Constituency profile

Alloa and Grangemouth

Scotland · County constituency · Clackmannanshire borough

Brian Leishman MP
Sitting MP

Brian Leishman

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Scotland
County constituency, Clackmannanshire council
Last 5 GE winners
LSCSL
Labour 2/5, SNP 2/5, Conservative 1/5
EU referendum 2016
41.2% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -10.7pp below mean
Current outlook
SNP +10.9pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
ScottishRemain-leaning

Who lives in Alloa and Grangemouth? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
41.2%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
39.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
18.2%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
64.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
34.1%
UK average ~36%
Median age
44.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
26.4%
UK average ~28%

How did Alloa and Grangemouth vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 6,122 votes (14.9pp) · turnout 58.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Alloa and Grangemouth

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Alloa and Grangemouth voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Alloa and Grangemouth crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (57%), Falkirk East and Linlithgow (25%), Falkirk West (15%), Stirling (2%), Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (1%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituencyShare of Alloa and GrangemouthWinnerRunner-upElected MSP
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane57%SNP 37.8%Labour 24.6%Keith Brown
Falkirk East and Linlithgow25%SNP 38.6%Labour 24.1%Martyn Day
Falkirk West15%SNP 41.2%Reform UK 22.6%Gary Bouse
Stirling2%SNP 42.4%Conservative 19.2%Alyn Smith
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire1%SNP 40.4%Conservative 26.5%Jim Fairlie

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Alloa and Grangemouth within Clackmannanshire

The Westminster constituency of Alloa and Grangemouth sits entirely within Clackmannanshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Clackmannanshire
1 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Alloa and Grangemouth at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Alloa and Grangemouth at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorLab holdGordon Banks Ochil and South Perthshire MP37.9%20.5%11.4%1.4% UKIP1.2%-5,18767.2%
2015predecessorSNP gain from LabTasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Ochil and South Perthshire MP28.4%20.7%2.6%2.3% UKIP--10,16874.8%
2017predecessorCon gain from SNPLuke Graham Ochil and South Perthshire MP20.0%41.5%3.2%---3,35970.6%
2019notionalScottish National Party winnerJohn Nicolson Ochil and South Perthshire MP, pre-review boundary14.5%24.8%5.3%0.8% Brx-54.6%12,72763.2%
2024Lab gain from SNPBrian Leishman43.8%7.6%2.8%9.2% Ref3.4%4.2%6,12258.3%

Alloa and Grangemouth was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Ochil and South Perthshire (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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