Alloa and Grangemouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Alloa and Grangemouth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Alloa and Grangemouth in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Clackmannanshire, Falkirk
Electorate	70,680
Major settlements	Alloa, Clackmannan, Grangemouth, Tullibody, Larbert, Stenhousemuir
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Brian Leishman (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Ochil and South Perthshire, Falkirk & Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Alloa and Grangemouth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[1] Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been held by Brian Leishman of the Labour Party.

The constituency name refers to the Clackmannanshire town of Alloa and the Falkirk town of Grangemouth.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following:

• In full: the Clackmannanshire Council wards of Clackmannanshire Central, Clackmannanshire North, Clackmannanshire South, and Clackmannanshire West; and the Falkirk Council wards of Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst, and Grangemouth.
• In part: the Clackmannanshire Council ward of Clackmannanshire East (part to the south of the A907, including the town of Clackmannan); and the Falkirk Council ward of Bonnybridge and Larbert (northern parts including Larbert). ^{[2] [3]}

The parts in Clackmannanshire were previously part of the abolished Ochil and South Perthshire constituency; Grangemouth was previously part of the abolished Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency; and the remaining parts in Falkirk Council were transferred from the Falkirk constituency. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Brian Leishman	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Alloa and Grangemouth ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Leishman	18,039	43.8	+29.3
	SNP	John Nicolson	11,917	28.9	−23.8
	Reform UK	Richard Fairley	3,804	9.2	+8.8
	Conservative	Rachel Nunn	3,127	7.6	−17.2
	Scottish Green	Nariese Whyte	1,421	3.4	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian May	1,151	2.8	−2.5
	Independent	Eva Comrie	881	2.1	N/A
	Alba	Kenny MacAskill	638	1.5	N/A
	Workers Party	Tom Flanagan	223	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,122	14.9	N/A
Turnout			41,201	58.3
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	+26.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [6]
Party		Vote	%
	Scottish National Party	24,050	52.7
	Conservative	11,323	24.8
	Labour	6,622	14.5
	Liberal Democrats	2,426	5.3
	Scottish Greens	678	1.5
	UKIP	382	0.8
	Brexit Party	177	0.4
Turnout		45,658
Electorate		72,265

References

1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
4. "New Seat Details - Alloa and Grangemouth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
5. Alloa and Grangemouth
6. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 28 January 2024.

External links

• Alloa and Grangemouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK