Alloa and Grangemouth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Alloa and Grangemouth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Clackmannanshire, Perthshire, Falkirk |
Electorate | 70,680 |
Major settlements | Alloa, Clackmannan, Grangemouth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Brian Leishman (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ochil and South Perthshire, Falkirk & Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
The seat has been held by Brian Leishman of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election.
Contents
editThe constituency comprises the following wards:[2]
In Clackmannanshire:
- Clackmannanshire Central, Clackmannanshire East, Clackmannanshire North, Clackmannanshire South, and Clackmannanshire West from the Ochil and South Perthshire constituency
In Falkirk:
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Brian Leishman | Labour |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Brian Leishman | 18,039 | 43.8 | ||
SNP | John Nicolson | 11,917 | 28.9 | ||
Reform UK | Richard Fairley | 3,804 | 9.2 | ||
Conservative | Rachel Nunn | 3,127 | 7.6 | ||
Scottish Green | Nariese Whyte | 1,421 | 3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian May | 1,151 | 2.8 | ||
Independent | Eva Comrie | 881 | 2.1 | ||
Alba | Kenny MacAskill | 638 | 1.5 | ||
Workers Party | Tom Flanagan | 223 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 6,122 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 41,201 | 58.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Alloa and Grangemouth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ Alloa and Grangemouth
External links
edit- Alloa and Grangemouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK