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Stirling: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Stirling Council: Scottish unitary authority (unitary), Scotland. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
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Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
No housing target figure was found in readable text on Stirling Council's website; the next Local Development Plan is due as a Proposed Plan in 2026. Where we looked
Transport
In 2025 the council sought feedback on its Sustainable Mobility Strategy (surveys open until 30 July 2025).
“The council is asking for feedback on its Sustainable Mobility Strategy, which sets out how Stirling will transition to a transport system that is environmentally friendly, economically efficient and safe.”
Council tax
Band D council tax set by Stirling for 2026–27: £1,752.87 a year. Excludes water and sewerage charges.
Every band
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,168.58 |
| B | £1,363.34 |
| C | £1,558.11 |
| D | £1,752.87 |
| E | £2,303.08 |
| F | £2,848.41 |
| G | £3,432.70 |
| H | £4,294.53 |
Stirling Council's 2026-27 budget, approved 26 February 2026, includes an 8.75% increase in council tax.
“The remainder will be made up by an 8.75% increase in council tax, which will also provide additional support for the council’s revenue budget which funds the day-to-day running of vital services, from schools and nurseries to libraries and community centres.”
Environment
Stirling's Climate and Nature Emergency Plan targets carbon neutral council operations by 2035 and net zero for the council area by 2045.
“Stirling Council will be carbon neutral in its own operations by 2035”
Education
No current proposal to change local schools was found on Stirling Council's website. Where we looked
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education | £164.0 million |
| Culture and related services | £12.4 million |
| Social work | £75.9 million |
| Roads and transport | £13.2 million |
| Road bridges | none budgeted |
| Environmental services | £18.6 million |
| Building, planning and development | £3.7 million |
| Central services | £821,000 |
| Housing (outside the housing revenue account) | £12.6 million |
| Trading services | none budgeted |
| Total net revenue expenditure | £301.2 million |
Life in Stirling: the official facts
- People living here
- 94,040 people
- Typical age
- 44 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £26,176
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £645
- Children growing up in poverty
- 10.9%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 2.2%
- Average price of a home
- £236,541
- Years in good health: women
- 60.3 years
- Years in good health: men
- 60.2 years
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 6.4 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 77.2%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 510.6 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 3,730 businesses
Who runs the council
23 seats in 2026. Run by: SNP, as a minority administration.
Councillors by party: Scottish National Party (SNP) 10, Conservative and Unionist 7, Labour Party 4, Independent / Other 1, Scottish Green Party 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 23 councillors, by ward
- Alasdair MacPherson (Independent / Other) — Bannockburn
- Bob Buchanan (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Bannockburn
- Brian Hambly (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Bannockburn
- Alasdair Tollemache (Scottish Green Party) — Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
- David Wilson (Labour Party) — Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
- Robin Kleinman (Conservative and Unionist) — Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
- Thomas Heald (Conservative and Unionist) — Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
- Gerry McGarvey (Labour Party) — Forth and Endrick
- Paul Henke (Conservative and Unionist) — Forth and Endrick
- Rosemary Fraser (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Forth and Endrick
- Gerry McLaughlan (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling East
- Josh Fyvie (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling East
- Willie Ferguson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling East
- Danny Gibson (Labour Party) — Stirling North
- Jim Thomson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling North
- Rachel Nunn (Conservative and Unionist) — Stirling North
- Susan McGill (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling North
- Jen Preston (Labour Party) — Stirling West
- Neil Benny (Conservative and Unionist) — Stirling West
- Scott Farmer (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Stirling West
- Elaine Watterson (Conservative and Unionist) — Trossachs and Teith
- Gene Maxwell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Trossachs and Teith
- Martin Earl (Conservative and Unionist) — Trossachs and Teith