Clackmannanshire North

Location of the ward [1]

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

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Donald Balsillie
(SNP)  |  | Walter McAdam
(SNP)  |  | Robert McGill
(Labour)  |  | John Shier Biggam
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 |  | Archie Drummond
(Ind./
SNP)
2017 |  | Martha Benny
(Conservative)  | Dave Clark
(Labour)  |
2018  | Helen Lewis
(SNP)
2022 | William Keogh
(Labour)  | Fiona Law
(SNP)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Clackmannanshire Council election

Clackmannanshire North \- 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Donald Balsillie | 26.4  | 1,062 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Martha Benny | 21.9  | 884 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | William Keogh | 18.7  | 754  | 764  | 784  | 790  | 795  | 852
| SNP | Fiona Law | 15.0  | 605  | 799  | 800  | 848 |  |
| Independent | Ian Millar  | 7.0  | 280  | 285  | 297  | 309  | 314  | 345
| Scottish Green | Clare Andrews  | 5.7  | 231  | 253  | 256  | 269  | 287  | 326
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Bruce  | 3.2  | 128  | 132  | 148  | 148  | 150  |
| Alba | Eva Comrie  | 2.1  | 84  | 93  | 95  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,643  Valid: 4,028  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 806  Turnout: 47.9%

Source:[2][3]

### 2018 by-election

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Clackmannanshire North By-election (1 March 2018)[4][5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2
| SNP | Helen Lewis | 36.8  | 769  | 980
| Conservative | Alex Stewart  | 31.5  | 658  | 784
| Labour | Afifa Khanam  | 23.6  | 493  |
| Liberal Democrats | Damian Sherwood-Johnson  | 4.0  | 84  |
| Scottish Green | Marion Robertson  | 3.5  | 74  |
Electorate: 8,457  Valid: 2,078  Spoilt: 14  Quota: 1,040  Turnout: 2,092 (24.7%)

### 2017 election

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2017 Clackmannanshire Council election[6]

Clackmannanshire North - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Martha Benny | 24  | 969 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Archie Drummond (incumbent)†  | 16.6  | 672  | 675.5  | 709.8  | 745.3  | 909.8 |  |  |
| SNP | Donald Balsille (incumbent)  | 16.3  | 660  | 666.5  | 690.6  | 711.5  | 841.6 |  |  |
| Labour | Dave Clark (incumbent)  | 15.9  | 644  | 678.7  | 698.2  | 764.6  | 773.8  | 787.9  | 794.5  | 1,196.3
| Labour | Bobby McGill (incumbent)  | 10.7  | 432  | 446.7  | 453.8  | 507.7  | 513.7  | 526.4  | 530.2  |
| SNP | Helen Lewis  | 7.2  | 292  | 293.6  | 313  | 323.1  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Damian Sherwood-Johnson  | 5.1  | 206  | 240.7  | 283.9  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Jack Gervaise  | 3.8  | 157  | 167.1  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,371  Valid: 4,032  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 807  Turnout: 4,159 (49.68%)

### 2012 election

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2012 Clackmannanshire Council election[7]

Clackmannanshire North - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Donald Balsillie (incumbent)  | 20.09%  | 728 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Robert McGill (incumbent)  | 18.3%  | 663  | 663.1  | 669.1  | 684.1  | 1,001.1 |  |  |
| SNP | Walter McAdam (incumbent)  | 15.02%  | 544  | 545.8  | 559.8  | 568.8  | 573.8  | 600.9  | 603.9  | 1,055.4
| Independent | Archie Drummond†  | 14.90%  | 540  | 540.1  | 587.2  | 664.2  | 683.2  | 743.3 |  |
| SNP | May Atkinson  | 13.91%  | 504  | 506.7  | 525.7  | 535.7  | 546.7  | 567  | 570  |
| Labour | Jacqueline McKay  | 9.69%  | 351  | 351  | 366  | 377  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Chris Dixon  | 4.33%  | 157  | 157  | 173  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Shier Biggam (incumbent)  | 3.75%  | 136  | 136.1  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: \-  Valid: 3,623  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 725  Turnout: 3,725 (%)

### 2007 election

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2007 Clackmannanshire Council election[8]

2007 Council election: Clackmannanshire North  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Donald Balsillie | 1,256  | 26.0  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Robert McGill | 1,099  | 22.8  | 2  | 1
| SNP | Walter McAdam | 950  | 19.7  | 3  | 2
| Labour | Jacqueline McKay  | 374  | 7.7  |  |
| Conservative | Kate Mason  | 333  | 6.9  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Shier Biggam | 322  | 6.7  | 4  | 9
| SNP | Helen McGregor  | 256  | 5.3  |  |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Ralph Harness  | 166  | 3.4  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Iain Campbell  | 75  | 1.6  |  |

## 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 2 Clackmannanshire North" (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 2 Clackmannanshire North" (PDF). Clackmannanshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
4. ^ McPherson, Elaine (29 January 2018). "Clackmannanshire Council – Notice of Poll – By-Election of Councillor – 1 March 2018 for the election of one councillor for Electoral Ward 2 – Clackmannanshire North" (PDF). Clackmannanshire Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021.
5. ^ "Clackmannanshire North Ward 1st March 2018". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
6. ^ Clackmannanshire Council - Preference Summary Report
7. ^ "Clackmannanshire Council election - 2012-05-03".
8. ^ "Clackmannanshire Council election - 2007-05-03".

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