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
31 May 2026
31 May 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 | Boness Blackness | 2022 |
| David Aitchison | Lab | Boness Blackness | 2022 |
| Stacey Devine | Ind | Boness Blackness | 2022 |
| Billy Buchanan | Ind | Bonnybridge Larbert | 2022 |
| Bryan Deakin | Ind | Bonnybridge Larbert | 2022 |
| Jack Redmond | Lab | Bonnybridge Larbert | 2022 |
| Gary Bouse | Ind | Carse Kinnaird Tryst | 2022 |
| James Flynn | Con | Carse Kinnaird Tryst | 2022 |
| Laura Murtagh | Ind | Carse Kinnaird Tryst | 2022 |
| Margaret Anslow | Lab | Carse Kinnaird Tryst | 2022 |
| Alf Kelly | Lab | Denny Banknock | 2022 |
| Brian McCabe | Ind | Denny 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