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2017 Clackmannanshire Council election


The Clackmannanshire Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It was the third successive election to run under the STV electoral system and used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected.

As Scottish Labour lost three seats and the Scottish National Party held all of theirs, the SNP became the largest party for the first time. The Scottish Conservatives unexpectedly won a seat in every ward, equalling their representation on the council with that of Labour.

During the first meeting of the new council on 18 May, however, an agreement was not reached on how to form an administration. In June 2017 a minority SNP administration was formed.

PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
800044.437.16,525-8.8
503-327.827.84,887-10.3
540+427.824.94,382+15.1
00000.06.51,141New
00000.03.1553+2.3
001-10.00.585-4.6

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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Lab loss and 1 Con gain
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
ConservativeDarren Lee21.4808
LabourGeorge Matchett (incumbent)19.9753763
SNPTina Margaret Murphy (incumbent)18.6704705705717722766
SNPLes Sharp (incumbent)17.8675675676680701751
LabourCraig Miller12.6478482488505541590
GreenCara Quinn4.2159161161177215
Liberal DemocratsJim Hay2.9112122122142
IndependentThomas Joshua Harrison2.2859191
Electorate: 8,726   Valid: 3,774   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 755   Turnout: 3,871 (44.36%)
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Independent loss and 1 Con gain
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
ConservativeMartha Benny24.0969
SNPArchie Drummond (incumbent)†16.6672675709745909
SNPDonald Balsille (incumbent)16.3660666690711841
LabourDave Clark (incumbent)15.9644678698764773
LabourBobby McGill (incumbent)10.7432446453507513
SNPHelen Lewis7.2292293313323
Liberal DemocratsDamian Sherwood-Johnson5.1206240283
GreenJack Gervaise3.8157167
Electorate: 8,371   Valid: 4,032   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 807   Turnout: 4,159 (49.68%)
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Lab Loss; 1 Con Gain
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
LabourDerek Stewart (incumbent)32.8846
SNPPhil Fairlie†††27.7714
ConservativeMike Watson16.6428443444464550
SNPJo Wilkinson10.5273281337393438
LabourGraham Watt (incumbent)7.1183321324356
GreenJohn Short5.1133139143
Electorate: 6,297   Valid: 2,577   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 645   Turnout: 2,656 (42.18%)
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 Con Gain from Lab
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
SNPCraig Holden (incumbent)22.4831
ConservativeChris Dixon††19.6725726759
SNPEllen Forson (incumbent)17.5649716721721730
LabourKenneth Earle (incumbent)17.3640644660665817
GreenBryan Quinn15.1560569583587601
LabourChristine Sinclair5.5205207212214
Liberal DemocratsJohn Shier Biggam2.28484
Electorate: 8,976   Valid: 3,694   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 739   Turnout: 3,780 (42.11%)
  • 2012-2017 Change: None
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
ConservativeBill Mason††††41.01,452
LabourKathleen Martin (incumbent)19.9706839868882
SNPGraham Lindsay19.56926997241,079
Liberal DemocratsAnne Anderson4.3151345406414
SNPJane McTaggart10.3363368390
GreenMarion Robertson3.7132160
Electorate: 6,607   Valid: 3496   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 875   Turnout: 3,536 (53.52%)
  • † Clackmannanshire North SNP Cllr Archie Drummond resigned his seat for personal reasons in late December 2017. A by-election was held on 1 March 2018 and the seat was retained by the party's Helen Lewis.
  • ††Clackmannanshire South Cllr Chris Dixon on 7 March 2018 resigned from the Scottish Conservative Party on health reasons and now sits as an independent councillor.
  • ††† Clackmannanshire Central SNP Cllr Phil Fairlie resigned his seat due to personal and professional reasons. A by-election was held on 18 March 2019. The seat was retained by Jane McTaggart of the SNP.
  • †††† Clackmannanshire East Conservative Cllr Bill Mason resigned his seat due to ill-health on 31 December 2019. This by-election was scheduled for 19 March but was deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland until 19 November 2020, when it was retained by Denis Coyne of the Scottish Conservative Party.
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
SNPHelen Lewis36.87697958189801,128
ConservativeAlex Stewart31.5658661693784
LabourAfifa Khanam23.6493513538
Liberal DemocratsDamian Sherwood-Johnson4.084101
GreenMarion Robertson3.574
Electorate: 8,457   Valid: 2,078   Spoilt: 14   Quota: 1,040   Turnout: 2,092 (24.7%)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
SNPJane McTaggart40.98658728889029331,166
LabourMargaret Brookes31.9675684696702814
ConservativeWilliam Marlin19.8419423433447
UKIPDawson Michie3.3697074
GreenMarion Robertson2.55360
Liberal DemocratsJohn Biggam1.736
Electorate: 6,184   Valid: 2,117   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: (34.7%)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
ConservativeDenis Coyne51.21,226
SNPStephen Leitch32.0766
LabourCarolynne Hunter8.1195
GreenMarion Robertson5.8139
Liberal DemocratsJim Hay2.969
Valid: 2,395   Quota: 1,197
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