Alloa and Grangemouth (UK Parliament constituency)
| Alloa and Grangemouth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Alloa and Grangemouth in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Clackmannanshire, Perthshire, Falkirk |
| Electorate | 70,680 |
| Major settlements | Alloa, Clackmannan, Grangemouth, Tullibody, Larbert, Stenhousemuir |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Brian Leishman (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ochil and South Perthshire, Falkirk & Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
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. The seat has been held by Brian Leishman of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election.
The constituency name refers to the Clackmannanshire town of Alloa and the Falkirk town of Grangemouth.
Contents
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Map of boundaries from 2024
The 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:
- Bonnybridge and Larbert and Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst from the Falkirk constituency
- Grangemouth from the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brian Leishman | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Leishman | 18,039 | 43.8 | +29.3 | |
| SNP | John Nicolson | 11,917 | 28.9 | −23.8 | |
| Reform UK | Richard Fairley | 3,804 | 9.2 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Rachel Nunn | 3,127 | 7.6 | −17.2 | |
| Scottish Green | Nariese Whyte | 1,421 | 3.4 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian May | 1,151 | 2.8 | −2.5 | |
| Independent | Eva Comrie | 881 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Alba | Kenny MacAskill | 638 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Workers Party | Tom Flanagan | 223 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,122 | 14.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,201 | 58.3 | |||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +26.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Scottish National Party | 24,050 | 52.7 | |
| Conservative | 11,323 | 24.8 | |
| Labour | 6,622 | 14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,426 | 5.3 | |
| Scottish Greens | 678 | 1.5 | |
| UKIP | 382 | 0.8 | |
| Brexit Party | 177 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | 45,658 | ||
| Electorate | 72,265 | ||
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
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alloa and Grangemouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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