Falkirk South (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Falkirk South is one of the nine wards used to elect members of Falkirk Council. It elects three councillors.

Following the resignation of Pat Reid, a local government by-election will be held on Thursday, 14 October 2021.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | John Patrick
(Conservative)  |  | Georgie Thomson
(SNP)  |  | Gerry Goldie
(Labour)  |  | Joe Lemetti
(Labour)
2012 | Colin Chalmers
(SNP)  | Dennis Goldie
(Labour)
2017 | Lorna Binnie
(SNP)  | Pat Reid
(Labour)  | 3 seats
2022 | Sarah Patrick
(Conservative)  | Euan Stainbank
(Labour)

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Falkirk Council election

Falkirk South - 3 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Lorna Binnie (incumbent)  |  | 1,843
| Conservative | Sarah Patrick (incumbent)  |  | 1,744
| SNP | Emma Russell  |  | 701  | 959.03  | 964.61  | 977.33
| Labour | Euan Stainbank |  | 1,364  | 1,380.46  | 1,478.63  | 1,524.51  | 1,652.32
| Scottish Green | Hunter Thomson  |  | 346  | 359.16  | 377.86  | 408.23
| Independent | Richard Wilson  |  | 108  | 111.09  | 138.58
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,106  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,527  Turnout: 46.3%

### 2017 Election

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2017 Falkirk Council election[3]

Falkirk South - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Lorna Binnie | 35.68  | 2,216
| Conservative | John Patrick (incumbent)  | 32.09  | 1,993
| Labour | Pat Reid *  | 27.15  | 1,686
| Scottish Green | Donnie Buchanan  | 5.07  | 315
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,210  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 1,533  Turnout: 6,281 (48.3%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Falkirk Council election[4]

Falkirk South - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | Dennis Goldie | 23.96  | 1,279 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Colin Chalmers | 21.74  | 1,160 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | John Patrick (incumbent)  | 15.76  | 841  | 844.6  | 846.9  | 856.9  | 984.9  | 998.4  | 1,212.7
| Labour | Gerry Goldie (incumbent)  | 15.72  | 839  | 1,025.6  | 1,031.5  | 1,039.5  | 1,184.9 |  |
| SNP | Georgie Thomson (incumbent)  | 12.59  | 672  | 675.3  | 748.1  | 754.7  | 854.3  | 874.9  |
| Independent | Joe Lemetti (incumbent)  | 8.71  | 465  | 472.3  | 477.6  | 519.9  |  |  |
| Independent | Hugh McGinlay  | 1.52  | 81  | 81.3  | 82.4  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 13,207  Valid: 5,337  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 1,068  Turnout: 5,437 (40.41%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Falkirk Council election[5]

Falkirk South  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Labour | Gerry Goldie | 2,528  | 33.4  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Georgie Thomson | 2,192  | 28.9  | 2  | 1
| Conservative | John Patrick | 1,482  | 19.6  | 4  | 2
| Labour | Joe Lemetti | 853  | 11.3  | 3  | 2
| Independent | Ronald Buchanan  | 390  | 5.2  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Mark Straub  | 127  | 1.7  |  |

## 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. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".

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Wards of Falkirk

* Bo'ness and Blackness
* Grangemouth
* Denny and Banknock
* Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst
* Bonnybridge and Larbert
* Falkirk North
* Falkirk South
* Lower Braes
* Upper Braes

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