Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (ward)

Location of the ward

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Stirling Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Graham Houston
(SNP)  |  | Colin Finlay
(Labour)  |  | Callum Campbell
(Conservative)  |  | David Goss
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 | Mike Robbins
(Labour)  |  | Mark Ruskell
(Greens)
2017 |  | Alastair Majury
(Conservative)  | Douglas Dodds
(Conservative)  | Alasdair Tollemache
(Greens)
2022 |  | Ewan Dillon
(Labour, later Ind.)[1]
2023 (by-elections)  |  | Robin Kleinman
(Conservative)  |
2024 (by-elections)  |  | Thomas Heald
(Conservative)

## Election results

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### 2024 by-election

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A by-election was held on 25 January 2024 following the resignation of Conservative councillor Douglas Dodds due to health concerns.[2]

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
| Labour | David Wilson  | 20.2  | 869
| Scottish Green | Clare Andrews  | 10.1  | 433
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 6.8  | 292
| Scottish Family | Michael Willis  | 1.2  | 50
Electorate: 11,778  Valid: 4,288  Spoilt: 27  Quota: 2,145  Turnout: 36.6

### 2023 by-election

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A by-election was held on 16 March 2023 following the death of SNP councillor Graham Houston in December 2022.[3]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (16 March 2023) – 1 seat[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Conservative | Robin Kleinman | 41.0  | 1,832
| SNP | Ahsan Khan  | 26.9  | 1,202
| Labour | David Wilson  | 13.4  | 600
| Liberal Democrats | Dick Moerman  | 8.9  | 399
| Scottish Green | Clare Andrews  | 8.7  | 389
| Scottish Family | Nickie Willis  | 1.1  | 50
Valid: 4,074  Quota: Turnout: 38.1

### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Stirling Council election

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan \- 4 seats[5] 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%

### 2017 election

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2017 Stirling Council election[6]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Alastair Majury | 22.1  | 1,543 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds | 21.5  | 1,502 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Graham Houston (incumbent)  | 17.2  | 1,203  | 1,205.4  | 1,208.3  | 1,250.0  | 1,885.6 |  |
| Scottish Green | Alasdair Tollemache | 10.1  | 706  | 717.2  | 727.1  | 883.5  | 950.6  | 1,218.4  | 1,763.6
| Labour | Mike Robbins (incumbent)  | 11.8  | 824  | 849.8  | 866.3  | 1,053.3  | 1,076.4  | 1,143.4  |
| SNP | Rosemary Hunter  | 10.4  | 723  | 724.4  | 724.6  | 741.8  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Auld  | 6.8  | 476  | 512.0  | 536.0  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,484  Valid: 6,977  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,396  Turnout: 61.8%

### 2012 election

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2012 Stirling Council election[8]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Graham Houston (incumbent)  | 27.31%  | 1,494 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Callum Campbell (incumbent)  | 23.07%  | 1,262 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Mike Robbins | 21.29%  | 1,165 |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Mark Ruskell | 16.63%  | 910  | 951.1  | 981  | 1,006.1  | 1,251
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Airnes  | 6.32%  | 346  | 368.4  | 427.1  | 442.4  |
| SNP | Ian Smith  | 5.37%  | 294  | 604.1  | 615.8  | 624.4  | 683.9
Electorate: 12,193  Valid: 5,471  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 1,095  Turnout: 5,547 (44.87%)

### 2007 election

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2007 Stirling Council election[9]

2007 Stirling council election: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Graham Houston | 1,794  | 22.8  | 1  | 1
| Conservative | Callum Campbell | 1,455  | 18.5  | 2  | 4
| Labour | Colin Finlay | 1,294  | 16.5  | 4  | 6
| Liberal Democrats | David Goss | 1,067  | 13.6  | 3  | 6
| Conservative | Helen McCrea  | 801  | 10.2  |  |
| Independent | Bill Baird  | 707  | 9.0  |  |
| Scottish Green | Duncan Illingworth  | 675  | 8.6  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Jennifer Haston  | 69  | 0.9  |  |

## References

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1. ^ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/stirling-councillor-leaves-labour-become-28276080
2. ^ "Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election result 2024". Stirling Council. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
3. ^ "Tributes paid following the death of Councillor Graham Houston". Stirling Council. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
4. ^ Meighan, Craig (17 March 2023). "Tories become largest party at Stirling Council after by-election win". STV News.
5. ^ "Ward 3 - Dunblane and Bridge of Allan results" (PDF). stirling.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
6. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders".
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders".

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