Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
county
Parl nameScottish Parliament
Caption 2Clackmannanshire and Dunblane shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Region labelElectoral region
RegionMid Scotland and Fife
Year2011
Party labelParty
PartyScottish National Party
Member labelMSP
MemberKeith Brown
Local council labelCouncil area
Local councilClackmannanshire
Stirling
Electorate57,113 (2026)[1]

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann agus Dùn Bhlàthain) is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the Stirling council area and the entirety of Clackmannanshire.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, 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.[3] Created in 2011, the constituency covers much of the area previously in the abolished Ochil constituency.

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

See also: Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Fife North East, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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 for the 2011 election were:[6]

At the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025 the seat boundaries were slightly altered to address the difference in electorate size between the Stirling and Clackmannanshire and Dunblane seats. A portion of the Stirling North ward of Stirling council was added to the seat, with the rest of this ward remaining in the Stirling constituency.[2] The area added is the Causewayhead area of Stirling, making the River Forth the southern boundary of the seat.[7]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011Keith BrownScottish National Party

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Scottish Parliament Constituency: Thursday 7th May 2026". Clackmannanshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140-142.
  3. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011". BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report". Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 93. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 70.

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