Clackmannanshire_and_Dunblane_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament


Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann agus Dùn Bhlàthain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Stirling council area and the entirety of Clackmannanshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Created in 2011, the constituency covers much of the area previously in the abolished Ochil constituency.

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The seat has been held by Keith Brown of the Scottish National Party since its creation; Brown was previously the MSP for the preceding constituency of Ochil.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, North East Fife, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.

The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

Map of boundaries from 2011

The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and largely replaced the former constituency of Ochil, also drawing some areas that were formerly in the Stirling constituency.[2] It covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, whilst the rest of the Stirling council area is covered by the Stirling constituency.

The electoral wards used in the creation of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane are:[3]

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Election results

Clackmannanshire & Dunblane election results 1999-2021

2020s

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2010s

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Footnotes

  1. "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 6th May 2021". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 6th May 2021". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 5th May 2016". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 5th May 2016". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 5th May 2011". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 5th May 2011". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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