Alloa and Grangemouth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Clackmannanshire, Perthshire, Falkirk |
Electorate | 70,680 |
Major settlements | Alloa, Clackmannan, Grangemouth |
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 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat has been held by Brian Leishman of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election.
The constituency name refers to the Clackmannanshire town of Alloa and the Falkirk town of Grangemouth.
The constituency comprises the following wards: [2]
In Clackmannanshire:
In Falkirk:
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Brian Leishman | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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