Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Perth and Kinross-shire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Perth and Kinross-shire in Scotland | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Perth and Kinross |
Major settlements | Perth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Pete Wishart (SNP) |
Seats | One |
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.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Contents
The constituency will comprise the following wards of Perth and Kinross:[2]
- Almond and Earn, Kinross-shire, Strathearn, Strathallan, Strathtay from the Ochil and South Perthshire constituency
- Carse of Gowrie, Perth City Centre, Perth City North, Perth City South and Strathmore from the Perth and North Perthshire constituency
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Pete Wishart | 18,928 | 37.8 | –7.5 | |
Conservative | Luke Graham | 14,801 | 29.6 | –11.5 | |
Labour | Graham Cox | 9,018 | 18.0 | +13 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Clark | 3,681 | 7.4 | –0.6 | |
Reform UK | Helen McDade | 2,970 | 5.9 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Sally Hughes | 679 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 4,127 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 50,219 | 65.0 | –9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 77,261 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Perth and Kinross-shire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Perth and Kinross-shire results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024 results". Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
- Perth and Kinross-shire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK