SNP | Sandy Pollock  | 518  | 16.7  |  |
| Conservative | George Murray  | 190  | 6.1  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Clackmannanshire Central" (PDF). Clackmannanshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 3 Clackmannanshire Central" (PDF). Clackmannanshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
4. ^ "Clackmannanshire Central Ward 28th March 2019". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
5. ^ Clackmannanshire Council Preference Summary Report
6. ^ "Clackmannanshire Council election - 2012-05-03".
7. ^ "Clackmannanshire Council election - 2007-05-03".

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Wards of Clackmannanshire

* Clackmannanshire West
* Clackmannanshire North
* Clackmannanshire Central
* Clackmannanshire South
* Clackmannanshire East

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