Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (ward)

Location of the ward

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Stirling Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Graham Houston
(SNP) 		Colin Finlay
(Labour) 		Callum Campbell
(Conservative) 		David Goss
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Mike Robbins
(Labour) 		Mark Ruskell
(Greens)
2017 Alastair Majury
(Conservative) 		Douglas Dodds
(Conservative) 		Alasdair Tollemache
(Greens)
2022 Ewan Dillon
(Labour, later Ind.)[1]
2023 (by-elections) Robin Kleinman
(Conservative)
2024 (by-elections) Thomas Heald
(Conservative)

Election results

2024 by-elections

A by-election was held on 25 January 2024 following the resignation of Conservative councillor Douglas Dodds due to health concerns.[2]


Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (16 March 2023) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Robin Kleinman 41.0 1,832 1,849 1,861 1,959 2,172 2,473
SNP Ahsan Khan 26.9 1,202 1,205 1,416 1,491 1,683  
Labour David Wilson 13.4 600 609 670 871    
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.9 399 404 475      
Green Clare Andrews 8.7 389 390        
Scottish Family Nickie Willis 1.1 50          
Electorate: 11,792   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 38.1%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (25 January 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Thomas Heald 37.8 1,644 1,653 1,714 1,738 1,998 2,286
SNP Ahsan Khan 23.3 1,000 1,006 1,037 1,266 1,531  
Labour David Wilson 20.2 869 874 989 1,147    
Green Clare Andrews 10.1 433 442 485      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 6.8 292 296        
Scottish Family Michael Willis 1.2 50          
Electorate: 11,778   Valid: 4,288   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,145   Turnout: 36.6%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (15 August 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Stuart McLuckie 27.9 1,143 1,214 1,284 1,328 1,361  
Labour David Wilson 23.3 952 981 1,101 1,390 1,826 2,252
SNP John Watson 18.8 770 793 826 1,076    
Green Andrew Adam 16.1 659 670 760      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.4 345 382        
Independent Alastair Majury 5.5 225          
Electorate: 12,057   Valid: 4,094   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,048   Turnout: 34.1%  

Source:

Bannockburn by-election (23 January 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Bob Buchanan 35.9 565 590 597 605 664 863
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 376 384 401 448 528  
Reform UK William Docherty 22.7 358 360 367 425    
Conservative Moira Benny 10.7 169 171 186      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.5 55 65        
Green Marie Stadtler 3.4 53          
Electorate: 9,097   Valid: 1,576   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 789   Turnout: 17.6%  

Source:[3]

Stirling East by-election (30 October 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Josh Fyvie 36.4 808 813 827 905 988 1,245
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 530 540 577 622 710  
Reform UK William Docherty 23.3 517 523 572 578    
Conservative James Corbett 6.6 147 156        
Green Marie Stadtler 6.3 141 158 167      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.6 79          
Electorate: 8,662   Valid: 2,222   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 26.0%  

Source:[4][5]

Independent (formerly labour) Councillor Ewan Dillon resigned.[6] David Wilson held the seat for Labour.[7]

2023 by-election

A by-election was held on 16 March 2023 following the death of SNP councillor Graham Houston in December 2022.[8]


Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (16 March 2023) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Robin Kleinman 41.0 1,832 1,849 1,861 1,959 2,172 2,473
SNP Ahsan Khan 26.9 1,202 1,205 1,416 1,491 1,683  
Labour David Wilson 13.4 600 609 670 871    
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.9 399 404 475      
Green Clare Andrews 8.7 389 390        
Scottish Family Nickie Willis 1.1 50          
Electorate: 11,792   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 38.1%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (25 January 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Thomas Heald 37.8 1,644 1,653 1,714 1,738 1,998 2,286
SNP Ahsan Khan 23.3 1,000 1,006 1,037 1,266 1,531  
Labour David Wilson 20.2 869 874 989 1,147    
Green Clare Andrews 10.1 433 442 485      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 6.8 292 296        
Scottish Family Michael Willis 1.2 50          
Electorate: 11,778   Valid: 4,288   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,145   Turnout: 36.6%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (15 August 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Stuart McLuckie 27.9 1,143 1,214 1,284 1,328 1,361  
Labour David Wilson 23.3 952 981 1,101 1,390 1,826 2,252
SNP John Watson 18.8 770 793 826 1,076    
Green Andrew Adam 16.1 659 670 760      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.4 345 382        
Independent Alastair Majury 5.5 225          
Electorate: 12,057   Valid: 4,094   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,048   Turnout: 34.1%  

Source:

Bannockburn by-election (23 January 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Bob Buchanan 35.9 565 590 597 605 664 863
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 376 384 401 448 528  
Reform UK William Docherty 22.7 358 360 367 425    
Conservative Moira Benny 10.7 169 171 186      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.5 55 65        
Green Marie Stadtler 3.4 53          
Electorate: 9,097   Valid: 1,576   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 789   Turnout: 17.6%  

Source:[9]

Stirling East by-election (30 October 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Josh Fyvie 36.4 808 813 827 905 988 1,245
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 530 540 577 622 710  
Reform UK William Docherty 23.3 517 523 572 578    
Conservative James Corbett 6.6 147 156        
Green Marie Stadtler 6.3 141 158 167      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.6 79          
Electorate: 8,662   Valid: 2,222   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 26.0%  

Source:[10][11]


2022 election

Main article: 2022 Stirling Council election
Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Conservative Douglas Dodds (incumbent) 21.6 1,536
SNP Graham Houston (incumbent) 17.8 1,266 1,268.0 1,269.0 1,293.0 1,317.3 1,815.3
Green Alasdair Tollemache (incumbent) 16.0 1,138 1,141.0 1,147.0 1,156.0 1,207.5 1,260.5 1,466.4
Labour Ewan Dillon 11.9 842 846.9 850.9 856.9 901.1 910.1 957.4 971.2 1,330.5 1,577.0
Liberal Democrats Fayzan Rehman 9.4 665 669.2 674.2 674.2 748.3 760.3 785.6 799.6
Conservative Willy Stirling 8.4 598 686.2 701.4 705.4 819.0 819.0 823.3 824.9 956.0
SNP Ahsan Khan 7.9 564 564.2 564.2 569.2 581.2
Independent Alastair George Majury (incumbent) 5.3 377 382.2 387.2 396.2
Alba Bill Cowan 0.9 61 61.1 64.1
Scottish Family Nickie Willis 0.7 50 50.3
Electorate: 11,911   Valid: 7,097   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 1,420   Turnout: 60.4%  
Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (16 March 2023) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Robin Kleinman 41.0 1,832 1,849 1,861 1,959 2,172 2,473
SNP Ahsan Khan 26.9 1,202 1,205 1,416 1,491 1,683  
Labour David Wilson 13.4 600 609 670 871    
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.9 399 404 475      
Green Clare Andrews 8.7 389 390        
Scottish Family Nickie Willis 1.1 50          
Electorate: 11,792   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 38.1%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (25 January 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Thomas Heald 37.8 1,644 1,653 1,714 1,738 1,998 2,286
SNP Ahsan Khan 23.3 1,000 1,006 1,037 1,266 1,531  
Labour David Wilson 20.2 869 874 989 1,147    
Green Clare Andrews 10.1 433 442 485      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 6.8 292 296        
Scottish Family Michael Willis 1.2 50          
Electorate: 11,778   Valid: 4,288   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,145   Turnout: 36.6%  

Source:

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan by-election (15 August 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Stuart McLuckie 27.9 1,143 1,214 1,284 1,328 1,361  
Labour David Wilson 23.3 952 981 1,101 1,390 1,826 2,252
SNP John Watson 18.8 770 793 826 1,076    
Green Andrew Adam 16.1 659 670 760      
Liberal Democrats Dick Moerman 8.4 345 382        
Independent Alastair Majury 5.5 225          
Electorate: 12,057   Valid: 4,094   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,048   Turnout: 34.1%  

Source:

Bannockburn by-election (23 January 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Bob Buchanan 35.9 565 590 597 605 664 863
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 376 384 401 448 528  
Reform UK William Docherty 22.7 358 360 367 425    
Conservative Moira Benny 10.7 169 171 186      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.5 55 65        
Green Marie Stadtler 3.4 53          
Electorate: 9,097   Valid: 1,576   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 789   Turnout: 17.6%  

Source:[13]

Stirling East by-election (30 October 2025) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Josh Fyvie 36.4 808 813 827 905 988 1,245
Labour Yvonne Dickson 23.9 530 540 577 622 710  
Reform UK William Docherty 23.3 517 523 572 578    
Conservative James Corbett 6.6 147 156        
Green Marie Stadtler 6.3 141 158 167      
Liberal Democrats William Galloway 3.6 79          
Electorate: 8,662   Valid: 2,222   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 26.0%  

Source:[14][15]


2017 election

2017 Stirling Council election[16]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Alastair Majury 22.1 1,543            
Conservative Douglas Dodds 21.5 1,502            
SNP Graham Houston (incumbent) 17.2 1,203 1,205.4 1,208.3 1,250.0 1,885.6    
Green Alasdair Tollemache 10.1 706 717.2 727.1 883.5 950.6 1,218.4 1,763.6
Labour Mike Robbins (incumbent) 11.8 824 849.8 866.3 1,053.3 1,076.4 1,143.4  
SNP Rosemary Hunter 10.4 723 724.4 724.6 741.8      
Liberal Democrats Stuart Auld 6.8 476 512.0 536.0        
Electorate: 11,484   Valid: 6,977   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,396   Turnout: 61.8%  

2012 election

2012 Stirling Council election[18]

Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Graham Houston (incumbent) 27.31% 1,494        
Conservative Callum Campbell (incumbent) 23.07% 1,262        
Labour Mike Robbins 21.29% 1,165        
Green Mark Ruskell 16.63% 910 951.1 981 1,006.1 1,251
Liberal Democrats Gary Airnes 6.32% 346 368.4 427.1 442.4  
SNP Ian Smith 5.37% 294 604.1 615.8 624.4 683.9
Electorate: 12,193   Valid: 5,471   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,095   Turnout: 5,547 (44.87%)  

2007 election

2007 Stirling Council election[19]

2007 Stirling council election: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Graham Houston 1,794 22.8 1 1
Conservative Callum Campbell 1,455 18.5 2 4
Labour Colin Finlay 1,294 16.5 4 6
Liberal Democrats David Goss 1,067 13.6 3 6
Conservative Helen McCrea 801 10.2
Independent Bill Baird 707 9.0
Green Duncan Illingworth 675 8.6
Scottish Socialist Jennifer Haston 69 0.9

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