Perth and North Perthshire
2010 Results:
Conservative: 14739 (30.54%)
Labour: 7923 (16.41%)
Liberal Democrat: 5954 (12.34%)
SNP: 19118 (39.61%)
Others: 534 (1.11%)
Majority: 4379 (9.07%)
2005 Results:
SNP: 15469 (33.7%)
Conservative: 13948 (30.4%)
Labour: 8601 (18.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 7403 (16.1%)
Other: 509 (1.1%)
Majority: 1521 (3.3%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election: Name of seat changed from Perth.
2001 Result
Conservative: 11189 (29.6%)
Labour: 9638 (25.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 4853 (12.8%)
SNP: 11237 (29.7%)
Other: 899 (2.4%)
Majority: 48 (0.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 13068 (29.3%)
Labour: 11036 (24.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 3583 (8%)
SNP: 16209 (36.4%)
Referendum: 366 (0.8%)
Other: 289 (0.6%)
Majority: 3141 (7.1%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Pete Wishart(SNP) (more information at They work for you)
Peter Lyburn (Conservative) Jamie Glackin (Labour) Peter Barrett (Liberal Democrat) Pete Wishart(SNP) (more information at They work for you)Douglas Taylor (Trust) Contested Western Isles 2001, Perth and North Perthshire 2005 for the Conservatives.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 89814
Male: 48%
Female: 52%
Under 18: 21.7%
Over 60: 24.5%
Born outside UK: 3.9%
White: 99%
Asian: 0.3%
Mixed: 0.2%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 65.4%
Graduates 16-74: 21.8%
No Qualifications 16-74: 31.2%
Owner-Occupied: 63.2%
Social Housing: 21.6% (Council: 17%, Housing Ass.: 4.7%)
Privately Rented: 10.9%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.9%
Very surprised to see there were any swings from SNP to Con in October 1974.
There was a net swing from Lab to Con in February 1974 though (Scotland as a whole)
I wonder if the tories have any chance of doing well here next year.
In terms of increasing their vote, I meant
Predictions for May 2011 Scottish Parliament election
SNP – 15000
Con – 10000
Lab – 4000
LD – 3000
Were there Scottish Council elections this year? I thought they coincided with the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
Scottish Council elections were rescheduled NOT to coincide with the Scottish Parliament following problems in 2007 where voters appeared to be confused by the three voting systems in use on the day. They will take place next in 2012 and 2017, and are then expected to revert to a four year cycle; the Scottish Parliament elections will next be held in 2016. With five year fixed terms expected for both UK and European parliaments in the future, presumably both Scottish Parliament and Local Authority elections have a good case for similar extension of terms.
Thanks David. I was wondering about what the effect would be of a UK General Election and a Scottish Parliament election on the same day – interesting to see that it won’t be happening. Will the Welsh Assembly election date stay in sync with Scotland or is that staying on a 4 year cycle?
By-election due here in Highland ward. SNP Cllr resigned to emigrate to Australia after being disillusioned with party politics.
What proportion of ‘Conservative’ MPs in Scotland in the 1950s officially described themselves as ‘Conservative’, ‘Unionist’ or ‘National Liberal’ Or combinations of?