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Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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.

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Population68,728 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPKeith Brown
Council areaClackmannanshire
Stirling

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

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See also: Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament 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

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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]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election Member Party
2011 Keith Brown Scottish National Party

Election results

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Clackmannanshire & Dunblane election results 1999-2021

2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 16,504 47.2  0.4 13,077 37.4  2.6
Conservative Alexander Stewart[b] 8,953 25.6  2.4 9,281 26.5  1.8
Labour Craig Miller 8,292 23.7  1.3 6,522 18.6  2.5
Scottish Green 3,306 9.4  1.7
Liberal Democrats Iliyan Stefanov 1,194 3.4  0.8 1,179 3.4  0.1
Alba 594 1.7 New
Scottish Libertarian 227 0.6  0.4
All for Unity 208 0.6 New
Scottish Family 198 0.6 New
Reform UK 147 0.4 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 104 0.3 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 75 0.2 New
UKIP 46 0.1  1.6
Independent Martin Keatings 25 0.0 New
Renew 12 0.0 New
Independent Mercy Kamanja 2 0.0 New
Majority 7,551 21.6  1.0
Valid Votes 34,943 35,003
Invalid Votes 135 87
Turnout 35,078 66.4  7.3 35,090 66.4  7.4
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 14,147 47.6  0.7 12,044 40.0  4.8
Labour Craig Miller 7,426 25.0  10.2 6,300 21.1  8.6
Conservative Alexander Stewart[b] 6,915 23.2  10.4 7,363 24.7  12.6
Scottish Green 2,298 7.7  2.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher McKinlay 1,258 4.2  0.5 979 3.3  0.1
UKIP 502 1.7  0.8
Scottish Libertarian 59 0.2 New
Solidarity 91 0.3  0.2
RISE 167 0.6 New
Majority 6,721 22.6  9.5
Valid Votes 29,746 29,803
Invalid Votes 113 50
Turnout 29,859 59.1  3.5 29,853 59.0  3.4
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Elected on the party list
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 13,253 48.3 N/A 12,274 44.8 N/A
Labour Richard Simpson[a] 9,644 35.2 N/A 8,148 29.7 N/A
Conservative Callum Campbell 3,501 12.8 N/A 3,328 12.1 N/A
Scottish Green 1,374 5.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tim Brett 1,018 3.7 N/A 875 3.2 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 370 1.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 284 1.0 N/A
UKIP 246 0.9 N/A
BNP 178 0.6 N/A
Scottish Socialist 99 0.4 N/A
CPA 86 0.3 N/A
Scottish Christian 83 0.3 N/A
Solidarity 27 0.1 N/A
Independent Andrew Roger 35 0.1 N/A
Majority 3,609 13.1 N/A
Valid Votes 27,416 27,407
Invalid Votes 77 78
Turnout 27,493 55.6 N/A 27,485 55.6 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ a b Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 93. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ Constituencies A-Z | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
  5. ^ "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 6th May 2021". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 6th May 2021". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 5th May 2016". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 5th May 2016". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Scottish Parliament Constituency Election, Thursday 5th May 2011". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Scottish Parliament Region Election, Thursday 5th May 2011". Clackmannanshire Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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