Falkirk: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Euan Stainbank (Labour) is the MP for Falkirk, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Euan Stainbank took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,343 votes (43.0%), ahead of Toni Giugliano (Scottish National Party) on 13,347. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.9% (42,625 of 73,584); the winning margin was 4,996 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
2,365 children in Falkirk were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 14.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 13.3% in 2024/25, from 16.3% in 2021/22.
2,915 business sites were registered in Falkirk in March 2026 (2,880 a year before), and employed 32,000 people in 2024.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.5 points. The economically inactive share was 18.1%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,261 for jobs in Falkirk and £38,074 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £35,504. The residents' figure ranks 306th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,830 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,860.
MP
Euan Stainbank, Labour
- MP for Falkirk since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Euan Stainbank on this site
In Parliament
What Euan Stainbank said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 256 spoken contributions by Euan Stainbank since 4 July 2024.
Capita has missed its deadlines and failed in its obligations to my constituents. Supposed priority death-in-service cases, such as Derek’s, are unresolved, and people have been left grieving for over a year without having received what they are entitled to.
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I thank the Minister for confirming that the contract for the Cladhan to be used as asylum accommodation signed by the previous Government will be cancelled this year. Will my right hon.
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The previous Tory Government blundered through an unlawful consent process, which required this decision to be reconsidered, unless we adopted the licence revocation policies of the Greens, which would have accelerated significant job losses and irrecoverably deindustrialised …
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Today, I think of the service personnel in Falkirk and the veterans who served in Operation Banner between 1969 and 2007.
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In 2022 in Oslo, a monument was unveiled to Cecilie Flatval, a woman with incurable breast cancer. This weekend, I met my constituent Sylvia, who survived breast cancer and has fundraised extensively through Race for Life.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euan Stainbank | Labour | 18,343 | 43.0% | +31.0 |
| Toni Giugliano | Scottish National Party | 13,347 | 31.3% | −20.4 |
| James Bundy | Conservative | 3,576 | 8.4% | −17.5 |
| Keith Barrow | Reform UK | 3,375 | 7.9% | +7.6 |
| Rachel Kidd | Scottish Green Party | 1,711 | 4.0% | +0.9 |
| Tim McKay | Liberal Democrat | 1,092 | 2.6% | −4.2 |
| Mark Tunnicliff | Independent | 600 | 1.4% | |
| Zohaib Arshad | Alba Party | 581 | 1.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.0% | Scottish National Party 31.3% | 4,996 | 57.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 51.8% | Conservative 25.9% | 12,578 | 64.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Falkirk lies within Falkirk.
- Falkirk S12000014
Who has power over Falkirk
Every body that makes decisions for Falkirk, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Falkirk this page: Euan Stainbank (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Falkirk?
UK Parliament lists Euan Stainbank, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Falkirk since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Falkirk?
Euan Stainbank (Labour) won with 18,343 votes, a majority of 4,996, on a turnout of 57.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Falkirk?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,830 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Falkirk?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,074 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Falkirk live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,365 (14.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.