Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Denny and Banknock is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Jim Blackwood
(Labour) 		Alexander John Waddell
(Ind.) 		John McNally
(SNP) 		Martin David Oliver
(SNP)
2012 Brian McCabe
(Ind.)
2015 by Paul Garner
(SNP)
2017 Nigel Harris
(Conservative) 		Fiona Collie
(SNP)
2022 Alf Kelly
(Labour) 		Brian McCabe
(Ind.)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Falkirk Council election

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Paul Garner (incumbent) 1,868
SNP Fiona Collie (incumbent) 1,084 1,571.69
Conservative Nigel Harris (incumbent) 1,026 1,033.67 1,041.5 1,056.96 1,073.66 1,092.16
Labour Alf Kelly 889 903.71 935.17 1,011.42 1,368.98
Independent Brian McCabe 860 890.68 929.43 1,031.31 1,072.02 1,106.23 1,610.76
Labour James Marshall 423 433.27 444.87 461.56
Scottish Green Rachel Hart 200 223.01 346.01
Electorate: 15,534   Valid: 6,350   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 1, 271   Turnout: 43.8%  

2017 Election

2017 Falkirk Council election[3]

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SNP Paul Garner (incumbent) 26.3 1,664                  
Labour Jim Blackwood (incumbent) 15.27 965 976.27 976.51 996.75 1,019.23 1,020.57 1,233.78 1,359.61    
Conservative Nigel Harris 14.49 916 918.16 918.16 924.16 950.16 950.39 964.43 1,068.91 1,086.46 1,314.59
SNP Fiona Collie 13.98 884 1,200.27 1,210.99 1,255.15 1,274.11          
Independent Brian McCabe (incumbent) 10.87 687 719.13 722.85 737.57 780.57 782.45 811.89 984.92 1,002.97  
Independent Alexander John Waddell 8.26 522 528.47 529.47 537.7 615.95 616.69 640.97      
Labour Khalid Hamid 4.97 314 322.87 323.11 333.35 355.83 356.51        
Independent Anne Montgomery 3.65 231 232.92 235.16 247.4            
Scottish Green Cheryl Brind 1.89 119 122.84 125.08              
Solidarity Sean Mellon 0.3 19 21.64                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,321   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,265   Turnout: 6,416 (44.1%)  

2015 By-election

Denny and Banknock By-election (13 August 2015) - 1 Seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Paul Garner 69.1% 2,576
Labour Andrew Bell 14.7% 549
Conservative David Grant 11.6% 431
Scottish Green Brian Capaloff 4.6% 170
Electorate: 14,462   Valid: 3,726   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,864   Turnout: 3,760 (26.1%)  

2012 Election

2012 Falkirk Council election[5]

Denny and Banknock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP John McNally (incumbent)† 28.23 1,502            
Labour Jim Blackwood (incumbent) 22.35 1,189            
Independent Brian McCabe 11.69 622 676.9 680.9 714.1 801.2 977.6 1,133.3
SNP Martin D. Oliver(incumbent) 10.73 571 870.1 879.4 900.1 972.5 1,062.6 1,148
Labour Terrie Hay 8.33 443 459 539.7 563.2 614.7 684.9  
Independent Alexander John Waddell (incumbent) 7.72 411 433.1 439.6 480.2 539.5    
Independent Khalid Hamid 7.27 387 398.9 406.4 428.2      
Conservative David Grant 3.70 197 200.7 204.5        
Electorate: 12,350   Valid: 5,321   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 5,416 (39.45%)  

2007 Election

2007 Falkirk Council election[6]

Denny and Banknock
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP John McNally 2,093 29.1 1 1
Labour Jim Blackwood 1,707 23.7 2 1
Independent Alexander John Waddell 991 13.8 3 8
SNP Martin David Oliver 789 11.0 4 8
Labour Khalid Hamid 775 10.8
Conservative Alistair Hislop 384 5.3
Independent Fiona Buchanan 238 3.3
Scottish Socialist Danny Quinlan 134 1.9
Independent Wesley Edmund 83 1.2

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
  4. ^ "By-election results - Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock - 13 August 2015 | Falkirk Council".
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
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