Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency).

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

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 comprises 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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Pete Wishart	SNP

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Perth and Kinross-shire ^[3]

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

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. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.

External links

• Perth and Kinross-shire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK