Perth and Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois
Type
Type	Unitary authority of Perth and Kinross
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	1996 (1996)
Preceded by	Tayside
Leadership
Provost	Dennis Melloy, Scottish Conservatives
Leader of the Council	Murray Lyle, Scottish Conservatives
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (16 + 3 sitting with opposition) Other parties   Scottish National Party (13)   Liberal Democrats (5)   Independents (2)   Labour (1)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2017
Next election	5 May 2022
Website
www.pkc.gov.uk

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Perth and Kinross Council (Scots Gaelic: Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois) is the local government council for the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It employs around 6,000 people.

The council was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, when the Tayside region was divided between three new unitary council areas: Perth and Kinross, Angus, and Dundee City.

The current Perth and Kinross council headquarters are located in Perth at No.2 High Street, near Tay Street, although many public enquiries and council services are handled from the nearby Pullar House at Mill Street, the former business premises of J. Pullar and Sons.

Elections[]

General elections to the council are held on a four-year cycle. The most recent poll was held in 2017, on Thursday 4 May. The next local election will be held in 2022.

As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and the recommendations put forth by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, there are twelve wards within the Perth and Kinross council area. The 2007 general election was the first to use the single transferable vote system of election and multi-member wards, each ward electing three or four councillors. This system was introduced as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and is designed to produce a form of proportional representation.

Political composition[]

Map of the area's wards (2017 configuration)

The council is currently led by a minority Conservative administration.^[1] As of April 2020, two Conservative councillors choose to sit with the opposition.^[2]

Since the election 2017 there have been several changes to the composition of the council:

• Michael Jamieson (Conservative, Perth City South) resigned in September 2017, replaced by Audrey Coates (Conservative) in a November 2017 by-election.^[3]
• Ian Campbell (Conservative, Highland) died in February 2018, replaced by John Duff (Conservative) in an April 2018 by-election.^[4]
• Dave Doogan (SNP, Perth City North) resigned in February 2020 having been elected as MP for Angus in the recent general election.^[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic a by-election scheduled for May 2020 was delayed until November, where the seat was taken by Ian Massie (SNP).^[6][7]
• Bob Band (SNP, Perth City South) died in March 2020, replaced by Liz Barrett (Liberal Democrat) in a November 2020 by-election.^[7]
• Henry Anderson (SNP, Almond and Earn) died in December 2020 from COVID-19, replaced by Frank Smith (Conservative) in a March 2021 by-election.^[8]
• Mike Barnacle (Independent, Kinross-shire) joined the Conservative Party on 29 March 2021.^[9]

References[]

External links[]

• Council website

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