Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from East Dunbartonshire and West Stirlingshire [1]
Replaced by Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

Contents

The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 Norman Hogg Labour
1997 Rosemary McKenna Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Elections

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Hogg 16,629 49.2 −3.0
SDP Douglas J. Herbison6,70119.8+17.7
SNP Gordon Murray 5,87517.4−14.2
Conservative Anne Thomson4,59013.60.0
Majority9,92829.4
Turnout 33,79576.5
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Hogg 21,385 60.0 +10.8
SNP Thomas Johnston6,98219.6+2.2
SDP Colin Deans5,89111.4−8.4
Conservative Anne Thomson3,2279.0−4.6
Majority14,40340.4+11.0
Turnout 37,48578.5+2.0
Labour hold Swing +5.0

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Hogg 19,855 54.0 −6.0
SNP Thomas Johnston10,64028.9+9.3
Conservative Iain Mitchell4,14311.3+2.3
Liberal Democrats Jean Haddow2,1185.8−5.6
Majority9,21525.1−15.3
Turnout 36,75679.9+1.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary McKenna 21,141 58.7 +4.7
SNP Colin Barrie10,01327.8−1.1
Conservative Ian Sewell2,4416.8−4.5
Liberal Democrats John S. Biggam1,3683.8−2.0
Prolife Alliance Jan Cara6091.7New
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan3451.0New
Referendum Pamela Cook1070.3New
Majority11,12830.9+5.8
Turnout 36,02475.0−4.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary McKenna 16,144 54.4 −4.3
SNP David McGlashan8,62429.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats John O'Donnell1,9346.5+2.7
Conservative Alison Ross1,4604.9−1.9
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan1,2874.3+3.3
Scottish Freedom Referendum PartyThomas Taylor2500.8New
Majority7,52025.4−5.5
Turnout 29,69959.7−15.3
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "'Cumbernauld and Kilsyth', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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