UK Explained

Stirling and Strathallan

Represented in Parliament by Chris Kane (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Chris Kane, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Stirling and Strathallan compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 122 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £861£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 130 areas and lower than 518.

UK 3.9%This area 2.3%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Stirling and Strathallan£8612.3%
East Kilbride and Strathaven£8602.3%
Lichfield£8622.3%
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge£8572.3%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Chris Kane

Labour

MAJORITY
1,394

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

Chris Kane won with 34% of the votes, and Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Labour34% · 16,856
Scottish National Party31% · 15,462
Conservative19% · 9,469
Reform UK6% · 3,145
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,530
Scottish Green Party5% · 2,320
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chris KaneLabour16,85633.9%
Alyn SmithScottish National Party15,46231.1%
Neil BennyConservative9,46919.0%
Bill McDonaldReform UK3,1456.3%
Hamish TaylorLiberal Democrat2,5305.1%
Andrew AdamScottish Green Party2,3204.7%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£861 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.3%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026