The final results for area in full

Ward 6: Strathearn

First preference votes:

Rhona Brock (Independent) 1224, Julia Brown (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 261, Roger Cartwright (Independent) 171, Stewart Donaldson (SNP) 1082, Noah Khogali (Scottish Conservatives) 1337, David West (SNP) 391.

Elected: Rhona Brock, Stewart Donaldson and Noah Khogali.

Turnout: 52.4 per cent.

Ward 7: Strathallan

First preference votes: Keith Allan (Scottish Conservatives) 1420, Steven

Carr (SNP) 1048, Neil Gaunt (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 547, Andrew Lear (Scottish Greens) 333, Crawford Reid (Scottish Conservatives) 812, Catherine Scott (SNP) 625.

Elected: Keith Allan, Steven Carr and Crawford Reid.

Turnout: 51.5 per cent.

Ward 9: Almond & Earn

First preference votes:

Lynda Davis (UKIP) 50, Michelle Frampton (SNP) 1339, David Illingworth (Scottish Conservatives) 1106, Tina Ng-A-Mann (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 347, Frank Smith (Scottish Conservatives) 806,

Paul Vallot (Scottish Greens) 312.

Elected: Michelle Frampton, David Illingworth and Frank Smith.

Turnout: 50.2 per cent.

There were 40 seats up for grabs across the local authority as a whole.

Under the STV system, the number of stages is related to the number of candidates on the ballot paper and continues stage by stage until there are two candidates left.

The one with the most votes transferred is then elected to the seat.