Perth and Kinross Council elections

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Perth and Kinross Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

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As a district council

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Year SNP Conservative Liberal[a] Labour Independent
1974 0 16 0 4 9
1977 2 19 0 3 5
1980 1 19 1 5 3
1984[b] 1 14 4 6 4
1988 8 12 2 5 2
1992 5 16 2 3 3
  1. ^ SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1984, Liberal Democrats from 1988 onwards.
  2. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]

As a unitary authority

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Year SNP Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Perth Independent Candidates Party Independent
1995 18 2 5 6 0 1
1999[a] 15 11 6 6 0 3
2003 15 10 9 5 0 2
2007[b] 18 12 8 3 0 0
2012 18 10 5 4 1 3
2017[c] 15 17 4 1 0 3
2022 16 14 4 2 0 4
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

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  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map

By-elections

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2007-2012

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Highland By-Election 22 February 2008[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Katie Howie 59.9 1,891
Conservative Graham Rees 29.8 940
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kenton 7.3 229
Labour Anne Chatt 3.1 97
SNP hold
Valid: 3,157   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 3,178  
Strathallan By-Election 6 May 2010[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Tom Gray 30.3 1,555 1,569 1,769 2,299 3,302
Conservative John Blackie 33.4 1,713 1,724 1,785 2,208  
Liberal Democrats Neil Gaunt 20.3 1,042 1,057 1,321    
Labour Alistair Munro 14.7 754 762      
Independent Chris Rennie 1.2 61        
SNP hold
Valid: 5,125   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 2,563.5   Turnout: 5,179  
Highland By-Election 19 September 2011[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Mike Williamson 54.4 1,449
Conservative Graham Rees 22.4 596
Liberal Democrats Victor Clements 12.1 321
Independent William Leske 10.1 269
Independent Chris Rennie 1.0 27
SNP hold
Valid: 2,662   Spoilt: 23   Quota: 1,332   Turnout: 2,685  

2012-2017

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Perth City Centre By-Election 7 May 2015[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Andrew Parrott 51.1 3,589
Conservative Chris Ahern 23.9 1,679
Labour Lorna Redford 13.4 939
Liberal Democrats Philip Brown 10.0 701
Independent Ian Thomson 1.7 119
SNP hold
Valid: 7,027   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 3,515   Turnout: 7,131  
Almond and Earn By-Election 7 April 2016[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Conservative Kathleen Baird 48.5 1,651 1,681 1,720
SNP Wilma Lumsden 38.4 1,327 1,334 1,370
Labour Dave MacKenzie 6.3 219 228 280
Liberal Democrats George Hayton 4.5 157 163  
UKIP Denise Baykal 2.2 77    
Conservative gain from Independent
Valid: 3,431   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 1,716   Turnout: 3,450  

2017-2022

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Perth City South By-Election 23 November 2017[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Audrey Coates 31.2 1,734 1,738 1,744 1,762 2,381 2,863
SNP Pauline Leitch 32.1 1,780 1,781 1,813 1,883 2,227  
Liberal Democrats Liz Barrett 28.8 1,597 1,601 1,627 1,733    
Labour Tricia Duncan 5.7 314 319 332      
Green Elspeth MacLachlan 1.8 102 105 332      
Independent Denise Baykal 0.5 25          
Conservative hold
Valid: 5,552   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 2,777   Turnout: 5,607  
Highland By-Election 19 April 2018[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative John Duff 46.7 1,907 1,908 1,923 1,930 1,977 2,084
SNP John Kellas 35.9 1,466 1,467 1,472 1,509 1,594 1,712
Independent Avril Taylor 6.9 280 286 299 325 391  
Labour Jayne Ramage 5.8 239 240 256 280    
Green Mary McDougall 2.5 104 106 118      
Liberal Democrats Chris Rennie 1.9 78 78        
Independent Denise Baykal 0.3 12          
Conservative hold
Valid: 4,086   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 2,044   Turnout: 4,117  
Perth City North By-Election 26 November 2020[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Ian Massie 61.0 1,406
Conservative Aziz Rehman 22.9 528
Labour Nicola Ferry 9.5 220
Liberal Democrats James Graham 3.9 91
Green Paul Vallot 2.6 60
SNP hold
Valid: 2,305   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,153   Turnout: 2,333  
Perth City South By-Election 26 November 2020[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Liberal Democrats Liz Barrett 31.6 1,823 1,824 1,851 1,925 2,749 3,571
SNP Iain MacPherson 32.9 1,898 1,900 1,960 2,017 2,110  
Conservative Andy Chan 29.4 1,698 1,705 1,713 1,729    
Labour Tricia Duncan 3.5 204 205 224      
Green Elspeth MacLachlan 2.3 135 136        
UKIP Lynda Davis 0.3 18          
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP
Valid: 5,776   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 2,889   Turnout: 5,827  
Almond and Earn By-Election 25 March 2021[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Frank Smith 51.2 1,819
SNP Michelle Frampton 37.3 1,327
Labour Craig Masson 7.5 267
Liberal Democrats Claire McLaren 4.0 143
Conservative gain from SNP
Valid: 3,556   Spoilt: 17   Quota: 1,779   Turnout: 3,573  

2022-2027

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Perth City North By-Election 26 September 2024[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Carol Mair 44.7 917 946 961 1,015 1,058
Labour Kirsten Nkwocha-Dyer 15.3 313 331 358 374 409
Conservative Aziz Rehman 14.4 296 297 316 323 365
Reform UK Sonia Davidson 10.2 209 213 220 234  
Alba Robert Reid 6.5 133 139 145    
Liberal Democrats Tina Ng-a-Mann 4.6 95 111      
Green Caitlin Ripley 4.2 87        
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 2,050   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 2,071  
Strathallan By-Election 26 September 2024[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Liberal Democrats Alan Watt 30.0 978 1,006 1,035 1,213 1,509 2,110
Conservative Amanda Runciman 32.1 1,045 1,049 1,123 1,169 1,206  
SNP Catherine Scott 17.4 568 613 626 696    
Labour Ken McCracken 11.2 366 382 388      
Reform UK Ian Thomas 6.0 194 198        
Green Nettie Sutherland 3.3 107          
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Valid: 3,258   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 1,630   Turnout: 3,280  

References

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  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Perth and Kinross Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Perth and Kinross Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Breakdown of results Ward 4 – Highland by-election" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Breakdown of results Ward 7 – Strathallan by-election" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Highland, 2011". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Perth & Kinross Council By Election 2015 Election Results Ward 12 - Perth City Centre" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ^ "BY ELECTION 07-04-2016 Transfers Report Ward 9 - Almond and Earn" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Preference Summary Report". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Ward 4 - Highland Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Ward 11 - Perth City North Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Ward 10 - Perth City South Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Ward 9 - Almond and Earn Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Ward 11 - Perth City North Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Ward 7 - Strathallan Transfers Report" (PDF). Perth & Kinross Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.