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Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Perth and Kinross-shire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Perth and Kinross-shire in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandPerth and Kinross
Major settlementsPerth
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentPete Wishart (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created fromOchil 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

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following wards of Perth and Kinross:[2]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Perth and Kinross-shire [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  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. ^ "New Seat Details - Perth and Kinross-shire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ "Perth and Kinross-shire results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "General Election 2024 results". Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.