Upper Braes (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
Upper Braes is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gordon Hughes (SNP) |
Stephen Fry ( Labour )
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John McLuckie ( Labour )
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| 2012 | Rosie Murray ( Labour )
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| 2017 | James Kerr ( Conservative )
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| 2022 | Jim Robertson (SNP) |
Claire Brown ( Conservative )
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Siobhan Patterson ( Labour )
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Election Results
2022 Election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||||
| SNP | Jim Robertson | 1,918 | |||||||||
Labour
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Siobhan Paterson | 1,272 | 1,365.42 | 1,370.55 | 1,384.12 | ||||||
Conservative
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Claire Brown | 1,202 | 1,214.45 | 1,219.45 | 1,224.46 | 1,225.95 | 1,233.53 | 1,259.08 | 1,406.68 | ||
Independent
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John McLuckie (incumbent) | 459 | 489.57 | 499.27 | 548.80 | 550.05 | 568.17 | 603.26 | |||
Scottish Green
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Rachel Kidd | 308 | 516.93 | 520.78 | 535.32 | 536.81 | 586.76 | 644.66 | 740.41 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Austin Reid | 139 | 161.65 | 161.65 | 168.21 | 170.22 | 177.23 | ||||
Independent
|
Ian Kennedy | 89 | 98.34 | 114.04 | |||||||
| Alba | Colin Todd | 63 | 110.56 | 114.13 | 118.13 | 118.39 | |||||
Independent
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Mark Tunnicliff | 49 | 55.23 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 12,734 Valid: 5,499 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,375 Turnout: 43.8% | |||||||||||
2017 Election
2017 Falkirk Council election[3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Conservative
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James Kerr†† | 30.22 | 1,701 | |||||||
Labour
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John McLuckie (incumbent)†† | 23.85 | 1,342 | 1,441.91 | ||||||
| SNP | Gordon Hughes (incumbent) | 18.27 | 1,028 | 1,036.61 | 1,040.73 | 1,066.78 | 1,093.98 | 1,218.31 | 2,112.31 | |
| SNP | Farah Farzana | 14.84 | 835 | 837.07 | 838.76 | 890.08 | 910.68 | 978.8 | ||
Independent
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Jim Robertson | 6.4 | 360 | 401.68 | 409.18 | 449.03 | 602.12 | |||
Independent
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Neil Durning | 3.25 | 183 | 224.17 | 228.32 | 262 | ||||
Scottish Green
|
Tom McLaughlin | 3.18 | 179 | 193.12 | 196.92 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,628 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,408 Turnout: 5,732 (46.5%) | ||||||||||
2012 Election
2012 Falkirk Council election[4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Labour
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John McLuckie (incumbent) | 32.26 | 1,361 | |||||
| SNP | Gordon Hughes (incumbent) | 29.79 | 1,257 | |||||
| SNP | Ricky Wilson | 13.46 | 568 | 592.5 | 757.9 | 862.9 | ||
Conservative
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Alan Rust | 13.04 | 550 | 565.5 | 573.5 | |||
Labour
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Rosie Murray | 11.45 | 483 | 712.3 | 725.3 | 905.9 | 1,176.5 | |
| Electorate: 11,033 Valid: 4,219 Spoilt: 101 Quota: 1,055 Turnout: 4,320 (38.24%) | ||||||||
2007 Election
2007 Falkirk Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Gordon Hughes | 1,961 | 32.8 | 1 | 1 | |
Labour
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Stephen Fry | 1,388 | 23.2 | 2 | 3 | |
Labour
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John McLuckie | 1,167 | 19.5 | 3 | 6 | |
Conservative
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Drew Lapsley | 804 | 13.5 | |||
Independent
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Neil Durning | 555 | 9.3 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Mary Straub | 100 | 1.7 | |||
References
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
- ^ "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".