Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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
Population	68,728 (2019)
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Keith Brown
Council area	Clackmannanshire Stirling

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann agus Dùn Bhlàthain) 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 also 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.

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

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. 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:

• Clackmannanshire Central
• Clackmannanshire East
• Clackmannanshire North
• Clackmannanshire South
• Clackmannanshire West
• Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (Stirling)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Clackmannanshire & Dunblane election results 1999-2021

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Keith Brown	16,504	47.2	0.4	13,077	37.4	2.6
	Conservative	Alexander Stewart	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
	Green					3,306	9.4	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Iliyan Stefanov	1,194	3.4	0.8	1,179	3.4	0.1
	Alba Party					594	1.7	New
	Scottish Libertarian Party					227	0.6	0.4
	All for Unity					208	0.6	New
	Scottish Family Party					198	0.6	New
	Reform UK					147	0.4	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party					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 Party					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

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Keith Brown	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	6,915	23.2	10.4	7,363	24.7	12.6
	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 Party					59	0.2	New
	Solidarity (Scotland)					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