Council by-election · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Stirling: Forth and Endrick ward
7 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.
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- Calculated from the statutory election timetable (working days before polling day).
- Confirm against the council's official notice.
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This is a council seat. A councillor's win changes what the council decides: council tax, housing repairs and allocations, planning, social care, schools admissions, parking, bins, libraries. It does not change national tax, benefits or NHS policy, so this page shows only positions published for this council election, and no national party pledges are implied.
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How this vote is counted: single transferable vote. You rank candidates 1, 2, 3… as far as you like.Worked example
Each ballot starts with its first choice. To win, a candidate needs a quota: votes ÷ (seats + 1), plus one. If nobody reaches the quota, the candidate with fewest votes is excluded and their ballots move to each voter's next choice. If someone passes the quota, their surplus moves on in the same way. It continues until the seats are filled.
Example: 1,000 votes, one seat, quota 501. Round one: A 400, B 350, C 250. Nobody has 501, so C is excluded; C's ballots go to their second choices, say 150 to B and 100 to A. B now has 500, A 500, and the count continues on remaining preferences. A second choice is never wasted and never harms your first.
Andrew Adam
Scottish Greens
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Andrew Adam
Scottish Greens
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Robert Davies
Independent
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Robert Davies
Independent
In their own words
Rob has been a Councillor since 2007 and living in the ward means that he knows firsthand just how disruptive the two bridge failures have been. He also aware of how bad the roads are in this rural ward. As an Independent candidate his only loyalty is to his constituents and therefore can put their interests first rather than that of a political party that has its own agenda. Rural wards have not had a meaningful representation on Council committees in the past and, if re-elected, Rob will work hard to make sure that the Council is fully aware of rural issues. He undertakes to work in full collaboration with all Councillors to ensure the best outcome for Forth & Endrick. In the short-term that means getting the bridges repaired and, in the longer-term, doing everything possible to promote economic development in the Ward through better infrastructure.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Money and cost of living
In the short-term that means getting the bridges repaired and, in the longer-term, doing everything possible to promote economic development in the Ward through better infrastructure.
Says the short-term priority is getting the two failed bridges repaired, and longer-term promoting economic development through better infrastructure.
Housing and property
Nothing published on this yet.
Healthcare and social care
Nothing published on this yet.
Education and universities
Nothing published on this yet.
Environment, climate and energy
Nothing published on this yet.
Immigration and borders
Nothing published on this yet.
Crime, policing and justice
Nothing published on this yet.
Defence, foreign affairs and the EU
Nothing published on this yet.
Equality and rights
Nothing published on this yet.
Mhairi Duncan
Scottish National Party (SNP)
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Mhairi Duncan
Scottish National Party (SNP)
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Paul Godzik
Scottish Labour Party
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Paul Godzik
Scottish Labour Party
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Katie Harrison
Scottish Conservative and Unionist
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Katie Harrison
Scottish Conservative and Unionist
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
James MacLaren
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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James MacLaren
Scottish Liberal Democrats
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Jeremy McDonald
ReformUK - Changing Politics for Good
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Jeremy McDonald
ReformUK - Changing Politics for Good
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Stirling: Forth and Endrick ward in numbers
Recorded crime nearby, July 2026
0 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
Go deeper: independent sources
Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research
- Commons Library: constituency data dashboards
- electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area
- Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending)
- Full Fact
- House of Commons Library research briefings
- Institute for Government
- Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most
- LG Inform: council performance and finance data
- Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002
- mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency
- UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted)
- UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency
Sources used on this page
- Statement to voters: Robert Davies — Robert Davies (candidate), via Democracy Club, undated. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 1 quotation.