2022 Clackmannanshire Council election

2022 Clackmannanshire Council election

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All 18 seats to Clackmannanshire Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Registered	40,241
Turnout	43.8%
First party Second party   SNP Lab Leader Ellen Forson Kenny Earle Party SNP Labour Leader's seat Clackmannanshire South Clackmannanshire South Last election 8 seats, 37.1% 5 seats, 27.8% Seats before 8 5 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,765 12,786 Percentage 39.4% 23.8% Swing 2.3% 4.0%   Third party Fourth party   Con Grn Leader Bryan Quinn Party Conservative Scottish Green Leader's seat Clackmannanshire South Last election 5 seats, 24.9% 0 seats, 6.5% Seats before 4 0 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 3,996 1,438 Percentage 23.2% 8.4% Swing 1.4% 1.9%
Leader before election Ellen Forson (SNP) No overall control Leader after election Ellen Forson (SNP) No overall control

Elections to Clackmannanshire Council took place on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV)—a form of proportional representation—in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

For the third consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with nine seats, but remained shy of an overall majority. Labour gained back some of the ground they had lost at the previous election and were again returned as the second-largest party with five seats. The Conservatives lost 40 per cent of their seats to return three councillors, while the Greens won their first seat in a Clackmannanshire election.

The minority SNP administration retained control of the council with incumbent council leader Cllr Ellen Forson re-elected to the post. Cllr Donald Balsillie was elected Provost and Cllr Phil Fairlie was selected as the council's first convener.