# Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Stirling is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Stirling. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is 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.
The seat has been held by Evelyn Tweed of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, North East Fife, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire.
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.

## 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. For the 2005 United Kingdom general election Scottish Westminster constituencies were generally replaced with new larger constituencies whilst Scottish Parliament constituencies were left unchanged, meaning Holyrood and Westminster constituencies no longer aligned. The Stirling Westminster constituency was slightly enlarged and now includes all of the Stirling council area.
The constituency boundaries were altered ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election by the first periodical review of Scottish Parliament constituencies. The rest of Stirling council area is represented by the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Stirling are listed below. All of these wards are in Stirling council area:
* Bannockburn
* Forth and Endrick
* Stirling East
* Stirling North (known as Castle until 2017)
* Stirling West
* Trossachs and Teith

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Sylvia Jackson | Labour |
| 2007 | Bruce Crawford | SNP |
| 2021 | Evelyn Tweed | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Evelyn Tweed | 19,882 | 48.6 | 0.9 | 15,779 | 38.5 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Dean Lockhart | 12,987 | 31.8 | 3.8 | 11,977 | 29.2 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | Chris Kane | 6,556 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 6,019 | 14.7 | 2.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 4,306 | 10.5 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fayzan Rehman | 1,466 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1,381 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 668 | 1.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 246 | 0.6 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 228 | 0.6 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 97 | 0.2 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 114 | 0.3 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 63 | 0.2 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 11 | 0.0 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 73 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 48 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | 16 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | 0 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,895 | 16.8 | 2.9 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,891 | | | 41,026 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 199 | | | 71 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,090 | 69.3 | 8.8 | 41,097 | 69.3 | 6.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bruce Crawford | 16,303 | 47.7 | 1.2 | 13,636 | 39.8 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Dean Lockhart | 9,585 | 28.0 | 12.8 | 9,836 | 28.7 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Bell | 6,885 | 20.1 | 10.1 | 5,972 | 17.4 | 9.6 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,858 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Wilson | 1,416 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1,139 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 507 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 162 | 0.5 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 112 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 54 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,718 | 19.7 | 1.0 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,189 | | | 34,276 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 129 | | | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,318 | 61.5 | 3.0 | 34,334 | 63.3 | 4.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 15.4 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Elected on the party list |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bruce Crawford | 14,858 | 48.9 | N/A | 13,366 | 43.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Hendry | 9,188 | 30.2 | N/A | 8,215 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Neil Benny | 4,610 | 15.2 | N/A | 4,684 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,736 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Reed | 1,296 | 4.3 | N/A | 1,058 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Independent (politician) | Jack Black | 454 | 1.5 | N/A | | | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | 306 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 272 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 265 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 182 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 97 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 89 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 86 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | 55 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 27 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,670 | 18.7 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,406 | | | 30,438 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 109 | | | 97 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,515 | 58.5 | N/A | 30,535 | 58.5 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bruce Crawford | 10,447 | 32.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jackson | 9,827 | 30.1 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Bob Dalrymple | 8,081 | 24.8 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Cole-Hamilton | 3,693 | 11.3 | −0.3 |
| | Peace | Liz Law | 557 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,625 | 62.3 | +5.4 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jackson | 10,661 | 36.0 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Monteith | 7,781 | 26.2 | +0.6 |
| | SNP | Bruce Crawford | 5,645 | 19.0 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenyon Wright | 3,432 | 11.6 | +2.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Margaret Stewart | 1,486 | 5.0 | New |
| | Scottish People's | Keith Harding | 642 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,880 | 9.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,647 | 56.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jackson | 13,533 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | SNP | Annabelle Ewing | 9,522 | 26.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Brian Monteith | 9,158 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain MacFarlane | 3,407 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Simon Kilgour | 155 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,981 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,805 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland. December 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 93. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
* ↑ "Constituencies A-Z: Stirling". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
* ↑ "Scottish Parliament Election 2021". Stirling Council. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
* ↑ "Scottish Parliament Election 2016". Stirling Council. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
* ↑ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.