▁Kin ross - shire ▁and ▁C lack mann ans hire , ▁alongside ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁industrial ised ▁parts ▁of ▁St ir ling shire , ▁tradition ally ▁a ▁SN P - Lab our ▁marg inal . ▁When ▁O ch il ▁and ▁South ▁Per th shire ▁was ▁first ▁formed , ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁SN P - Lab our ▁marg inal ; ▁however , ▁the ▁SN P ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁subsequent ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁T asm ina ▁Ah med - She ikh ▁gained ▁the ▁seat ▁from ▁Gordon ▁B anks ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁across ▁Scotland ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁ 5 6 ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁ 5 9 ▁parliament ary ▁seats . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁Ah med - She ikh ▁lost ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁to ▁Luke ▁Graham ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁local ▁election ▁all ▁w ards ▁in ▁southern ▁Per th ▁and ▁Kin ross - shire ▁voted ▁Conserv ative ▁by ▁a ▁good ▁margin . ▁The ▁result ▁in ▁C lack mann ans hire ▁was ▁mixed , ▁with ▁the ▁SN P ▁forming ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁across ▁the ▁county ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁but ▁missing ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁D ollar ▁to ▁the ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁area ▁and