Falkirk Council







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Falkirk


Flag of Falkirk
Flag


Falkirk in Scotland.svg
Admin HQ
Falkirk
Government
 • Body
Falkirk Council
 • Control
SNP minority (council NOC)
 • MPs

  • Martyn Day

  • John McNally
 • MSPs

  • Angus MacDonald

  • Michael Matheson
Area
 • Total
114.8 sq mi (297.4 km2)
Area rank
Ranked 22nd
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total
160,100
 • Rank
Ranked 11th
 • Density
1,390/sq mi (538/km2)
ONS code
S12000014
ISO 3166 code
GB-FAL
Website
www.falkirk.gov.uk

Falkirk Council (/ˈfɔːlkɜːrk/) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District Council by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Prior to 1975 the majority of the council area was part of the county of Stirlingshire, and a small part, namely Bo'ness and Blackness, was part of the former county of West Lothian.


The council area borders with North Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Lothian, and, across the Firth of Forth to the northeast, Clackmannanshire and Fife.


The Current Council Is Led By The SNP. They Won 12 Seats in the 2017 Council Election.


The Current Leader Of Falkirk Council Is Councillor Cecil Meiklejohn. The Current Provost Is Billy Buchanan. The Current Depute Provost Is Ann Ritchie




Contents






  • 1 Council political composition


  • 2 Electoral wards


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Council political composition


Following the elections on 4 May 2017, the composition of Falkirk Council is as follows:[1]
Party
Councillors


Scottish National Party
 12


Labour
 9


Conservative
 7


Independent
 2


Electoral wards


For the purposes of elections to Falkirk Council, the Falkirk area is divided geographically into a number of wards which then elect either three or four councillors each by the Single Transferable Vote system. The electoral system of local councils in Scotland is governed by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, an Act of the Scottish Parliament which first introduced proportional representation to councils. These electoral wards are as follows:



  • Ward 1 - Bo'ness and Blackness (3 councillors)

  • Ward 2 - Grangemouth (4 councillors)

  • Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock (4 councillors)

  • Ward 4 - Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst (4 councillors)

  • Ward 5 - Bonnybridge and Larbert (3 councillors)

  • Ward 6 - Falkirk North (4 councillors)

  • Ward 7 - Falkirk South (4 councillors)

  • Ward 8 - Lower Braes (3 councillors)

  • Ward 9 - Upper Braes (3 councillors)



References





  1. ^ http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/elections-voting/election-results/local-election-results/




External links


  • Falkirk Council Website










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