The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Falkirk.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 9 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
14/32
Scottish National Party (SNP) 44%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026
3 Jun 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, opposed area.
Falkirk is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (14 of 32 seats). It covers 9 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 14Lab 9Con 5Independent Berwick Hills Resident 4
Scottish National Party (SNP) 44% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Ritchie | Ind | Bo'ness and Blackness | 2022 |
| David Aitchison | Lab | Bo'ness and Blackness | 2022 |
| Stacey Devine | Ind | Bo'ness and Blackness | 2022 |
| Billy Buchanan | Ind | Bonnybridge and Larbert | 2022 |
| Bryan Deakin | Ind | Bonnybridge and Larbert | 2022 |
| Jack Redmond | Lab | Bonnybridge and Larbert | 2022 |
| Gary Bouse | Ind | Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | 2022 |
| James Flynn | Con | Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | 2022 |
| Laura Murtagh | Ind | Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | 2022 |
| Margaret Anslow | Lab | Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | 2022 |
| Alf Kelly | Lab | Denny and Banknock | 2022 |
| Brian McCabe | Ind | Denny and Banknock | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 5 | 56% | Euan Stainbank | Lab |
| Alloa and Grangemouth | 3 | 33% | Brian Leishman | Lab |
| Bathgate and Linlithgow | 1 | 11% | Kirsteen Sullivan | Ind |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Falkirk
Not yet ingested for Falkirk
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level