Grangemouth (ward)

Grangemouth is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. As of the 2017 election, it elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Allyson Black
(Labour)		 Robert Spears
(Ind.)		 Alistair McNeill
(Labour)		 Angus MacDonald
(SNP)
2012 Joan Paterson
(Labour)		 David Balfour
(SNP)
2017 3 seats

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Falkirk Council election[2]

Grangemouth - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP David Balfour (incumbent) 26.95 1,510          
Labour Allyson Black (incumbent) 23.22 1,301 1,309.44 1,332.73 1,483.53    
Conservative James Bundy 18.38 1,030 1,031.79 1,040 1,074.58 1,094.4  
Independent Robert Spears (incumbent) 17.49 980 988.08 1,004.58 1,247.12 1,274.46 1,834.19
SNP Margaret-Ann Milne 12.06 676 756.82 799.39      
Green Judith McLaughlin 1.91 107 109.72        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,604   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 1,402   Turnout: 5,703 (44.3%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Falkirk Council election[3]

    Grangemouth - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Allyson Black (incumbent) 24.68 1,201              
    SNP David Balfour 22.58 1,099              
    Independent Robert Spears (incumbent) 17.71 862 877.9 882.4 963.6 1,064.6      
    Labour Joan Paterson 10.33 503 675.4 678.6 695.6 725.8 739.3 815.4 978.4
    SNP Andrew Cowie 8.69 423 432.3 538.8 562.2 596.2 608.9 683.7  
    Conservative Amanda Nicol 5.73 279 285 286.3 309.8        
    Independent Jim Waugh 5.59 272 275.4 277.4 331.6 377.9 412.7    
    Independent David Sharp 4.68 228 231.6 233.4          
    Electorate: 12,350   Valid: 4,867   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 974   Turnout: 4,991 (39.41%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Falkirk Council election[4]

      Grangemouth
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Angus MacDonald 1,954 27.9 1 1
      Labour Allyson Black 1,497 21.4 2 1
      Independent Robert Spears 1,412 20.2 3 1
      Labour Alistair McNeill 1,087 15.5 4 7
      Conservative Stuart Martin 711 10.2
      SNP Angus Rae 238 3.4
      Scottish Socialist Carol Hainey 96 1.4

      References
      1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
      2. "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
      3. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
      4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
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