Stirling North (ward)

Stirling North is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Stirling Council.[2] Originally known as Castle from its creation in 2007, it returned three councillors and covered northern parts of the small city of Stirling, including Causewayhead, Cornton, Raploch and the town centre, as well as Stirling Castle from which the name derived. A 2017 national boundary review saw the ward become larger; this new territory consisted largely of an uninhabited area on the western slopes of the Ochil Hills and a rural area south of Blairlogie, but also incorporating the Cambuskenneth and Riverside neighbourhoods, with an increase in the electorate and an additional seat. It was also re-named at that time to the more descriptive Stirling North title. In 2019, the ward had a population of 16,476.[3]

Stirling North ward
Location of the ward (2007 to 2017 boundaries)[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jim Thompson
(SNP)		 John Hendry
(Labour)		 Graham Reed
(Liberal Democrats)		 3 seats
2012 Johanna Boyd
(Labour)
2017 Danny Gibson
(Labour)		 Susan McGill
(SNP)		 Ross Oxburgh
(Conservative)
2022 Rachel Nunn
(Conservative)

Election results

2017 election

2017 Stirling Council election[4]

Stirling North - 4 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Ross Oxburgh 26.7 1,237              
SNP Susan McGill 22.8 1,054              
SNP Jim Thomson (incumbent) 15.7 727 740.3 845.6 862.2 885.2 899.7 906.4 1,246.3
Labour Danny Gibson (incumbent) 13.3 616 665.1 668.7 682.2 729.8 994.1    
Scottish Green Chloe Campbell 10.7 496 511.0 519.1 543.9 614.0 637.2 655.3  
Labour Jen Preston 5.7 266 302.8 305.9 312.9 349.6      
Liberal Democrats Fayzan Rehman 3.2 150 205.6 206.1 222.4        
Independent James McDonald 1.8 85 117.3 118.3          
Electorate: 10,512   Valid: 4,631   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 927   Turnout: 45.2%  

    2012 election

    2012 Stirling Council election[6]

    Castle - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Jim Thomson (incumbent) 27.54% 828            
    Labour John Hendry (incumbent) 18.89% 568 570.1 581.2 606.5 643.2 673.3 759.8
    Labour Johanna Boyd 17.59% 529 530.6 544.7 556.5 588.3 631.3 748.1
    Scottish Green Zara Kitson 10.87% 327 331 366.5 409.9 497.3 575.7  
    Conservative Jennifer Gordon 8.71% 262 262.6 287.9 294.1 326.4    
    Independent Steve Sankey 7.55% 227 228.8 250.2 288.1      
    SNP David Wilson 4.72% 142 201.7 207.9        
    Liberal Democrats Graham Reed (incumbent) 4.12% 124 126.8          
    Electorate: 7,843   Valid: 3,007   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 752   Turnout: 3,074 (38.34%)  

      2007 election

      2007 Stirling Council election[7]

      Stirling council election, 2007: Castle
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Jim Thomson 1,482 36.1 1 1
      Labour John Hendry 1,083 26.4 2 1
      Conservative Lesley Stein 596 14.5
      Liberal Democrats Graham Reed 456 11.1 3 5
      Labour Frances Junnier 340 8.3
      Independent James McDonald 146 3.6

      References
      1. "Ward overviews | Scottish Borders Council".
      2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
      3. Electoral Ward: Stirling North, Scottish Government Statistics
      4. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
      5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
      6. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders".
      7. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders".
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