Elected Members

David Aitchison

Ward 1: Bo’ness and Blackness

Shadow portfolio holder for Public Protection.

I have been campaigning to keep facilities local and accessible for our community. I have been working to get a better bus service for the many who have been stranded since cuts to our bus services.

I work in social care disability sector and have a good knowledge of the barriers people meet in their life.

Alan Nimmo

Ward 2: Grangemouth

I was elected in 2007 for the first time and represented the Lower Braes (Ward 8) for 15 years. I stood for election in the Grangemouth Ward in 2022 and was subsequently returned as their Labour Councillor.

I am currently a member of the Councils Executive and Convener of the Central Scotland Joint Valuation Board.

I hold surgeries twice a week (Wednesdays & Thursdays from 6pm) in the Royal British Legion, Grangemouth.

I am a member of Unite & Unison Trade Unions.

Alf Kelly

Ward 3: Denny/Banknock

Councillor for Denny and Banknock.

• Older Persons Champion
• Depute Convenor Planning

Committees

• Planning, Licencing, External Scrutiny
• Member of Créteil - Falkirk Twinning Association

Margaret Anslow

Ward 4: Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst

Margaret Anslow was elected as councillor for Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst in the May 2022 council elections.

Memberships

• Convener of the audit committee
• Member of the civic licensing and scrutiny committees

Jack Redmond

Ward 5: Bonnybridge/Larbert

I am councillor Jack Redmond for Bonnybridge and Larbert. I was newly elected as a councillor in May 2022.

Since that time I have worked hard with local swimming groups to help fight against the proposed closure of our school swimming pools, I am also campaigning against the proposed cuts to school buses so that our students can get to school safely.

I am very keen to hear from local people and groups so we can work together to build a better Bonnybridge and Larbert.

Robert Bissett

Ward 6: Falkirk North

I am the Provost of Falkirk and Councillor representing the Falkirk North Ward which covers: Bainsford. Langlees, NewCarron, Bairnsford, Middlefield, the Bog and Camelon.

My background is NHS Facilities/Estates Management and Health and Safety. My shadow portfolio role is: Economic Development

Surgeries (More)

• Tuesday: Dawson Centre 6pm
• Thursday: Westfield Community Centre 5pm and Camelon Juniors 6pm.

Claire Aitken

Ward 7: Falkirk South

Claire Aitken was elected councillor for Falkirk South in 2024.

Claire has been a community activist involved in the transfer and takeover of Ettrick Dochart Community Hall by local people, as well as being known for other efforts including organising litter picks and helping to setup the Hallglen Pantry foodbank.

As the new Labour councillor for Falkirk South, Claire will continue to be an active representative for the people of the ward.

Anne Hannah

Ward 8: Lower Braes

Councillor for Lower Braes and Leader of the Labour Group on Falkirk Council.

Memberships

Committees

• Falkirk Council
• Executive
• Education, Children and Young People’s Executive
• Audit Committee
• Appeals
• Appointments

Boards and Associated Bodies

• Integration Joint Board and IJB Clinical and Care Governance Committee
• Community Planning Partnership

Outside Bodies

• COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities)

Other

Interests

• Member of Child Poverty Actions Group
• Member of National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers

Main Previous Employments

• Welfare Rights Officer and Welfare Rights Manager in Inverclyde, Lothian and Edinburgh
• Research Interviewer with Ipsos working on the Office for National Statistics Covid Study, Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, and Scottish Household Survey

Siobhan Paterson

Ward 9: Upper Braes

Labour and Co-operative councillor for Upper Braes.

Portfolio

• Shadow Education and Leisure

Committees

• Executive and Education
• Children and Young People's Executive

Other

• I work within the social work and children and families department
• I care a lot about the climate crisis

Brian Leishman

Alloa & Grangemouth

I’m Brian Leishman and I am the Westminster candidate for the Alloa & Grangemouth constituency. It’s an honour to represent our movement and if ever a constituency needs a Labour MP, then it’s here.

For decades Alloa & Grangemouth has seen industry leave the area, and at the heart of the constituency is the Grangemouth refinery. The refinery closing will negatively impact Grangemouth, the wider constituency and all of Scotland and I am committed to make sure we Keep Grangemouth Working and that the transition is just and looks after workers and their communities.

Please feel free to get in touch by email and tell me what matters to you.

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Euan Stainbank

Falkirk

I’m Councillor Euan Stainbank for Falkirk South ward since May 2022 and Deputy Leader of the Falkirk Labour group.

Since that time, I have worked closely with the young people of Falkirk to expand their voice and their influence in decisions we make about their future in Falkirk as the Elected Members Children and Young Persons Champion. I passed a Labour motion to secure International Workers Day as a public holiday for Falkirk council workers and I am fighting hard to secure a future for the two school swimming pools in my ward under threat of closure.

I have worked tirelessly for any issues my ward constituents have brought to me and hold three weekly surgeries where you can come and discuss any issues you have in the local area.

I am now also the Westminster candidate for Falkirk constituency.

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Kirsteen Sullivan

Bathgate & Linlithgow

There has never been a greater need for a Labour government. The cost of living crisis, compounded by years of Tory austerity and the devastating impacts of the pandemic, have resulted in an increasing number of people being pushed into poverty with many more struggling to get by.

I live in Bathgate where my husband and I have raised our family, with our three children attending local schools. Like most people, we depend on our NHS services including St John’s Hospital and our local medical centre. The environment, transport and local services are all things that matter to me and my family in our everyday lives.

Since 2017, I’ve served as a Labour councillor for the Whitburn and Blackburn ward and as Depute Leader of West Lothian Council. I am passionate about fairness and social justice and have put these values front and centre of my work in local communities. Council budgets have seen real-term cuts from the SNP government over a number of years and front line services are struggling. It just doesn’t have to be this way.

The people of Bathgate and Linlithgow, and the electorate across the UK, can choose a different future, with a UK Labour government and elected representatives that will put their needs first, ending the years of chaos and division we’ve seen under both the Tories and the SNP. Together, we can build a fairer country and a brighter future for everyone.