Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Location within Scotland
Major settlements Croy, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch
Current constituency
Created 2005 (as Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Member of Parliament Katrina Murray (Labour)
Created from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin and Bearsden

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden. The seat has been represented since 2024 by Katrina Murray of Scottish Labour.

Contents

The constituency covers the north of the North Lanarkshire council area, and small eastern and northern part of the East Dunbartonshire council area. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended new boundaries for the constituency and for it to be renamed from Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, despite the fact that the constituency under the new boundaries still contains Kilsyth and only covers the eastern half of Kirkintilloch. [1]

Boundaries

2005–2024 (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies, the boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004. Further to reviews of local government ward boundaries which came into effect in 2007 and 2017, but did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the constituency comprised the following wards or part wards:

The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow. This constituency brought together areas from North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire councils. The western, mostly rural, areas including Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Twechar and the Campsie Fells were joined in the east and south by eastern parts Kirkintilloch and the entire towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These two latter areas formed one constituency prior to the 2000 review.

2024–present (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch)

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the newly named constituency comprises the following wards or part wards:

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2005–2024

The boundary review resulted in the gain of Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead from Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (renamed Coatbridge and Bellshill), partly offset by the transfer of Lennoxtown and Milton of Campsie to Mid Dunbartonshire.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] Party
2005 Rosemary McKenna Labour
2010 Gregg McClymont Labour
2015 Stuart McDonald Scottish National Party
2024 Katrina Murray Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katrina Murray 18,513 45.2 +18.1
SNP Stuart McDonald 14,36935.1−16.9
Reform UK Billy Ross3,1677.7N/A
Conservative Satbir Gill1,9394.7−10.3
Scottish Green Anne McCrossan1,6944.1+3.9
Liberal Democrats Adam Harley1,2943.2−2.4
Majority4,14410.1N/A
Turnout 41,14658.5
Labour gain from SNP Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Stuart McDonald 24,158 52.8 +9.2
Labour James McPhilemy11,18224.5−9.4
Conservative Roz McCall 7,38016.1−2.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Murray2,9666.6+3.8
Majority12,97628.3+18.6
Turnout 45,71669.3+3.4
SNP hold Swing +9.3
2017 general election: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Stuart McDonald 19,122 43.6 −16.3
Labour Elisha Fisher14,85833.9+3.9
Conservative Stephen Johnston8,01018.3+10.4
Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland1,2382.8+0.6
UKIP Carl Pearson6051.4N/A
Majority4,2649.7−22.2
Turnout 43,83365.9−7.7
SNP hold Swing −10.1
2015 general election: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Stuart McDonald 29,572 59.9 +36.1
Labour Gregg McClymont 14,82030.0−27.2
Conservative Malcolm MacKay3,8917.9−0.4
Liberal Democrats John Duncan1,0992.2−7.3
Majority14,75229.9N/A
Turnout 49,38273.6+9.3
SNP gain from Labour Swing +31.7
2010 general election: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gregg McClymont 23,549 57.2 +5.4
SNP Julie Hepburn9,79423.8+1.6
Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland3,9249.5−5.4
Conservative Stephanie Fraser3,4078.3+1.3
Scottish Socialist Willie O'Neill4761.2−1.7
Majority13,75533.4+3.8
Turnout 41,15064.3+3.9
Labour hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary McKenna 20,251 51.8
SNP Jamie Hepburn 8,68922.2
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 5,81714.9
Conservative James Boswell2,7187.0
Scottish Socialist Willie O'Neill1,1412.9
Christian Vote Patrick Elliott4721.2
Majority11,56229.6
Turnout 39,08860.4
Labour win (new seat)

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References

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