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.
| Perth and Kinross-shire | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Contents
editThe constituency comprises the following wards of Perth and Kinross:[2]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pete Wishart | SNP | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| 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 | +13.0 | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,127 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 50,077 | 64.8 | |||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.
External links
edit- Perth and Kinross-shire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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