Independent candidate Ann Ritchie won a stunning victory in elections to Falkirk Council, topping the poll in the Bo'ness and Blackness ward with 2262 first preference votes.
The ward was the first to be declared, with a turnout of 45.6 per cent.
The former Depute Provost, who has been a councillor since 2009, told voters that she had stood as an Independent, having fought against cuts that would see Bo'ness Recreation Centre, town hall and Hippodrom closed.
