# Falkirk

Central Scotland. About 97,622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 202 square kilometres.

Euan Stainbank has been the Labour MP for Falkirk since July 2024. They won by 4,996 votes on a 57.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000083. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

Euan Stainbank has been the Labour MP for Falkirk since July 2024.
They won by 4,996 votes on a 57.9% turnout.

MP: [Euan Stainbank](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5110) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Falkirk

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Euan Stainbank (elected) | Labour | 18,343 | 43.0% |
| Toni Giugliano | Scottish National Party | 13,347 | 31.3% |
| James Bundy | Conservative | 3,576 | 8.4% |
| Keith Barrow | Reform UK | 3,375 | 7.9% |
| Rachel Kidd | Scottish Green Party | 1,711 | 4.0% |
| Tim McKay | Liberal Democrat | 1,092 | 2.6% |
| Mark Tunnicliff | Independent | 600 | 1.4% |
| Zohaib Arshad | Alba Party | 581 | 1.4% |

Electorate 73,584. Turnout 57.9%. Majority 4,996 (11.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3470

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Falkirk had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 265th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Falkirk at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 244th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 96,762** (2021). Falkirk had 96,762 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 199th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in Falkirk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S14000083) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 12% of people in Falkirk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S14000083) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Falkirk, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Falkirk.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S14000083) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Falkirk, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Falkirk.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S14000083) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Falkirk had 96,762 usual residents at the census.

## How Falkirk compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Falkirk | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.7% | joint 265th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.9% | joint 244th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 96,762 | 199th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 12% | joint 192nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Falkirk?

Falkirk had 96,762 usual residents at the census.
Falkirk is the 199th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Falkirk

Most of Falkirk lies in Falkirk. These figures are published for the whole of Falkirk, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Falkirk itself. [See Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)

- **Average house price: £174,164** (August 2026). Falkirk’s average house price was £174,164 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Falkirk earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Falkirk costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 160,230** (2025). Falkirk’s population was an estimated 160,230 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Falkirk in brief

The winner in Falkirk had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Falkirk at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9%.
Falkirk had 96,762 usual residents at the census.
About 12% of people in Falkirk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000083
- Council: [Falkirk †](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 202 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,622*
- Wards: 6
- Middle areas: 27
- Neighbourhoods: 138
- Output areas: 807

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Bathgate and Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow), [Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cumbernauld-and-kirkintilloch), [Alloa and Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alloa-and-grangemouth), [Stirling and Strathallan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stirling-and-strathallan), [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Alloa and Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alloa-and-grangemouth), [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dunbartonshire), [Paisley and Renfrewshire South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south), [Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cumbernauld-and-kirkintilloch), [Dunfermline and Dollar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunfermline-and-dollar), [East Kilbride and Strathaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-kilbride-and-strathaven).

## Latest updates for Falkirk

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S14000083

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk