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LABOUR has announced its list of candidates for the Falkirk Council elections on May 3. The Party is fielding 16 candidates – including five new candidates and five women candidates. |
At a glance: * 16 candidates named |
The candidates are pictured above at the famous Falkirk Wheel.
The election will see three existing councillors leave the Labour benches of Falkirk Council. Councillors Alistair McNeill and Stephen Fry are standing down for personal reasons. Councillor Joe Lemetti was not selected by local party members to re-contest his seat in Falkirk for Labour.
Margaret Doran, chair of Linlithgow and East Falkirk Constituency Party, said: “Labour councillors in Falkirk have achieved much in the past five years, despite an SNP government who continue to freeze and squeeze local authority budgets whilst centralising more power in Edinburgh. These 16 outstanding candidates are committed to involving local people in making local decision about how to continue to improve council services.”
Martin Murray, chair of Falkirk Constituency Party, said: “ I would hope that the Labour Party will retain control of the Council as a bastion of local democracy, faced with the SNP’s increasing centralisation of power in Edinburgh. In light of the council tax freeze reducing local accountability, and reducing services, while disproportionately benefiting the rich, we need champions who will put the people of Falkirk Council before separatist and centralist dogma. Our candidates give the public that chance.”
· Ward 1, Bo’ness & Blackness
o David Aitchison, Adrian Mahoney
· Ward 2, Grangemouth
o Allyson Black, Joan Paterson
· Ward 3, Denny & Banknock
o Jim Blackwood, Terrie Hay
· Ward 4, Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst
o Charles MacDonald, Craig Martin
· Ward 5, Bonnybridge & Larbert
o Linda Gow
· Ward 6, Falkirk North
o Craig R. Martin, Pat Reid
· Ward 7, Falkirk South
o Dennis Goldie, Gerry Goldie
· Ward 8, Lower Braes
o Alan Nimmo
· Ward 9, Upper Braes
Note to Editor: for further information please contact Ian Peattie, tel. 01324 471787 email: ianpeattie@btinternet.com
