Perth City Centre (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Perth City Centre is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Perth and Kinross Council. It elects four Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Jack Coburn
(SNP)
Archie MacLellan
(Labour)
Heather Stewart
(Conservative)
Peter Barrett
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2015 By-Andrew Parrott
(SNP)
2017 Eric Drysdale
(SNP)
Chris Ahern
(Conservative)
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Perth and Kinross Council election [2]

Perth City Centre - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Eric Drysdale (incumbent)27.49%1,445       
Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett (incumbent)19.75%1,0381,051.6 1,056.41     
Conservative Chris Ahern (incumbent)19.12%1,0051,008.26 1,009.26 1,010.19 1,026.22 1,037.52 1,042.48 1,328
SNP Andrew Parrott (incumbent)12.46%655979.46 1,006.45 1,007.02 1,013.84 1,174.36  
Labour Scott Forsyth8.28%435449.41 453.96 454.96 472.29 543.09 576.67 581.87
Conservative Nick Tulloch5.69%299299.54 299.54 299.87 305.89 312.92 314.49  
Scottish Green Susannah Rae5.1%268282.41 284.96 285.51 294.35    
Independent Ian Thomson1.28%6466.45 74.45 74.71     
Alba Sandy Miller0.91%4853.71       
Electorate: 12,856  Valid: 5,257  Quota: 1,052  Turnout: 41.8%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Perth and Kinross Council election [3]

    Perth City Centre - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Conservative Chris Ahern32.751,763       
    SNP Eric Drysdale19.991,0761,091.17      
    Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett (incumbent)19.281,0381,313.87      
    SNP Andrew Parrott (incumbent)14.08758763.06 780.22 792.2 792.21 809.79 895.96 1,086.4
    Labour Tricia Duncan8.81474554.93 627.55 628.32 633.9 668.24 739.77  
    Scottish Green Fraser Hunter3.23174191.51 218.62 219.19 225.54 250.69   
    Scotland Independent NetworkIan Thomson1.4578132.08 152.44 152.56 173.49    
    Independent David West0.412244.57 54.84 54.87     
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,383  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,077  Turnout: 5,512 (44.7%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Perth and Kinross Council election [4]

      Perth City Centre - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Jack Coburn (incumbent)†21.77%923      
      Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett (incumbent)21.09%894      
      Labour Archie MacLellan (incumbent)17.43%739742 751 751 778 834 1,038
      SNP Andy Hay14.74%625691 697 698 716 749  
      Conservative Heather Stewart (incumbent)16.58%703704 716 719 729 792 837
      Independent Nathan Shields5.28%224225 230 241 279   
      Perth Independent Candidates PartyIan Thomson2.62%111112 114 119    
      Perth Independent Candidates PartyMahesh Rednam0.47%2020 21     
      Electorate: -  Valid: 4,239  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 848  Turnout: 4,315 (%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Perth and Kinross Council election [5]

        Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City Centre
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP Jack Coburn23.01,299     
        Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett20.81,172     
        Conservative Heather Stewart20.11,137     
        Labour Archie MacLellan17.91,0121,024 1,032 1,034 1,104 1,201
        SNP Gordon Hunter8.6488598 604 604 664 745
        Independent Ian Thomson5.3298305 312 313 364  
        Scottish Green Jack Cockin4.2238249 258 259   
        Electorate: 11,109  Valid: 5,644  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,129  Turnout: 51.84%  

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          2. "Perth and Kinross Council 2022". 8 May 2022.
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