Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency).

Clydebank and Milngavie
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Clydebank and Milngavie shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland (2011 boundaries)
Electorate	55,112 (2022) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1999
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Marie McNair
Council area	West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire

Clydebank and Milngavie (Gaelic: Bruach Chluaidh agus Muileann-Ghaidh) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire. ^[2] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. ^[3]

The current member is Marie McNair of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who has held the seat since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, and Strathkelvin and Bearsden. ^[3] The region covers the whole of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire; and parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, and Glasgow. ^[4]

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map of boundaries from 2011

The rest of East Dunbartonshire is covered by the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency; the rest of West Dunbartonshire is covered by the Dumbarton constituency. ^[5]

The Clydebank and Milngavie constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the existing Clydebank and Milngavie UK Parliament constituency. Ahead of the 2005 United Kingdom general election the House of Commons constituencies in Scotland were altered, whilst the exisiting Scottish Parliament constituencies were retained. ^[6] There is now longer any link between the two sets of boundaries. The constituency boundaries were reviewed and altered ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. In 2025, ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, a further review was undertaken: a very minor boundary change was made in the Old Kilpatrick area where the constituency borders the Dumbarton constituency in order to align constituency and ward boundaries. ^[7]

The electoral wards of East Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Council used in the current creation of Clydebank and Milngavie are: ^[2]

• East Dunbartonshire
  • Milngavie (entire ward)
  • Bearsden North (entire ward)
• West Dunbartonshire
  • Kilpatrick (entire ward)
  • Clydebank Central (entire ward)
  • Clydebank Waterfront (entire ward)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Des McNulty	Labour
	2011	Gil Paterson	SNP
	2021	Marie McNair

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Marie McNair	17,787	47.2	2.0	15,121	40.1	3.0
	Labour	Douglas McAllister	12,513	33.2	9.7	8,866	23.5	3.5
	Conservative	Pam Gosal	4,153	11.0	7.4	6,622	17.6	2.2
	Green					3,269	8.7	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon	2,987	7.9	1.0	2,169	5.8	0.6
	Alba					576	1.5	New
	All for Unity					343	0.9	New
	Independent	Alexander Robertson	220	0.6	New
	Scottish Family					189	0.5	New
	Independent Green Voice					172	0.5	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					85	0.2	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					65	0.2	New
	Scottish Libertarian					56	0.1	New
	Reform					48	0.1	New
	TUSC					47	0.1	New
	UKIP					32	0.1	1.5
	Independent	James Morrison				21	0.1	New
	Independent	Maurice Campbell				18	0.0	New
	Scotia Future					12	0.0	New
	Renew					3	0.0	New
Majority			5,274	14.0	11.7
Valid Votes			37,660			37,714
Invalid Votes			107			66
Turnout			37,767	69.0	8.8	37,780	69.0	8.8
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Gil Paterson [a]	16,158	49.2	5.9	14,216	43.1	1.2
	Labour	Gail Casey	7,726	23.5	17.3	6,595	20.0	12.7
	Conservative	Maurice Golden	6,029	18.4	8.7	6,536	19.8	9.4
	Green					2,259	6.9	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Bowles	2,925	8.9	2.7	2,126	6.4	1.6
	UKIP					511	1.6	0.9
	Solidarity					278	0.8	0.6
	Scottish Christian					207	0.6	0.2
	RISE					173	0.5	New
	Scottish Libertarian					39	0.1	New
Majority			8,432	25.7	23.2
Valid Votes			32,838			32,940
Invalid Votes			114			50
Turnout			32,952	60.2	6.5	32,990	60.2	6.5
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Gil Paterson [a]	12,278	43.3	N/A	11,935	41.9	N/A
	Labour	Des McNulty [b]	11,564	40.8	N/A	9,295	32.7	N/A
	Conservative	Alice Struthers	2,758	9.7	N/A	2,887	10.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Duncan	1,769	6.2	N/A	1,379	4.8	N/A
	Green					1,076	3.8	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					452	1.6	N/A
	Scottish Christian					231	0.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour					218	0.8	N/A
	BNP					204	0.7	N/A
	UKIP					200	0.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					199	0.7	N/A
	Ban Bankers Bonuses					111	0.4	N/A
	Pirate					74	0.3	N/A
	Solidarity					58	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Richard Vassie				30	0.1	N/A
Majority			714	2.5	N/A
Valid Votes			28,369			28,349
Invalid Votes			109			110
Turnout			28,478	53.7	N/A	28,459	53.7	N/A
	SNP win (new boundaries)
Notes Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency Incumbent member for this constituency

2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des McNulty	11,617	43.4	+3.5
	SNP	Gil Paterson	8,438	31.5	+8.7
	Conservative	Murray Roxburgh	3,544	13.2	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ashay Ghai	3,166	11.8	−0.4
Majority			3,179	11.9	−5.2
Turnout			26,765	55.9	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des McNulty	10,585	39.9	−5.4
	SNP	James Yuill	6,051	22.8	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ackland	3,224	12.2	−0.3
	Conservative	Mary Leishman	2,885	10.9	−0.2
	Scottish Socialist	Dawn Brennan	1,902	7.2	New
	Independent	Danny McCafferty	1,867	7.0	New
Majority			4,534	17.1	+3.0
Turnout			26,514	51.7	−11.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des McNulty	15,105	45.3	N/A
	SNP	James Yuill	10,395	31.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ackland	4,149	12.5	N/A
	Conservative	Dorothy Luckhurst	3,688	11.1	N/A
Majority			4,710	14.1	N/A
Turnout			33,337	63.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

Citations

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
3. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 29.
4. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140-142.
6. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
7. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 54-67.
8. Constituencies A-Z | Clydebank and Milngavie, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
9. "2021 Results (6 May)". West Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
10. "2016 Results (5 May)". West Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
11. "2011 Results (5 May)". West Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Bibliography

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

External links

• "Clydebank and Milngavie constituency map (2025 review)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
• "Clydebank and Milngavie constituency map (2011 review)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.