Riding profile
Perth and Kinross-shire
The question
Perth and Kinross-shire: a safe seat for the SNP?
Editorial read
Perth and Kinross-shire, a mixed constituency in Scotland, elected a member with the SNP in the previous cycle, with a 8-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the SNP ahead at 32% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Pete Wishart
Sits with SNP
Current forecast
SNP
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 5.9
- P(close race)
- 8%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| SNP | Conservative | Reform UK | Lib Dems | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerePerth and Kinross-shire | 31.6% | 25.7% | 19.1% | 8.7% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 2.5% +29.1 | 18.9% +6.8 | 25.3% −6.2 | 11.6% −2.9 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Wishart Elected | SNP | 18,928 | 37.8 | — |
| Luke Graham | Conservative | 14,801 | 29.6 | — |
| Graham Cox | Labour | 9,018 | 18.0 | — |
| Amanda Clark | Lib Dems | 3,681 | 7.3 | — |
| Helen McDade | Reform UK | 2,970 | 5.9 | — |
| Sally Hughes | Other | 679 | 1.4 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029