Upper Braes (ward)

Upper Braes is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Gordon Hughes
(SNP)		 Stephen Fry
(Labour)		 John McLuckie
(Labour)
2012 Rosie Murray
(Labour)
2017 James Kerr
(Conservative)
2022 Jim Robertson
(SNP)		 Claire Brown
(Conservative)		 Siobhan Patterson
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Falkirk Council election

Upper Braes - 3 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Jim Robertson 1,918
Labour Siobhan Paterson 1,272 1,365.42 1,370.55 1,384.12
Conservative 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 John McLuckie (incumbent) 459 489.57 499.27 548.80 550.05 568.17 603.26
Scottish Green 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 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]

    Upper Braes - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative James Kerr†† 30.22 1,701            
    Labour 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 Jim Robertson 6.4 360 401.68 409.18 449.03 602.12    
    Independent 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]

      Upper Braes - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Labour 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 Alan Rust 13.04 550 565.5 573.5    
      Labour 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]

        Upper Braes
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        SNP Gordon Hughes 1,961 32.8 1 1
        Labour Stephen Fry 1,388 23.2 2 3
        Labour John McLuckie 1,167 19.5 3 6
        Conservative Drew Lapsley 804 13.5
        Independent Neil Durning 555 9.3
        Scottish Socialist Mary Straub 100 1.7

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
        2. "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
        3. "Local election results 2017 - Ward 2 – Grangemouth | Falkirk Council".
        4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
        5. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk".
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