Denny and Banknock (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Denny and Banknock is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Jim Blackwood
(Labour)  |  | Alexander John Waddell
(Ind.)  |  | John McNally
(SNP)  |  | Martin David Oliver
(SNP)
2012 | Brian McCabe
(Ind.)
2015 by  | Paul Garner
(SNP)
2017 |  | Nigel Harris
(Conservative)  | Fiona Collie
(SNP)
2022 | Alf Kelly
(Labour)  |  | Brian McCabe
(Ind.)

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Falkirk Council election

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Paul Garner (incumbent)  |  | 1,868
| SNP | Fiona Collie (incumbent)  |  | 1,084  | 1,571.69
| Conservative | Nigel Harris (incumbent)  |  | 1,026  | 1,033.67  | 1,041.5  | 1,056.96  | 1,073.66  | 1,092.16
| Labour | Alf Kelly |  | 889  | 903.71  | 935.17  | 1,011.42  | 1,368.98
| Independent | Brian McCabe |  | 860  | 890.68  | 929.43  | 1,031.31  | 1,072.02  | 1,106.23  | 1,610.76
| Labour | James Marshall  |  | 423  | 433.27  | 444.87  | 461.56
| Scottish Green | Rachel Hart  |  | 200  | 223.01  | 346.01
Electorate: 15,534  Valid: 6,350  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1, 271  Turnout: 43.8%

### 2017 Election

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2017 Falkirk Council election[3]

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| SNP | Paul Garner (incumbent)  | 26.3  | 1,664 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Jim Blackwood (incumbent)  | 15.27  | 965  | 976.27  | 976.51  | 996.75  | 1,019.23  | 1,020.57  | 1,233.78  | 1,359.61 |  |
| Conservative | Nigel Harris | 14.49  | 916  | 918.16  | 918.16  | 924.16  | 950.16  | 950.39  | 964.43  | 1,068.91  | 1,086.46  | 1,314.59
| SNP | Fiona Collie | 13.98  | 884  | 1,200.27  | 1,210.99  | 1,255.15  | 1,274.11 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brian McCabe (incumbent)  | 10.87  | 687  | 719.13  | 722.85  | 737.57  | 780.57  | 782.45  | 811.89  | 984.92  | 1,002.97  |
| Independent | Alexander John Waddell  | 8.26  | 522  | 528.47  | 529.47  | 537.7  | 615.95  | 616.69  | 640.97  |  |  |
| Labour | Khalid Hamid  | 4.97  | 314  | 322.87  | 323.11  | 333.35  | 355.83  | 356.51  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Anne Montgomery  | 3.65  | 231  | 232.92  | 235.16  | 247.4  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Cheryl Brind  | 1.89  | 119  | 122.84  | 125.08  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Solidarity | Sean Mellon  | 0.3  | 19  | 21.64  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,321  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,265  Turnout: 6,416 (44.1%)

### 2015 By-election

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Denny and Banknock By-election (13 August 2015) - 1 Seat[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Paul Garner | 69.1%  | 2,576
| Labour | Andrew Bell  | 14.7%  | 549
| Conservative | David Grant  | 11.6%  | 431
| Scottish Green | Brian Capaloff  | 4.6%  | 170
Electorate: 14,462  Valid: 3,726  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 1,864  Turnout: 3,760 (26.1%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Falkirk Council election[5]

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | John McNally (incumbent)†  | 28.23  | 1,502 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Jim Blackwood (incumbent)  | 22.35  | 1,189 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brian McCabe | 11.69  | 622  | 676.9  | 680.9  | 714.1  | 801.2  | 977.6  | 1,133.3
| SNP | Martin D. Oliver(incumbent)  | 10.73  | 571  | 870.1  | 879.4  | 900.1  | 972.5  | 1,062.6  | 1,148
| Labour | Terrie Hay  | 8.33  | 443  | 459  | 539.7  | 563.2  | 614.7  | 684.9  |
| Independent | Alexander John Waddell (incumbent)  | 7.72  | 411  | 433.1  | 439.6  | 480.2  | 539.5  |  |
| Independent | Khalid Hamid  | 7.27  | 387  | 398.9  | 406.4  | 428.2  |  |  |
| Conservative | David Grant  | 3.70  | 197  | 200.7  | 204.5  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,350  Valid: 5,321  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,065  Turnout: 5,416 (39.45%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Falkirk Council election[6]

Denny and Banknock  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | John McNally | 2,093  | 29.1  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Jim Blackwood | 1,707  | 23.7  | 2  | 1
| Independent | Alexander John Waddell | 991  | 13.8  | 3  | 8
| SNP | Martin David Oliver | 789  | 11.0  | 4  | 8
| Labour | Khalid Hamid  | 775  | 10.8  |  |
| Conservative | Alistair Hislop  | 384  | 5.3  |  |
| Independent | Fiona Buchanan  | 238  | 3.3  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Danny Quinlan  | 134  | 1.9  |  |
| Independent | Wesley Edmund  | 83  | 1.2  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. ^ "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. ^ "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
4. ^ "By-election results - Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock - 13 August 2015 | Falkirk Council".
5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".

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