Stirling
Scottish council · Scotland · 23 seats in 7 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027
The SNP run Stirling Council as a minority administration. The council has 23 councillors in 7 wards. Seats by party: SNP 10, Conservative 7, Labour 4, Other 1, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bannockburn Alasdair MacPherson, Bob Buchanan, Brian Hambly | 5 May 2022 SNP 28.7% lead 2.7 pts |
| Dunblane and Bridge of Allan Alasdair Tollemache, Thomas Heald, Robin Kleinman, David Wilson | 5 May 2022 Conservative 30.1% lead 4.3 pts |
| Forth and Endrick Katie Harrison, Gerry McGarvey, Rosemary Fraser | 5 May 2022 Conservative 36.1% lead 0.9 pts |
| Stirling East Gerry McLaughlan, Josh Fyvie, Willie Ferguson | 5 May 2022 SNP 38.7% lead 15.4 pts |
| Stirling North Rachel Nunn, Danny Gibson, Jim Thomson, Susan McGill | 5 May 2022 SNP 38.3% lead 15.5 pts |
| Stirling West Neil Benny, Scott Farmer, Jen Preston | 5 May 2022 Conservative 37.1% lead 1.4 pts |
| Trossachs and Teith Elaine Watterson, Martin Earl, Gene Maxwell | 5 May 2022 Conservative 45.0% lead 11.6 pts |
Bannockburn
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alasdair MacPherson Elected | Independent | 955 | 26.0% |
| Margaret Brisley Elected | Labour | 762 | 20.7% |
| Brian Hambly Elected | SNP | 749 | 20.4% |
| Stuart McLuckie | Conservative | 702 | 19.1% |
| Diane Tortolano | SNP | 306 | 8.3% |
| Marie Stadtler | Scottish Green | 87 | 2.4% |
| Hilary Macpherson | Lib Dem | 77 | 2.1% |
| Sophie Hendry | Scottish Family Party | 41 | 1.1% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Last by-election, 23 January 2025
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Buchanan Elected | SNP | 565 | 35.9% |
| Yvonne Dickson | Labour | 376 | 23.9% |
| William Docherty | Reform | 358 | 22.7% |
| Moira Benny | Conservative | 169 | 10.7% |
| William Galloway | Lib Dem | 55 | 3.5% |
| Marie Stadtler | Scottish Green | 53 | 3.4% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Dodds Elected | Conservative | 1,536 | 21.6% |
| Graham Houston Elected | SNP | 1,266 | 17.8% |
| Alasdair Tollemache Elected | Scottish Green | 1,138 | 16.0% |
| Ewan Dillon Elected | Labour | 842 | 11.9% |
| Fayzan Rehman | Lib Dem | 665 | 9.4% |
| Willy Stirling | Conservative | 598 | 8.4% |
| Ahsan Khan | SNP | 564 | 7.9% |
| Alastair Majury | Independent | 377 | 5.3% |
| Bill Cowan | Alba | 61 | 0.9% |
| Nickie Willis | Scottish Family Party | 50 | 0.7% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Last by-election, 15 August 2024
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart McLuckie | Conservative | 1,143 | 27.9% |
| David Wilson Elected | Labour | 952 | 23.3% |
| John Watson | SNP | 770 | 18.8% |
| Andrew Adam | Scottish Green | 659 | 16.1% |
| Dick Moerman | Lib Dem | 345 | 8.4% |
| Alastair Majury | Independent | 225 | 5.5% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Forth and Endrick
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Fraser Elected | SNP | 1,451 | 24.1% |
| Paul Henke Elected | Conservative | 1,130 | 18.8% |
| Thomas Heald | Conservative | 1,043 | 17.3% |
| Gerry McGarvey Elected | Labour | 846 | 14.0% |
| Paul Goodwin | SNP | 671 | 11.1% |
| Robert Davies | Independent | 468 | 7.8% |
| James MacLaren | Lib Dem | 345 | 5.7% |
| Liam Mckechnie | Scottish Family Party | 69 | 1.1% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Last by-election, 1 October 2026
Vote counts are not available for this contest. Elected: Katie Harrison (Conservative).
Stirling East
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry McLaughlan Elected | SNP | 1,177 | 30.7% |
| Bryan Flannagan Elected | Conservative | 893 | 23.3% |
| Chris Kane Elected | Labour | 829 | 21.6% |
| Grant Thoms | SNP | 306 | 8.0% |
| Gary McGrow | Independent | 303 | 7.9% |
| Linda Hendry | Scottish Green | 182 | 4.7% |
| Gordon Murphy | Lib Dem | 91 | 2.4% |
| David Tortolano | Scottish Family Party | 53 | 1.4% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Last by-election, 30 October 2025
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Martin Fyvie Elected | SNP | 808 | 36.4% |
| Yvonne Dickson | Labour | 530 | 23.9% |
| William Docherty | Reform | 517 | 23.3% |
| James Corbett | Conservative | 147 | 6.6% |
| Marie Stadtler | Scottish Green | 141 | 6.3% |
| William Galloway | Lib Dem | 79 | 3.6% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Stirling North
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan McGill Elected | SNP | 1,305 | 25.7% |
| Rachel Nunn Elected | Conservative | 1,161 | 22.8% |
| Danny Gibson Elected | Labour | 1,029 | 20.2% |
| Amy Smith | Scottish Green | 695 | 13.7% |
| Jim Thomson Elected | SNP | 642 | 12.6% |
| Oliver Franklin | Lib Dem | 190 | 3.7% |
| Shena Margaret McLelland | Scottish Family Party | 64 | 1.3% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Stirling West
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Benny Elected | Conservative | 1,313 | 23.9% |
| Scott Farmer Elected | SNP | 1,207 | 21.9% |
| Jen Preston Elected | Labour | 1,100 | 20.0% |
| Morag Fulton | SNP | 760 | 13.8% |
| Alastair Pettigrew | Conservative | 730 | 13.3% |
| Dick Moerman | Lib Dem | 285 | 5.2% |
| Michael Willis | Scottish Family Party | 110 | 2.0% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Trossachs and Teith
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Earl Elected | Conservative | 2,031 | 37.8% |
| Gene Maxwell Elected | SNP | 1,031 | 19.2% |
| John Watson | SNP | 761 | 14.2% |
| Josh Hamilton | Labour | 491 | 9.1% |
| Wendy Faulkner | Scottish Green | 444 | 8.3% |
| Elaine Watterson Elected | Conservative | 385 | 7.2% |
| Galen Milne | Lib Dem | 188 | 3.5% |
| Dolores Veronica Hughes | Scottish Family Party | 41 | 0.8% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Every council by-election since 2021
7 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2026 | Forth and Endrick | Conservative hold | 34.2% |
| 30 October 2025 | Stirling East | SNP gain from Conservative | |
| 23 January 2025 | Bannockburn | SNP gain from Labour | |
| 5 December 2024 | Stirling East | SNP gain from Labour | |
| 15 August 2024 | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan | Labour gain from Independent | 23.3% |
| 28 January 2024 | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan | Conservative hold | |
| 16 March 2023 | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan | Conservative gain from SNP |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling and Strathallan | Labour | SNP 31% |
Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Stirling
102,330 residents in 44,647 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.