Conservative Katie Harrison wins Forth and Endrick by-election

Turnout was 32.2% in the Stirling Council ward, with the SNP second on first preferences.

Daily Alba · 2 October 2026 · 2 min read

Illustrative image of a ballot box in a village hall polling station. Illustrative image, not a photograph of the reported event.

Katie Harrison of the Scottish Conservatives has been elected to represent Forth and Endrick (Ward 2) on Stirling Council following a by-election on Thursday 1 October.

The result

First preference votes were: Katie Harrison (Conservative) 1,188; Mhari Duncan (SNP) 1,057; Paul Godzik (Labour) 380; Andrew Adam (Greens) 317; Jeremy McDonald (Reform UK) 298; James MacLaren (Liberal Democrats) 175; and Robert Davies (Independent) 55. Ms Harrison was elected at stage seven of the count; the quota was 1,736.

Turnout

The electorate was 10,847 and 3,493 ballot papers were received, a turnout of 32.2%. There were 23 rejected papers.

Returning Officer

Brian Roberts, Stirling Council’s chief executive, congratulated Ms Harrison and thanked staff.

Source & attribution: This original report is based on Stirling Council, published 2 October 2026. This is not independent on-the-ground reporting.

Conservative Katie Harrison wins Forth and Endrick by-election

The result

Turnout

Returning Officer

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