The Returning Officer, Barbara Renton, has the responsibility for the management of the election in the Perthshire North and Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituencies.
The Regional Returning Officer for the Mid Scotland and Fife Region is the Chief Executive of Fife Council.
Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021
Voting in the Scottish Parliamentary Election took place on 6 May 2021.
Perthshire North
For the Perthshire North constituency the turnout was 69.9%, with 40, 268 voters returning a ballot paper.
John Swinney (SNP) has been re-elected as MSP for this constituency.
Results for the Perthshire North constituency:
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Peter Barrett, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1, 802 |
Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 15, 807 |
Don Marshall, Scottish Family Party | 334 |
Ryan Smart, Scottish Labour Party | 2, 324 |
John Swinney, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 19, 860 |
Rejected: 141 spoiled ballots
Perthshire South & Kinross-shire
For the Perthshire South & Kinross constituency, the turnout was 69.8%, with 44, 217 voters returning a ballot paper.
Jim Fairlie (SNP) has been elected as MSP for this constituency.
Results for the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency:
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Julia Brown, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 2, 823 |
Jim Fairlie, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 20, 126 |
Janine Rennie, Scottish Labour Party | 2, 943 |
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 18, 178 |
Rejected: 147 spoiled ballots
Mid Scotland and Fife region
Below are the local totals for the Perth and Kinross area in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.
The turnout for the Mid Scotland and Fife region within the Perthshire North constituency was 69.9%, with 40, 232 voters returning a ballot paper.
The turnout for the Mid Scotland and Fife region within the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency was 69.9%, with 44, 265 voters returning a ballot paper.
Local totals:
Nominated parties/candidates | Perthshire North | Perthshire South & Kinross-shire |
---|---|---|
Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party | 105 | 121 |
Alba Party | 658 | 669 |
All for Unity | 270 | 310 |
Freedom Alliance - Integrity, Society, Economy | 96 | 98 |
Reform UK | 111 | 142 |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 14, 670 | 16, 317 |
Scottish Family Party | 230 | 225 |
Scottish Green Party | 3, 241 | 3, 814 |
Scottish Labour Party | 2, 838 | 3, 575 |
Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1, 728 | 2, 694 |
Scottish Libertarian Party | 51 | 53 |
Scottish National Party (SNP) | 16, 090 | 16, 074 |
Scottish Renew | 8 | 13 |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 34 | 50 |
Mercy Kamanja | 4 | 8 |
Martin Keatings | 25 | 18 |
Rejected ballots: Perthshire North, 73; Perthshire South & Kinross-shire, 84.
Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016
Voting in the Scottish Parliamentary Election took place on 5 May 2016.
Perthshire South & Kinross-shire
For the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency the turnout was 61.08%, with 36,261 voters returning a ballot paper.
Roseanna Cunningham (SNP) has been re-elected as MSP for this constituency.
Results for the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency:
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 15,315 |
Craig Finlay, Stronger Community Party | 544 |
Scott Nicholson, Scottish Labour Party | 3,389 |
Willie Robertson, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 3,008 |
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative & Unionist | 13,893 |
Rejected: 112 spoiled ballots
Perthshire North
For the Perthshire North constituency the turnout was 62.96%, with 34,141 voters returning a ballot paper.
John Swinney (SNP) has been re-elected as MSP for this constituency.
Results for the Perthshire North constituency:
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Peter Barrett, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1,705 |
Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative & Unionist | 13,190 |
Anna McEwan, Scottish Labour Party | 2,604 |
John Swinney, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 16,526 |
Rejected: 112 spoiled ballots
Mid Scotland and Fife region
The candidates elected to stand as MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, as declared by the Regional Returning Officer, are:
- Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative & Unionist
- Alex Rowley, Scottish Labour Party
- Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Claire Baker, Scottish Labour Party
- Dean Lockhart, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Alexander Stewart, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Mark Ruskell, Scottish Green Party
View the results for Mid Scotland and Fife region (PDF) [260KB] .
Below are the local totals for the Perth and Kinross area in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.
The turnout for the Mid Scotland and Fife region within the Perthshire North constituency was 63.03%, with 34,171 voters returning a ballot paper.
The turnout for the Mid Scotland and Fife region within the Perthshire South & Kinross-shire constituency was 61.1%, with 36,271 voters returning a ballot paper.
Local totals:
Nominated parties | Perthshire North | Perthshire South & Kinross-shire |
---|---|---|
RISE - Respect, Independence, Socialism, and Environmentalism | 104 | 123 |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,038 | 13,966 |
Scottish Green Party | 2,045 | 2,264 |
Scottish Labour Party | 2,599 | 3,429 |
Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1,336 | 1,949 |
Scottish Libertarian Party | 60 | 70 |
Scottish National Party (SNP) | 14,218 | 13,668 |
Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement | 78 | 95 |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 634 | 635 |
Rejected: Perthshire South & Kinross-shire, 72; Perthshire North, 59