Falkirk Labour's new team includes one of district's youngest ever councillors

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Six new Labour councillors elected on Thursday to Falkirk Council include one believed to be Falkirk's youngest ever. Euan Stainbank, 22 - a law graduate who is currently working in a Falkirk restaurant - said many people seemed to see his age as a positive, bringing new energy to the council chamber.He added: "The one think you've definitely seen on the doorstep is young people after the pandemic are thinking far more locally and they actually care - they see the issues that we're talking about are impacting us as much as everyone else." Read more: Falkirk Tories lose three seats as they struggle to pick up transfer votes Mr Stainbank re-took the Falkirk South seat for Labour after the party lost it in last year's by-election, held when Pat Reid resigned.The SNP's Lorna Binnie topped the poll, followed closely by Conservative Sarah Patrick - but Mr Stainbank's result crushed the SNP's hopes of getting Emma Russell re-elected.

After his win, he said that he is now looking forward to working not just with the Labour group but also with his ward colleagues, Lorna and Sarah. "It is our duty to be on the ball for the next five years for the people of Falkirk!" he said.He is joined in the Labour group by 26-year-old Jack Redmond, a college lecturer in joinery, who reclaimed a seat for the party in the Bonnybridge and Larbert ward.Speaking after the victory, Mr Redmond admitted he was in shock at the result.He said: "It's good to take back Bonnybridge and Larbert - maybe things are starting to change, although we've still got a way to go."He's hoping that eventually the signs of recovery for Labour will start to be seen at a national level."I think we've had too many cuts under the SNP - it would be good to see a Labour