Everything about Stirling Scottish Parliament Constituency totally explained
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's 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. 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
Footnotes
Further Information
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