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Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann agus Dùn Bhlàthain) is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the Stirling council area and the entirety of Clackmannanshire.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[3] Created in 2011, the constituency covers much of the area previously in the abolished Ochil constituency.

Electoral regionMid Scotland and Fife
Electorate57,113 (2026)[1]
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
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Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionMid Scotland and Fife
Electorate57,113 (2026)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPKeith Brown
Council areaClackmannanshire
Stirling
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The seat has been held by Keith Brown of the Scottish National Party since its creation; Brown was previously the MSP for the preceding constituency of Ochil.

Electoral region

See also: Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Fife North East, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.[3] The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.[4]

Constituency boundaries and council areas

Map of boundaries (2011-2025)

The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and largely replaced the former constituency of Ochil, also drawing some areas that were formerly in the Stirling constituency.[5] It covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, whilst the rest of the Stirling council area is covered by the Stirling constituency.

The electoral wards used in the creation of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane for the 2011 election were:[6]

At the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025 the seat boundaries were slightly altered to address the difference in electorate size between the Stirling and Clackmannanshire and Dunblane seats. A portion of the Stirling North ward of Stirling council was added to the seat, with the rest of this ward remaining in the Stirling constituency.[2] The area added is the Causewayhead area of Stirling, making the River Forth the southern boundary of the seat.[7]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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2011 Keith Brown Scottish National Party
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Election results

2020s

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2026 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[8][9][1][10][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[b] 12,222 37.8 Decrease 9.6 8,090 25.4 Decrease 12.0
Labour Suzanne Grahame 7,958 24.6 Increase 1.8 6,357 20.0 Increase 1.4
Reform Mike Collier 5,181 16.0 New 5,437 17.1 Increase 16.7
Green 4,553 14.3 Increase 9.4
Conservative Alexander Stewart[c] 3,592 11.1 Decrease 15.3 3,942 12.4 Decrease 14.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Pattle 1,841 5.7 Increase 2.3 2,043 6.4 Increase 3.0
AtLS Eva Comrie 1,228 3.8 New 502 1.6 New
Independent Green Voice 369 1.2 New
Independent Luca Scacchi 345 1.1 New
ISP 194 0.6 New
Scottish Family 180 0.6 Steady
Scottish Socialist 73 0.2 New
Advance UK 45 0.1 New
Scottish Libertarian 29 0.1 Decrease 0.5
Majority 4,264 13.2 Decrease 8.4
Valid votes 32,367 31,814
Invalid votes 118 77
Turnout 32,485 56.9 Decrease 9.5 31,891 55.8 Decrease 10.6
SNP hold Swing
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  1. [a]
    Note that changes in vote share are shown with respect to the notional result of the 2021 election, calculated to account for boundary changes
  2. [b]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
  3. [c]
    Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[11][12][13]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 16,504 47.2 Decrease0.4 13,077 37.4 Decrease2.6
Conservative Alexander Stewart[b] 8,953 25.6 Increase2.4 9,281 26.5 Increase1.8
Labour Craig Miller 8,292 23.7 Decrease1.3 6,522 18.6 Decrease2.5
Green 3,306 9.4 Increase1.7
Liberal Democrats Iliyan Stefanov 1,194 3.4 Decrease0.8 1,179 3.4 Increase0.1
Alba 594 1.7 New
Scottish Libertarian 227 0.6 Increase0.4
All for Unity 208 0.6 New
Scottish Family 198 0.6 New
Reform 147 0.4 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 104 0.3 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 75 0.2 New
UKIP 46 0.1 Decrease1.6
Independent Martin Keatings 25 0.0 New
Renew 12 0.0 New
Independent Mercy Kamanja 2 0.0 New
Majority 7,551 21.6 Decrease1.0
Valid votes 34,943 35,003
Invalid votes 135 87
Turnout 35,078 66.4 Increase7.3 35,090 66.4 Increase7.4
SNP hold Swing
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. [b]
    Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
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2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[14][15]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 14,147 47.6 Decrease0.7 12,044 40.0 Decrease4.8
Labour Craig Miller 7,426 25.0 Decrease10.2 6,300 21.1 Decrease8.6
Conservative Alexander Stewart[b] 6,915 23.2 Increase10.4 7,363 24.7 Increase12.6
Green 2,298 7.7 Increase2.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher McKinlay 1,258 4.2 Increase0.5 979 3.3 Increase0.1
UKIP 502 1.7 Increase0.8
Scottish Libertarian 59 0.2 New
Solidarity 91 0.3 Increase0.2
RISE 167 0.6 New
Majority 6,721 22.6 Increase9.5
Valid votes 29,746 29,803
Invalid votes 113 50
Turnout 29,859 59.1 Increase3.5 29,853 59.0 Increase3.4
SNP hold Swing
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. [b]
    Elected on the party list
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2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Keith Brown[a] 13,253 48.3 N/A 12,274 44.8 N/A
Labour Richard Simpson[a] 9,644 35.2 N/A 8,148 29.7 N/A
Conservative Callum Campbell 3,501 12.8 N/A 3,328 12.1 N/A
Green 1,374 5.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tim Brett 1,018 3.7 N/A 875 3.2 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 370 1.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 284 1.0 N/A
UKIP 246 0.9 N/A
BNP 178 0.6 N/A
Scottish Socialist 99 0.4 N/A
CPA 86 0.3 N/A
Scottish Christian 83 0.3 N/A
Solidarity 27 0.1 N/A
Independent Andrew Roger 35 0.1 N/A
Majority 3,609 13.1 N/A
Valid votes 27,416 27,407
Invalid votes 77 78
Turnout 27,493 55.6 N/A 27,485 55.6 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
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