Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Clydebank and Milngavie
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Clydebank and Milngavie shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population70,398 (2019) [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 constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire. 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.

Contents

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

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, the Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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.

The Clydebank and Milngavie constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies. [2] Clydebank and Milngavie was retained as a Scottish Parliament constituency.

The constituency boundaries were reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The electoral wards used to form Clydebank and Milngavie are listed below. [3]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1999 Des McNulty Labour
2011 Gil Paterson SNP
2021 Marie McNair

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie [4] [5]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Marie McNair 17,78747.2Decrease2.svg2.015,12140.1Decrease2.svg3.0
Labour Douglas McAllister 12,51333.2Increase2.svg9.78,86623.5Increase2.svg3.5
Conservative Pam Gosal 4,15311.0Decrease2.svg7.46,62217.6Decrease2.svg2.2
Scottish Green 3,2698.7Increase2.svg1.8
Liberal Democrats Katy Gordon2,9877.9Decrease2.svg1.02,1695.8Decrease2.svg0.6
Alba 5761.5New
All for Unity 3430.9New
IndependentAlexander Robertson2200.6New
Scottish Family 1890.5New
Independent Green Voice 1720.5New
Freedom Alliance (UK)850.2New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 650.2New
Scottish Libertarian 560.1New
Reform UK 480.1New
TUSC 470.1New
UKIP 320.1Decrease2.svg1.5
Independent James Morrison210.1New
Independent Maurice Campbell180.0New
Scotia Future 120.0New
Renew 30.0New
Majority5,27414.0Decrease2.svg11.7
Valid Votes37,66037,714
Invalid Votes10766
Turnout 37,76769.0Increase2.svg8.837,78069.0Increase2.svg8.8
SNP hold Swing
Notes

    2010s

    2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie [6]
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegion
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    SNP Gil Paterson [lower-alpha 1] 16,15849.2Increase2.svg5.914,21643.1Increase2.svg1.2
    Labour Gail Casey7,72623.5Decrease2.svg17.36,59520.0Decrease2.svg12.7
    Conservative Maurice Golden 6,02918.4Increase2.svg8.76,53619.8Increase2.svg9.4
    Scottish Green 2,2596.9Increase2.svg3.1
    Liberal Democrats Frank Bowles2,9258.9Increase2.svg2.72,1266.4Increase2.svg1.6
    UKIP 5111.6Increase2.svg0.9
    Solidarity 2780.8Increase2.svg0.6
    Scottish Christian 2070.6Decrease2.svg0.2
    RISE 1730.5New
    Scottish Libertarian 390.1New
    Majority8,43225.7Increase2.svg23.2
    Valid Votes32,83832,940
    Invalid Votes11450
    Turnout 32,95260.2Increase2.svg6.532,99060.2Increase2.svg6.5
    SNP hold Swing
    Notes
    1. Incumbent member for this constituency
    2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie [7]
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegion
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    SNP Gil Paterson [lower-alpha 1] 12,27843.3N/A11,93541.9N/A
    Labour Des McNulty [lower-alpha 2] 11,56440.8N/A9,29532.7N/A
    Conservative Alice Struthers2,7589.7N/A2,88710.4N/A
    Liberal Democrats John Duncan1,7696.2N/A1,3794.8N/A
    Scottish Green 1,0763.8N/A
    All-Scotland Pensioners Party 4521.6N/A
    Scottish Christian 2310.8N/A
    Socialist Labour 2180.8N/A
    BNP 2040.7N/A
    UKIP 2000.7N/A
    Scottish Socialist 1990.7N/A
    Ban Bankers Bonuses1110.4N/A
    Pirate 740.3N/A
    Solidarity 580.2N/A
    Independent Richard Vassie300.1N/A
    Majority7142.5N/A
    Valid Votes28,36928,349
    Invalid Votes109110
    Turnout 28,47853.7N/A28,45953.7N/A
    SNP win (new boundaries)
    Notes
    1. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
    2. Incumbent member for this constituency

    2000s

    2007 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Des McNulty 11,617 43.4 +3.5
    SNP Gil Paterson 8,43831.5+8.7
    Conservative Murray Roxburgh3,54413.2+2.3
    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai3,16611.8−0.4
    Majority3,17911.9−5.2
    Turnout 26,76555.9+4.2
    Labour hold Swing
    2003 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Des McNulty 10,585 39.9 −5.4
    SNP James Yuill6,05122.8−8.4
    Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland3,22412.2−0.3
    Conservative Mary Leishman2,88510.9−0.2
    Scottish Socialist Dawn Brennan1,9027.2New
    Independent Danny McCafferty1,8677.0New
    Majority4,53417.1+3.0
    Turnout 26,51451.7−11.8
    Labour hold Swing

    1990s

    1999 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Des McNulty 15,105 45.3 N/A
    SNP James Yuill10,39531.2N/A
    Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland4,14912.5N/A
    Conservative Dorothy Luckhurst3,68811.1N/A
    Majority4,71014.1N/A
    Turnout 33,33763.5N/A
    Labour win (new seat)

    Notes

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