Election 97

Ochil

Current MP Martin O'Neill
Conservative 97 6,383
Labour 97 19,707
LibDem 97 2,262
Nationalist 97 15,055
Other 97 169
Elected party
Ochil

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Clackmannan
Conservative 92 10,367
Labour 92 18,620
LibDem 92 2,984
Nationalist 92 11,270
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

To the north of the Firth of Forth, the constituency of Ochil embraces a network of small industrial towns in a former coalmining area between Stirling and Dumfermline. Alva and Alloa, Dollar and Tillicoultry are all Labour fiefdoms, while the main area of Conservative strength is to be found in Loch Leven. There are quite strong SNP traditions in this area, and the Nationalists won the former Clackmannan seat here in the 1970s. Labour should hold in all circumstances except a major SNP revival.


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