# Clackmannanshire Central

Clackmannanshire Central is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Gary Womersley (SNP) | | Derek Stewart (Labour) | Samuel Bryce Ovens (Labour) |
| 2012 | Graham Watt (Labour) | Gary Womersley (SNP) | | Derek Stewart (Labour) |
| 2017 | Phil Fairlie (SNP) | | Mike Watson (Conservative) | Derek Stewart (Labour) |
| 2019 | Jane McTaggart (SNP) | | Mike Watson (Conservative) | Derek Stewart (Labour) |
| 2022 | Jane McTaggart (SNP) | Janine Rennie (Labour) | | Wendy Hamilton (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Wendy Hamilton | 30.4 | 730 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Kate Mason | 17.3 | 416 | 417 | 426 | 437 | 455 | 476 | |
| | Labour | Carolynne Hunter | 13.3 | 320 | 324 | 332 | 370 | | | |
| | SNP | Jane McTaggart | 13.1 | 314 | 419 | 472 | 481 | 506 | 519 | 584 |
| | Labour | Janine Rennie | 12.0 | 288 | 291 | 305 | 469 | 757 | | |
| | Labour | Huw Sherrard | 9.4 | 225 | 227 | 234 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | John Hosie | 4.5 | 109 | 119 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,301 Valid: 2,402 Spoilt: 95 Quota: 601 Turnout: 39.6% |||||||||||
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### 2019 by-election

Clackmannanshire Central By-election (28 March 2019) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SNP | Jane McTaggart | 40.9 | 865 | 933 |
| | Labour | Margaret Brookes | 31.9 | 675 | 814 |
| | Conservative | William Marlin | 19.8 | 419 | |
| | UKIP | Dawson Michie | 3.3 | 69 | |
| | Scottish Green | Marion Robertson | 2.5 | 53 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Biggam | 1.7 | 36 | |
| Electorate: 6,184 Valid: 2,117 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: (34.7%) ||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Clackmannanshire Council election
Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Derek Stewart (incumbent) | 32.8 | 846 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Phil Fairlie††† | 27.7 | 714 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Mike Watson | 16.6 | 428 | 443.4 | 444.6 | 464.5 | 550.6 | 687.3 |
| | SNP | Jo Wilkinson | 10.5 | 273 | 281.7 | 337.8 | 393.3 | 438.2 | |
| | Labour | Graham Watt (incumbent) | 7.1 | 183 | 321.9 | 324.6 | 356.4 | | |
| | Scottish Green | John Short | 5.1 | 133 | 139.1 | 143.7 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,297 Valid: 2,577 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 645 Turnout: 2,656 (42.18%) ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Clackmannanshire Council election
Clackmannanshire Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Derek Stewart (incumbent) | 37.37% | 916 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Gary Womersley (incumbent) | 26.97% | 661 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Gaynor Hamilton | 17.18% | 421 | 438.5 | 479.5 | 493.8 | 522.7 | |
| | Labour | Graham Watt | 11.75% | 288 | 547.7 | 549.7 | 556.4 | 583.1 | 751.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Gerard Doyle | 3.59% | 88 | 91.9 | 92.9 | 118.3 | | |
| | Conservative | Kate Mason | 3.14% | 77 | 80.6 | 80.1 | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 2,451 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 613 Turnout: 2,506 (%) ||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Clackmannanshire Council election
2007 Council election: Clackmannanshire Central :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Derek Stewart | 1,089 | 35.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Samuel Bryce Ovens | 688 | 22.2 | 2 | 2 |
| SNP | Gary Womersley | 620 | 20.0 | 3 | 5 |
| SNP | Sandy Pollock | 518 | 16.7 | | |
| Conservative | George Murray | 190 | 6.1 | | |