Local Election Results 2003
Falkirk
Whole council up for election. One Independent councillor was elected unopposed.
Other results for Falkirk:
2007
2012
2017
2022
By-elections for Falkirk (may be incomplete): 25th March 2004 (Town Centre)
— 16th December 2004 (Inchyra)
— 11th August 2005 (Herbertshire)
— 19th November 2009 (Bo'ness & Blackness)
— 6th September 2011 (Bo'ness & Blackness)
— 13th August 2015 (Denny & Banknock)
— 15th February 2018 (Bonnybridge & Larbert)
— 14th October 2021 (Falkirk S.)
— 17th October 2024 (Falkirk S.)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
21363 |
41.0% |
14 |
| Scottish National Party |
17659 |
33.9% |
9 |
| Independent |
7613 |
14.6% |
7 |
| Conservative |
3655 |
7.0% |
2 |
| Liberal Democrat |
1002 |
1.9% |
0 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
767 |
1.5% |
0 |
| David Speirs |
Lab |
772 |
46.8% |
| John McLuckie |
Ind |
584 |
35.4% |
| Gordon Forrest |
SNP |
294 |
17.8% |
| Mary Pollock |
Lab |
848 |
53.7% |
| Martin Oliver |
SNP |
554 |
35.1% |
| Daniel Quinlan |
SSP |
178 |
11.3% |
| William Anderson |
Lab |
915 |
66.5% |
| Stewart McLachlan |
SNP |
341 |
24.8% |
| Anthony Weir |
SSP |
120 |
8.7% |
| William Buchanan |
Ind |
1147 |
65.1% |
| Brenda Purcell |
Lab |
348 |
19.8% |
| Andrew Roberts |
SNP |
161 |
9.1% |
| Jeanette Burness |
Ind |
69 |
3.9% |
| David Fowler |
SSP |
36 |
2.0% |
| John Constable |
SNP |
1184 |
74.5% |
| Robert Willox |
Ind |
406 |
25.5% |
| Gerry Goldie |
Lab |
1102 |
73.0% |
| Peter Paterson |
SNP |
408 |
27.0% |
| David Bryson |
SNP |
1092 |
70.7% |
| Martin Murray |
Lab |
453 |
29.3% |
| Linda Gow |
Lab |
733 |
43.0% |
| Fiona Buchanan |
Ind |
503 |
29.5% |
| Gordon Hughes |
SNP |
419 |
24.6% |
| Mark Shanks |
Ind |
51 |
3.0% |
| Jim Johnston |
Ind |
689 |
46.6% |
| Valerie Hunter |
Lab |
453 |
30.6% |
| Cecil Meiklejohn |
SNP |
273 |
18.4% |
| Mhairi McAlpine |
SSP |
65 |
4.4% |
| Elizabeth Eaglesham |
SNP |
728 |
49.4% |
| Kenneth Wright |
Lab |
588 |
39.9% |
| Garry Chapman |
SSP |
158 |
10.7% |
| James Wilson |
Ind |
611 |
41.5% |
| Jennifer Steel |
Lab |
598 |
40.6% |
| Brian Cochrane |
SNP |
263 |
17.9% |
| Khalid Hamid |
Lab |
847 |
53.2% |
| Graeme MacGregor |
SNP |
629 |
39.5% |
| David Noble |
SSP |
117 |
7.3% |
| Patrick McCafferty |
Ind |
769 |
42.5% |
| Tracey Adams |
Lab |
508 |
28.1% |
| Angus MacDonald |
SNP |
339 |
18.7% |
| Stuart Martin |
C |
195 |
10.8% |
| Craig Martin |
Lab |
1275 |
72.9% |
| Derek Halton |
SNP |
473 |
27.1% |
| Ian Miller |
Lab |
762 |
50.9% |
| Colin Seivwright |
SNP |
598 |
39.9% |
| Alison Harris |
C |
137 |
9.2% |
| Henry Constable |
SNP |
968 |
60.6% |
| Douglas Snedden |
Lab |
537 |
33.6% |
| Peter Haggerty |
SSP |
93 |
5.8% |
| John Jenkinson |
Lab |
1036 |
66.8% |
| Duncan Thomson |
SNP |
378 |
24.4% |
| Margaret Porteous |
LD |
138 |
8.9% |
| Thomas Martin |
Lab |
947 |
54.2% |
| John McNally |
SNP |
618 |
35.4% |
| Alistair Hislop |
C |
182 |
10.4% |
| Tam O'Dea |
Ind |
937 |
57.6% |
| Stephen Barr |
Lab |
455 |
28.0% |
| Bill Young |
SNP |
235 |
14.4% |
| Charles MacDonald |
Lab |
925 |
51.0% |
| David Forsyth |
SNP |
890 |
49.0% |
| Andrew Graham |
SNP |
867 |
55.4% |
| Robert Spittal |
Lab |
697 |
44.6% |
| Thomas Coleman |
SNP |
794 |
42.9% |
| Ian Rankin |
Lab |
532 |
28.7% |
| Malcolm McDonald |
C |
270 |
14.6% |
| Margaret McCallum |
LD |
256 |
13.8% |
| Dian Williamson |
SNP |
611 |
39.9% |
| Liz Roberts |
Lab |
544 |
35.5% |
| Neil Durning |
Ind |
378 |
24.7% |
| David Alexander |
SNP |
1183 |
64.4% |
| Betty Cook |
Lab |
655 |
35.6% |
| Malcolm Nicol |
C |
1243 |
64.3% |
| Moira Fitzpatrick |
Lab |
380 |
19.7% |
| Angus Rae |
SNP |
225 |
11.6% |
| Margo Biggs |
LD |
85 |
4.4% |
| Ricky Wilson |
Ind |
877 |
50.7% |
| Alan Gray |
Lab |
530 |
30.7% |
| George Williamson |
SNP |
322 |
18.6% |
| Alexander Fowler |
Lab |
869 |
50.9% |
| Steven Jackson |
SNP |
549 |
32.1% |
| Andrew Lapsley |
C |
290 |
17.0% |
| Dennis Goldie |
Lab |
999 |
60.3% |
| Jeanmarie Dawson |
SNP |
338 |
20.4% |
| James Stevenson |
Ind |
321 |
19.4% |
| James Short |
Lab |
811 |
43.1% |
| James Anderson |
SNP |
551 |
29.3% |
| Clifford Owen |
C |
331 |
17.6% |
| Alan Watson |
LD |
187 |
9.9% |
| Lynda Kenna |
SNP |
960 |
44.6% |
| Elaine Martin |
Lab |
755 |
35.1% |
| Denist Shovlin |
Ind |
271 |
12.6% |
| Derek Wright |
LD |
167 |
7.8% |
| John Patrick |
C |
1007 |
48.4% |
| Elizabeth Reap |
Lab |
489 |
23.5% |
| Joe Bruce |
SNP |
414 |
19.9% |
| Torben Ballin |
LD |
169 |
8.1% |
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