Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Stirling
Type = county


Region = Mid Scotland and Fife
Year = 1999
MSP = Bruce Crawford
Party = Scottish National Party
Council = Stirling

Stirling is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are Dunfermline East, Dunfermline West, Fife Central, Fife North East, Kirkcaldy, Ochil, Perth and Tayside North.

The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area, all of the Stirling council area and parts of the Angus council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing Westminster (House of Commons) constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were generally replaced with new larger constituencies [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] . The Stirling Westminster constituency was slightly enlarged.

The Holyrood constituency of Stirling covers most of the Stirling council area. The rest of the council area, a south-eastern portion, is covered by the Mid Scotland and Fife constituency of Ochil, which also covers the Clackmannanshire council area and a south-eastern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area.

Description of the constituency

The constituency includes the city of Stirling itself, the ancient capital of Scotland with its historic castle. Stirling is close to the site of the battles of Bannockburn and Stirling Bridge and is associated, as a consequence, with William Wallace.

Stirling has a university, the University of Stirling, and the student vote is important. Also within the constiteucy are the towns of Dunblane, Crianlarich, Killearn, the tourist town of Callander, and the Trossachs. Agriculture and tourism are the main industries in the more rural part of the constituency.

Traditionally, there are Conservative votes found mainly in the rural areas, and strong Labour support found in the city of Stirling. This has resulted in close-fought battles between the two parties. However, in recent years, Westminster and Holyrood constituencies have been held by Labour.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Bruce Crawford
votes = 10,447
percentage = 32.0
change = +13.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Sylvia Jackson
votes = 9,827
percentage = 30.1
change = -5.9
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Bob Dalrymple
votes = 8,081
percentage = 24.8
change = -1.4
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alex Cole-Hamilton
votes = 3,693
percentage = 11.3
change = -0.3
Election box candidate with party link
party = Peace Party (United Kingdom)
candidate = Liz Law
votes = 557
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8
Election box majority
votes = 620
percentage = 1.9
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 32,625
percentage = 62.3
change = +5.4
Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Scottish Labour Party
swing = +9.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Sylvia Jackson
votes = 10,661
percentage = 36.0
change = -2.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Brian Monteith
votes = 7,781
percentage = 26.2
change = +0.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Bruce Crawford
votes = 5,645
percentage = 19.0
change = -7.8
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Kenyon Wright
votes = 3,432
percentage = 11.6
change = +2.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Margaret Stewart
votes = 1,486
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish People's Alliance
candidate = Keith Harding
votes = 642
percentage = 2.2
change = +2.2
Election box majority
votes = 2,880
percentage = 9.7
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 29,647
percentage = 56.9
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing = -2.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Sylvia Jackson
votes = 13,533
percentage = 37.80
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Annabelle Ewing
votes = 9,522
percentage = 26.68
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Brian Monteith
votes = 9,158
percentage = 25.58
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Iain MacFarlane
votes = 3,407
percentage = 9.52
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Simon Kilgour
votes = 155
percentage = 0.43
change = N/A
Election box majority
votes = 3,981
percentage = 11.12
change = N/A
Election box turnout
votes = 35,805
percentage =
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser = N/A
swing = N/A

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