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Perth & Kinross: no party would have a majority, SNP largest

Perth & Kinross elects all 40 councillors in 12 multi-member wards by single transferable vote on 6 May 2027; 21 make a majority. In 2022: SNP 16, Conservative 14, Lib Dem 4, Independent 4, Labour 2.

The council after 6 May, our projection

SNP −2
14 seats · 13–18 in 80% of runs · 2022: 16 Control 2%
−4
10 seats · 7–12 in 80% of runs · 2022: 14 Control 0%
+7
7 seats · 1–10 in 80% of runs · 2022: 0 Control 0%
+1
5 seats · 3–7 in 80% of runs · 2022: 4 Control 0%
Independent −1
3 seats · 2–4 in 80% of runs · 2022: 4 Control 0%
−1
1 seats · 0–2 in 80% of runs · 2022: 2 Control 0%

The line marks a majority (21 of 40). No overall control in 99% of 400 simulated elections.

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What if the national vote changes? Ward by ward

Move a party's national vote share and our model reruns every ward with your figures: the same arithmetic as our projection, so you see what changes hands and why.

The sliders set each party's national figure; the parties left out keep theirs. The local picture moves with the national change since the last election, as in our projection.

    What changes hands

    1. Nothing yet: move a slider.

    About Perth & Kinross

    Perth & Kinross elects 40 councillors in 12 multi-member wards by the single transferable vote; about 120,822 people are on its electoral roll.

    In May 2022 the SNP won 16 seats, the Conservatives 14 and the Liberal Democrats 4. Under the single transferable vote majorities are rare, and most councils are run by coalitions or minority administrations.

    On today's Holyrood polls our model has the SNP largest on 14 of 40 seats, 7 short of a majority.

    Ward by ward

    1. Ward 1 - Carse of Gowrie3 seats Labour Conservative SNP SNP 31 · Labour 22 · Conservative 21 2022: SNP 32 · Conservative 31 · Labour 28; elected Labour, Conservative, SNP
    2. Ward 10 - Perth City South4 seats 2 Lib Dem SNP Reform UK Lib Dem 36 · SNP 30 · Reform UK 13 2022: Lib Dem 34 · SNP 34 · Conservative 23; elected 2 SNP, Lib Dem, Conservative
    3. Ward 11 - Perth City North3 seats 2 SNP Reform UK SNP 52 · Reform UK 14 · Conservative 11 2022: SNP 55 · Conservative 20 · Labour 15; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    4. Ward 12 - Perth City Centre4 seats 2 SNP Lib Dem Conservative SNP 36 · Lib Dem 22 · Conservative 15 2022: SNP 40 · Conservative 25 · Lib Dem 20; elected 2 SNP, Lib Dem, Conservative
    5. Ward 2 - Strathmore4 seats SNP Independent Conservative Reform UK SNP 32 · Independent 20 · Conservative 18 2022: SNP 36 · Conservative 30 · Independent 17; elected 2 SNP, Independent, Conservative
    6. Ward 3 - Blairgowrie and Glens3 seats Conservative SNP Reform UK SNP 39 · Conservative 31 · Reform UK 15 2022: Conservative 45 · SNP 40 · Labour 5; elected 2 Conservative, SNP
    7. Ward 4 - Highland3 seats Conservative Independent SNP SNP 33 · Independent 25 · Conservative 19 2022: SNP 37 · Conservative 31 · Independent 22; elected Conservative, Independent, SNP
    8. Ward 5 - Strathtay3 seats SNP Conservative Lib Dem SNP 42 · Conservative 22 · Lib Dem 20 2022: SNP 46 · Conservative 35 · Lib Dem 19; elected SNP, Conservative, Lib Dem
    9. Ward 6 - Strathearn3 seats Conservative Independent SNP Independent 34 · SNP 28 · Conservative 17 2022: SNP 33 · Independent 31 · Conservative 30; elected Conservative, Independent, SNP
    10. Ward 7 - Strathallan3 seats Conservative SNP Reform UK SNP 33 · Conservative 32 · Reform UK 14 2022: Conservative 47 · SNP 35 · Lib Dem 11; elected 2 Conservative, SNP
    11. Ward 8 - Kinross-Shire4 seats SNP Lib Dem Conservative Reform UK SNP 23 · Lib Dem 22 · Conservative 18 2022: Conservative 29 · SNP 26 · Lib Dem 21; elected SNP, Lib Dem, Conservative, Independent
    12. Ward 9 - Almond and Earn3 seats SNP Conservative Reform UK Conservative 33 · SNP 32 · Reform UK 15 2022: Conservative 48 · SNP 34 · Lib Dem 9; elected 2 Conservative, SNP

    First preferences: each party's share of the ward's first-preference votes. Results from the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. How it works.

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