Falkirk Council results confirmed

The results for the local authority have been revealed.

It's been revealed which parties have taken the most votes in the Falkirk Council elections.

The results across all 9 wards are as follows:

SNP - 12

Labour - 9

Conservatives - 5

Independent - 4

Compared to the last local election, The SNP have lost 1 seat whilst the Conservatives have lost 2. Elsewhere, Labour have retained their 9 seats. 2 more independent councillors were elected from 2017.

Here's a breakdown of each ward:

Ward 1 - Bo'ness and Blackness results: David Aitchison (LAB), Stacey Devine (SNP) and Ann Ritchie (IND).

Ward 2 - Grangemouth results: David Balfour (SNP), Alan Nimmo (LAB) and Robert Spears (IND).

Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock results: Fiona Elizabeth Collie (SNP), Paul Garner (SNP), Alf Kelly (LAB) and Brian McCabe (IND).

Ward 4 - Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst results: Margaret Anslow (LAB), Gary Bouse (SNP), James Flynn (CONS) and Laura Murtagh (SNP).

Ward 5 - Bonnybridge and Larbert results: Billy Buchanan (IND), Bryan Deakin (SNP) and Jack Redmond (LAB).

Ward 6 - Falkirk North results: Robert Bissett (LAB), James Bundy (CONS), Cecil Meiklejohn (SNP) and Iain Sinclair (SNP)

Ward 7 - Falkirk South results: Lorna Binnie (SNP), Sarah Patrick (CONS) and Euan Stainbank (LAB)

Ward 8 - Lower Braes results: Gordon Forrest (SNP) Anne Hannah (LAB), James Kerr (CONS)

Ward 9 - Upper Braes results: Claire Brown (CONS), Siobhan Paterson (LAB) and Jim Robertson (SNP)