Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (
Gaelic
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: ''Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann agus Dùn Bhlàthain'')
constituency
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of the
Scottish Parliament
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(
Holyrood) covering part of the
Stirling
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council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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and the entirety of
Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...
. 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
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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
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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
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,
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...
,
Kirkcaldy
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,
Mid Fife and Glenrothes,
North East Fife,
Perthshire North,
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
.
The region covers all of the
Clackmannanshire council area
Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the h ...
, all of the
Fife council area, all of the
Perth and Kinross council area
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and all of the
Stirling council area
The Stirling council area ( sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about ( estimate). It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirl ...
.
Constituency boundaries and council areas
The constituency was created for the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament, elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, ...
and largely replaced the former constituency of
Ochil, also drawing some areas that were formerly in the
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
constituency. It covers all of the
Clackmannanshire council area
Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the h ...
, whilst the rest of the
Stirling council area
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is covered by the
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
constituency.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane are:
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Clackmannanshire Central
Clackmannanshire Central is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results 2022 Election
2022 Clackmannanshire Council election
Elections to Clackmannan ...
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Clackmannanshire East
Clackmannanshire East is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results 2022 Election
2022 Clackmannanshire Council election
Elections to Clackmannanshi ...
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Clackmannanshire North
Clackmannanshire North is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire council. It elects four Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results 2022 Election
2022 Clackmannanshire Council election
Elections to Clackmannanshi ...
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Clackmannanshire South
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Clackmannanshire West
Clackmannanshire West is one of the five wards used to elect members of the Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy a ...
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Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
Footnotes
External links
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Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
Politics of Stirling (council area)
Politics of Clackmannanshire
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies established in 2011
2011 establishments in Scotland
Dunblane
Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Alloa
Clackmannan