Perth and Kinross-shire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) is the MP for Perth and Kinross-shire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Pete Wishart took the seat for Scottish National Party in July 2024 with 18,928 votes (37.8%), ahead of Luke Graham (Conservative) on 14,801. 50,077 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,261, 64.8% of those registered. The majority was 4,127.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Perth and Kinross-shire has the 45th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.5%).
2,187 children in Perth and Kinross-shire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 13.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 13.8% in 2021/22 to 11.5% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 73.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.0 points. 24.7% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,834 for jobs in Perth and Kinross-shire and £40,562 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,561. The residents' figure ranks 213th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,550, or 2.6% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,475.
Workplaces in Perth and Kinross-shire accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,705 local units for March 2026.
MP
Pete Wishart, Scottish National Party
- MP for Perth and Kinross-shire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 June 2001
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Pete Wishart on this site
In Parliament
What Pete Wishart said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 461 spoken contributions by Pete Wishart since 4 July 2024.
The area I represent has the biggest river system in the UK and some of the most inclement weather in the UK, so my constituents and I are fully familiar with being prepared and being ready for what could possibly come.
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I have to say that I found the Minister’s statement extraordinarily complacent and singularly unhelpful. It is a damning indictment of successive Governments’ failure to get to grips with a full-blown pension crisis. It is not good enough to simply criticise Capita.
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We heard the Home Secretary make the claim that her changes to indefinite leave to remain would somehow act as a disincentive to people who sought to arrive in the UK on small boats, but she has failed to convince her Back Benchers and some of her Cabinet colleagues.
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Absolutely. Whole communities across the United Kingdom are now concerned about their safety. They are very anxious about the type of culture that is evolving and developing in every constituency and community.
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Look at them! The appalling behaviour from the Conservatives on sensitive issues such as this and the language that they have used today is an absolute and utter disgrace.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Wishart | Scottish National Party | 18,928 | 37.8% | −7.5 |
| Luke Graham | Conservative | 14,801 | 29.6% | −11.5 |
| Graham Cox | Labour | 9,018 | 18.0% | +13.0 |
| Amanda Clark | Liberal Democrat | 3,681 | 7.4% | −0.6 |
| Helen McDade | Reform UK | 2,970 | 5.9% | +5.2 |
| Sally Hughes | Independent | 679 | 1.4% |
Result summary as published: SNP hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Scottish National Party 37.8% | Conservative 29.6% | 4,127 | 64.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 45.3% | Conservative 41.1% | 2,364 | 74.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Perth and Kinross-shire lies within Perth and Kinross.
- Perth and Kinross S12000048
Who has power over Perth and Kinross-shire
Every body that makes decisions for Perth and Kinross-shire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Perth and Kinross-shire this page: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Perth and Kinross-shire?
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Perth and Kinross-shire?
The House of Commons Library records 18,928 votes for Pete Wishart of Scottish National Party and a majority of 4,127; 64.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Perth and Kinross-shire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,550, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Perth and Kinross-shire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £40,562 (April 2025).
How many children in Perth and Kinross-shire live in low income families?
2,187 children under 16, 13.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.