Perth City Centre (ward)

City ward

Location of the ward [1]

Perth City Centre is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Perth and Kinross Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Jack Coburn
(SNP)  |  | Archie MacLellan
(Labour)  |  | Heather Stewart
(Conservative)  |  | Peter Barrett
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2015 By-  | Andrew Parrott
(SNP)
2017 |  | Eric Drysdale
(SNP)  | Chris Ahern
(Conservative)
2022

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Perth and Kinross Council election[2]

Perth City Centre - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Eric Drysdale (incumbent)  | 27.49%  | 1,445 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett (incumbent)  | 19.75%  | 1,038  | 1,051.6  | 1,056.41 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Chris Ahern (incumbent)  | 19.12%  | 1,005  | 1,008.26  | 1,009.26  | 1,010.19  | 1,026.22  | 1,037.52  | 1,042.48  | 1,328
| SNP | Andrew Parrott (incumbent)  | 12.46%  | 655  | 979.46  | 1,006.45  | 1,007.02  | 1,013.84  | 1,174.36 |  |
| Labour | Scott Forsyth  | 8.28%  | 435  | 449.41  | 453.96  | 454.96  | 472.29  | 543.09  | 576.67  | 581.87
| Conservative | Nick Tulloch  | 5.69%  | 299  | 299.54  | 299.54  | 299.87  | 305.89  | 312.92  | 314.49  |
| Scottish Green | Susannah Rae  | 5.1%  | 268  | 282.41  | 284.96  | 285.51  | 294.35  |  |  |
| Independent | Ian Thomson  | 1.28%  | 64  | 66.45  | 74.45  | 74.71  |  |  |  |
| Alba | Sandy Miller  | 0.91%  | 48  | 53.71  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,856  Valid: 5,257  Quota: 1,052  Turnout: 41.8%

### 2017 Election

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2017 Perth and Kinross Council election[3]

Perth City Centre - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Chris Ahern | 32.75  | 1,763 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Eric Drysdale | 19.99  | 1,076  | 1,091.17 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett (incumbent)  | 19.28  | 1,038  | 1,313.87 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Andrew Parrott (incumbent)  | 14.08  | 758  | 763.06  | 780.22  | 792.2  | 792.21  | 809.79  | 895.96  | 1,086.4
| Labour | Tricia Duncan  | 8.81  | 474  | 554.93  | 627.55  | 628.32  | 633.9  | 668.24  | 739.77  |
| Scottish Green | Fraser Hunter  | 3.23  | 174  | 191.51  | 218.62  | 219.19  | 225.54  | 250.69  |  |
| Scotland Independent Network  | Ian Thomson  | 1.45  | 78  | 132.08  | 152.44  | 152.56  | 173.49  |  |  |
| Independent | David West  | 0.41  | 22  | 44.57  | 54.84  | 54.87  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,383  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,077  Turnout: 5,512 (44.7%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Perth and Kinross Council election[4]

Perth City Centre - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Jack Coburn (incumbent)†  | 21.77%  | 923 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett (incumbent)  | 21.09%  | 894 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Archie MacLellan (incumbent)  | 17.43%  | 739  | 742  | 751  | 751  | 778  | 834  | 1,038
| SNP | Andy Hay  | 14.74%  | 625  | 691  | 697  | 698  | 716  | 749  |
| Conservative | Heather Stewart (incumbent)  | 16.58%  | 703  | 704  | 716  | 719  | 729  | 792  | 837
| Independent | Nathan Shields  | 5.28%  | 224  | 225  | 230  | 241  | 279  |  |
| Perth Independent Candidates Party  | Ian Thomson  | 2.62%  | 111  | 112  | 114  | 119  |  |  |
| Perth Independent Candidates Party  | Mahesh Rednam  | 0.47%  | 20  | 20  | 21  |  |  |  |
Electorate: \-  Valid: 4,239  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 848  Turnout: 4,315 (%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Perth and Kinross Council election[5]

Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City Centre  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Jack Coburn | 23.0  | 1,299 |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 20.8  | 1,172 |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Heather Stewart | 20.1  | 1,137 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Archie MacLellan | 17.9  | 1,012  | 1,024  | 1,032  | 1,034  | 1,104  |  1,201
| SNP | Gordon Hunter  | 8.6  | 488  | 598  | 604  | 604  | 664  | 745
| Independent | Ian Thomson  | 5.3  | 298  | 305  | 312  | 313  | 364  |
| Scottish Green | Jack Cockin  | 4.2  | 238  | 249  | 258  | 259  |  |
Electorate: 11,109  Valid: 5,644  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,129  Turnout: 51.84%

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. ^ "Perth and Kinross Council 2022". 8 May 2022.
3. ^ "Perth & Kinross Council - Local Government Elections results in 2017". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. ^ "Perth & Kinross Council - Local Government Elections results in 2012". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
5. ^ "Perth & Kinross Council - Election results". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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