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Falkirk 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 21,066 | 39.7% | 12 | 40.0% | 13 | 43.3% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 12,179 | 23.0% | 9 | 30.0% | 7 | 23.3% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 10,326 | 19.5% | 5 | 16.7% | 6 | 20.0% | -1 |
| Independent | 6,018 | 11.4% | 4 | 13.3% | 3 | 10.0% | +1 |
| Green Party | 2,365 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 603 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 424 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 27 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 53,008 | 100.0% | 30 | 100.0% | 30 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Grangemouth · 3 seats · won at 12.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
- Falkirk North · 4 seats · won at 12.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Bonnybridge and Larbert · 3 seats · won at 17.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
- Denny and Banknock · 4 seats · won at 13.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
- Bo'ness and Blackness · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst · 4 seats · won at 15.1% · −4.9 pts below quota
- Upper Braes · 3 seats · won at 21.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
- Falkirk South · 3 seats · won at 22.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
- Lower Braes · 3 seats · won at 23.3% · −1.7 pts below quota
Race results
Grangemouth · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 12.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 5,043
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Balfour | Scottish National Party | 1,808 | 35.9% | +10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Nimmo | Labour Party | 1,179 | 23.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mandy Bryson | Conservative Party | 685 | 13.6% | — | |
| 4 | Robert Spears | Independent | 611 | 12.1% | −12.9 pts | Elected |
| 5 | John Haston | Scottish National Party | 454 | 9.0% | — | |
| 6 | Marc Bozza | Independent | 157 | 3.1% | — | |
| 7 | Rhys Stenhouse | Green Party | 122 | 2.4% | — | |
| 8 | Stuart Martin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 27 | 0.5% | — |
Falkirk North · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 12.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.6 pts Valid ballots 6,456
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecil Meiklejohn | Scottish National Party | 2,260 | 35.0% | +15.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Bissett | Labour Party | 1,464 | 22.7% | +2.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | James Bundy | Conservative Party | 857 | 13.3% | −6.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Iain Sinclair | Scottish National Party | 801 | 12.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Robbie Burgess | Labour Party | 399 | 6.2% | — | |
| 6 | Judith McLaughlin | Green Party | 381 | 5.9% | — | |
| 7 | Zohaib Arshad | Alba Party | 294 | 4.6% | — |
Bonnybridge and Larbert · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.4 pts Valid ballots 5,643
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Buchanan | Independent | 1,423 | 25.2% | +0.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bryan Deakin | Scottish National Party | 1,212 | 21.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | David Grant | Conservative Party | 1,038 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Jack Redmond | Labour Party | 993 | 17.6% | −7.4 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Jim Muir | Scottish National Party | 700 | 12.4% | — | |
| 6 | David Robertson | Green Party | 277 | 4.9% | — |
Denny and Banknock · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 13.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.5 pts Valid ballots 6,350
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Garner | Scottish National Party | 1,868 | 29.4% | +9.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fiona Collie | Scottish National Party | 1,084 | 17.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Nigel Harris | Conservative Party | 1,026 | 16.2% | — | |
| 4 | Alf Kelly | Labour Party | 889 | 14.0% | −6.0 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Brian McCabe | Independent | 860 | 13.5% | −6.5 pts | Elected |
| 6 | James Marshall | Labour Party | 423 | 6.7% | — | |
| 7 | Rachel Hart | Green Party | 200 | 3.1% | — |
Bo'ness and Blackness · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.3 pts Valid ballots 5,574
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Ritchie | Independent | 2,262 | 40.6% | +15.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stacey Devine | Scottish National Party | 1,202 | 21.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | David Aitchison | Labour Party | 1,041 | 18.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Lynn Munro | Conservative Party | 843 | 15.1% | — | |
| 5 | Debra Pickering | Green Party | 136 | 2.4% | — | |
| 6 | Nicholas William Pitts | Liberal Democrats | 90 | 1.6% | — |
Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.9 pts Valid ballots 7,178
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bouse | Scottish National Party | 1,961 | 27.3% | +7.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Margaret Anslow | Labour Party | 1,762 | 24.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Laura Murtagh | Scottish National Party | 1,224 | 17.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | James Flynn | Conservative Party | 1,081 | 15.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Robert Kemp | Conservative Party | 646 | 9.0% | — | |
| 6 | Tom McLaughlin | Green Party | 297 | 4.1% | — | |
| 7 | Sean McCay | Liberal Democrats | 207 | 2.9% | — |
Upper Braes · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −3.1 pts Valid ballots 5,499
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Robertson | Scottish National Party | 1,918 | 34.9% | +9.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Siobhan Paterson | Labour Party | 1,272 | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Claire Brown | Conservative Party | 1,202 | 21.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | John McLuckie | Independent | 459 | 8.3% | — | |
| 5 | Rachel Kidd | Green Party | 308 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Austin Reid | Liberal Democrats | 139 | 2.5% | — | |
| 7 | Ian Kennedy | Independent | 89 | 1.6% | — | |
| 8 | Colin Todd | Alba Party | 63 | 1.1% | — | |
| 9 | Mark Andrew Tunnicliff | Independent | 49 | 0.9% | — |
Falkirk South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 22.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −2.7 pts Valid ballots 6,106
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorna Catherine Binnie | Scottish National Party | 1,843 | 30.2% | +5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Patrick | Conservative Party | 1,744 | 28.6% | +3.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Euan Stainbank | Labour Party | 1,364 | 22.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Emma Russell | Scottish National Party | 701 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Hunter Thomson | Green Party | 346 | 5.7% | — | |
| 6 | Richard Wilson | Independent | 108 | 1.8% | — |
Lower Braes · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 23.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −1.7 pts Valid ballots 5,159
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Hannah | Labour Party | 1,393 | 27.0% | +2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gordon Forrest | Scottish National Party | 1,205 | 23.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | James Kerr | Conservative Party | 1,204 | 23.3% | −1.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Adanna Bridget McCue | Scottish National Party | 825 | 16.0% | — | |
| 5 | Doug Sheehan | Green Party | 298 | 5.8% | — | |
| 6 | Ashley Hunter Ward | Liberal Democrats | 167 | 3.2% | — | |
| 7 | Scott Fallon | Alba Party | 67 | 1.3% | — |