Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Ochil | ||
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Former county Council area Clackmannanshire | Perth and Kinross (part) |
Ochil was a
The former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament George Reid represented the constituency from 2003 to 2007.
For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Ochil was abolished, with the majority of the seat forming the newly created Clackmannanshire and Dunblane seat.
Electoral region
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 areas
The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Ochil was largely replaced by an expanded constituency of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane.
Constituency profile
Although a
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1999 | Richard Simpson | Labour
| ||
2003 | George Reid | Scottish National Party | ||
Presiding Officer | ||||
2007 | Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | ||
2011 | Constituency abolished: see Clackmannanshire and Dunblane |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Keith Brown | 12,147 | 38.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour
|
Brian Fearon | 11,657 | 36.9 | -0.5 | |
Conservative
|
George Murray | 4,284 | 13.6 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Caddell | 3,465 | 11.0 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 490 | 1.6 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,553 | 54.9 | +0.2 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | George Reid | 11,659 | 38.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour
|
Richard Simpson | 11,363 | 37.4 | -4.3 | |
Conservative
|
Malcolm Parkin | 2,946 | 9.7 | -1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Whittingham | 2,536 | 8.3 | -0.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | Felicity Garvie | 1,102 | 3.6 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Flash Gordon Approaching | 432 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent
|
William Whyte | 378 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 296 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,416 | 54.7 | |||
Labour
|
Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour
|
Richard Simpson | 15,385 | 41.7 | N/A | |
SNP | George Reid | 14,082 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Conservative
|
Nick Johnston | 4,151 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | The Earl of Mar & Kellie
|
3,249 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,301 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,867 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat)
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Note: Although George Reid was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in 2003, he became independent the same year, as the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Footnotes
- ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine