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Main article: Scottish local elections, 2017

The next Elections to Clackmannanshire Council will be held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election will use the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

Following the 2012 election a SNP minority administration was formed.

Clackmannanshire Council election, 2017
← 2012 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2022 →
All 18 seats to Clackmannanshire Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gary Womersley Robert McGill Alastair Campbell
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Clackmannanshire Central Clackmannanshire North Clackmannanshire East
Last election 7 seats, 38.9% 8 seats, 44.4% 1 seat, 5.6%
Seats before 8 7 1
Seats won 8 8 1
Seat change - Increase1 -
  Fourth party
 
Leader Archie Drummond
Party Independent
Leader's seat Clackmannanshire North
Last election 1 seat, 5.6%
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change -
The 5 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Gary Womersley
SNP

Council Leader after election

Gary Womersley
SNP

Election result

Clackmannanshire Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 8 0 0 0 44.44 46.05 6,963 +7.95
  Labour 8 1 - +1 44.44 38.12 5,764 +0.32
  Conservative 1 - - - 5.56% 9.88 1,494 -0.92
  Independent 1 1 1 - 5.56% 5.05 764 -1.85
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 -1 0 0.89 136 -4.31

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Clackmannanshire West

  • 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017: 1xLab; 2xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Lab loss and 1 Con gain
Clackmannanshire West - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Darren Lee 21.4 808            
Labour George Matchett (incumbent) 19.9 753 763.4          
SNP Tina Margaret Murphy (incumbent) 18.6 704 705.5 705.9 717.9 722.3 766.5  
SNP Les Sharp (incumbent) 17.8 675 675.9 676 680.1 701.2 751.5 761.4
Labour Craig Miller 12.6 478 482.2 488.7 505.2 541.7 590.6 591.2
Scottish Green Cara Quinn 4.2 159 161.4 161.6 177.4 215.9    
Liberal Democrats Jim Hay 2.9 112 122.6 122.8 142.9      
Independent Thomas Joshua Harrison 2.2 85 91.4 91.5        
Electorate: 8,726   Valid: 3,774   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 755   Turnout: 3,871 (44.36%)  

Clackmannanshire North

  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1XCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Independent loss and 1 Con gain
Clackmannanshire North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conservative Martha Benny 24 969              
SNP Archie Drummond (incumbent) 16.6 672 675.5 709.8 745.3 909.8      
SNP Donald Balsille (incumbent) 16.3 660 666.5 690.6 711.5 841.6      
Labour Dave Clark (incumbent) 15.9 644 678.7 698.2 764.6 773.8 787.9 794.5 1,196.3
Labour Bobby McGill (incumbent) 10.7 432 446.7 453.8 507.7 513.7 526.4 530.2  
SNP Helen Lewis 7.2 292 293.6 313 323.1        
Liberal Democrats Damian Sherwood-Johnson 5.1 206 240.7 283.9          
Scottish Green Jack Gervaise 3.8 157 167.1            
Electorate: 8,371   Valid: 4,032   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 807   Turnout: 4,159 (49.68%)  

Clackmannanshire Central

  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 1xLab' 1xSNP; 1XCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Lab Loss; 1 Con Gain
Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Derek Stewart (incumbent) 32.8 846          
SNP Phil Fairlie 27.7 714          
Conservative Mike Watson 16.6 428 443.4 444.6 464.5 550.6 687.3
SNP Jo Wilkinson 10.5 273 281.7 337.8 393.3 438.2  
Labour Graham Watt (incumbent) 7.1 183 321.9 324.6 356.4    
Scottish Green John Short 5.1 133 139.1 143.7      
Electorate: 6,297   Valid: 2,577   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 645   Turnout: 2,656 (42.18%)  

Clackmannanshire South

  • 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Con Gain; 1 Lab Loss
Clackmannanshire South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Craig Holden (incumbent) 22.4 831            
Conservative Chris Dixon 19.6 725 726.3 759.4        
SNP Ellen Forson (incumbent) 17.5 649 716.9 721 721.6 730 737 1000.2
Labour Kenneth Earle (incumbent) 17.3 640 644 665.2 817.8      
Scottish Green Bryan Quinn 15.1 560 569.5 583.5 587 601.8 621.3  
Labour Christine Sinclair 5.5 205 207.1 212.2 214.2      
Liberal Democrats John Shier Biggam 2.2 84 84.3          
Electorate: 8,976   Valid: 3,694   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 739   Turnout: 3,780 (42.11%)  

Clackmannanshire East

  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2012-2017 Change: None
Clackmannanshire East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Bill Mason 41 1452      
Labour Kathleen Martin (incumbent) 19.9 706 839.9 868.8 882.2
SNP Graham Lindsay 19.5 692 699.5 724.7 1079.9
SNP Jane McTaggart 10.3 363 368.9 390.3  
Liberal Democrats Anne Anderson 4.3 151 345.3 406.6 414.8
Scottish Green Marion Robertson 3.7 132 160.2    
Electorate: 6,607   Valid: 3496   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 875   Turnout: 3,536 (53.52%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Clackmannanshire Council election - 2012-05-03 | ClacksWeb". Clacks.gov.uk. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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