Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Perth and Kinross-shire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Boundary of Perth and Kinross-shire in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Perth and Kinross
Electorate 76,320 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements Perth
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Pete Wishart (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created from Ochil and South Perthshire & Perth and North Perthshire

Perth and Kinross-shire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat is currently held by the SNP's Pete Wishart who previously served as the MP for Perth and North Perthshire from 2005 to 2024 and North Tayside from 2001 to 2005.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards or part wards of Perth and Kinross Council: [3] [4]

The majority of the electorate, comprising the Carse of Gowrie, the city of Perth and surrounding villages, was previously part of the former Perth and North Perthshire constituency; areas to the west and south of Perth, including the towns of Crieff and Kinross, were transferred from the abolished constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire. [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Pete Wishart SNP

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Perth and Kinross-shire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Pete Wishart 18,928 37.8 −7.5
Conservative Luke Graham 14,80129.6−11.5
Labour Graham Cox9,01818.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats Amanda Clark3,6817.4−0.6
Reform UK Helen McDade2,9705.9+5.2
Independent Sally Hughes6791.4N/A
Majority4,1278.2
Turnout 50,07764.8
SNP win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [7]
PartyVote %
Scottish National Party 25,56245.3
Conservative 23,19841.1
Liberal Democrats 4,5058.0
Labour 2,8185.0
Brexit Party 4020.7
Majority2,3644.2
Turnout56,48574.0
Electorate76,320

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. ↑ "2023 review final recs news release" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
  2. ↑ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ↑ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details - Perth and Kinross-shire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Perth and Kinross-shire notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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