Perth and Kinross election count gets underway
Thousands of residents headed to the polls yesterday to vote for the region’s next Scottish Parliament representatives
Polling stations were busy yesterday
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Thousands of residents across Perth and Kinross headed to the polls yesterday to elect the region’s next Scottish Parliament representatives.
A KEY election battleground, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire is the most marginal SNP-held constituency in Scotland. The seat has been in the hands of the Nationalists since its creation in 2011 – as was its predecessor, the old Holyrood constituency of Perth. But before devolution, this was historically a Conservative area. And while the SNP s Roseanna Cunningham enjoyed a healthy majority of 7,166 in 2011, the Tories slashed this to just 1,422 at the last Holyrood election. Ms Cunningham, a former MP, is now standing down, and Tory leader Douglas Ross has the constituency firmly in his sights. While a good chunk of the electorate lives in the city of Perth, this is a seat where farming and rural issues play an important role.
Plaque in Perth goes up for Scottish workers killed doing their job
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A plaque in Perth was put up for International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) to remember all those across the world killed at or around their place of work (Image: Perthshire Advertiser)
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Nominations closed on Wednesday for the seat, which was won five years ago by the SNP s Roseanna Cunningham with a slim 1422 majority over Conservative Liz Smith
Roseanna Cunningham is standing down as MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
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