Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst (ward)

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Falkirk Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward ^[1]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Charles MacDonald (Labour)		Craig Martin (Labour)		Steven Carleschi (SNP)		Lynda Kenna (SNP)
2012	Stephen Bird (SNP)
2017		Jim Flynn (Conservative)	Joan Coombes (Labour)	Gary Bouse (SNP)	Laura Murtagh (SNP)
2022	Margaret Anslow (Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Falkirk Council election

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst - 4 seats^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Gary Bouse (incumbent)		1,961
	Labour	Margaret Anslow		1,762	1,762	1,436.
	SNP	Laura Murtagh (incumbent)		1,224	1,670.56
	Conservative	Jim Flynn (incumbent)		1,081	1,088.49	1.143.63	1,150.23
	Conservative	Robert Kemp		646	649.75	674.35	678.09	711.89	778.53
	Scottish Green	Tom McLaughlin		297	326.45	270.98	370.48	492.89	610.00
	Liberal Democrats	Sean McCay		207	215.57	278.97	314.47
Electorate: 17,252   Valid: 7,178   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1,436   Turnout: 42.5%

2017 Election

2017 Falkirk Council election^[3]

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Jim Flynn	27.85	1,968
	SNP	Gary Bouse	27.18	1,921
	Labour	Joan Coombes *	13.53	956	1,069.44	1,098.21	1,154.31	1,229.31	1,251.22	2,106.01
	SNP	Laura Murtagh	13.3	940	955.48	1,350.04	1,374.34	1,530.07
	Labour	Martin Murray	12.03	850	964.01	980.63	997.67	1,050.7	1,070.97
	Scottish Green	Chris Marsh	4.12	291	328.16	358.51	408.87
	Independent	Safia Ali	1.99	141	198.71	206.1
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,067   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,414   Turnout: 7,200 (44%)

2012 Election

2012 Falkirk Council election^[4]

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Labour	Charles MacDonald (incumbent)	26.28	1,377
	Labour	Craig Martin (incumbent)	25.42	1,332
	SNP	Stephen Bird	23.61	1,237
	SNP	Steven Carleschi (incumbent)	17.33	908	986.1	1,052.9
	Conservative	Jim Flynn	7.35	385	437.3	480.8
Electorate: 14,121   Valid: 5,239   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,048   Turnout: 5,325 (37.1%)

2007 Election

2007 Falkirk Council election^[4]

Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst

Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Charles MacDonald	1,754	25.0	1	1
	Labour	Craig Martin	1,546	22.1	2	1
	SNP	Steven Carleschi	1,430	20.4	3	1
	SNP	Lynda Kenna	1,080	15.4	4	7
	Conservative	Jim Flynn	726	10.4
	Independent	Brian Goldie	374	5.3
	Scottish Socialist	Mick McInosh	92	1.3

References

1. . www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. "Falkirk Council 2022 Election Results". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. "Local election results 2017 - Ward 4 – Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Falkirk". Andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.