Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dumbarton Burghs
Former District of burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Dunbartonshire
Major settlements Dumbarton and Clydebank
1918–1950
SeatsOne
Created from Kilmarnock Burghs
Dunbartonshire
Replaced by Dunbartonshire East
Dunbartonshire West

Dumbarton Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950.

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Boundaries

It consisted of the burghs of Dumbarton and Clydebank in Dunbartonshire. The rest of the county formed the rural (or county) constituency of Dunbartonshire.

History

Before the creation of the Dumbarton Burghs constituency, the burgh of Dumbarton had formed as part of the constituency of Kilmarnock Burghs, and Clydebank had been within the Dunbartonshire county constituency. When Dumbarton Burghs was abolished, the whole county of Dunbartonshire was re-organised into two new county constituencies, Dunbartonshire East and Dunbartonshire West.

For almost all of its history, Dumbarton Burghs was represented by David Kirkwood of the Labour Party, an important Red Clydesider. The only exception was 1918 to 1922, when it was represented by John Taylor, a supporter of David Lloyd George's coalition government.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1918 John Taylor Coalition Liberal
1922 David Kirkwood, later Baron Kirkwood Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1918: Dumbarton Burghs [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal John Taylor 11,73452.62
Labour David Kirkwood 10,56647.38
Majority1,1685.24
Turnout 22,30070.40
Registered electors 31,678
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Dumbarton Burghs [4] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 16,397 64.29 +16.91
National Liberal John Taylor 9,10735.71−16.91
Majority7,29028.58N/A
Turnout 25,50476.22+5.82
Registered electors 33,463
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +16.91
General election 1923: Dumbarton Burghs [4] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 13,472 61.26 −3.03
Unionist Walter Black Munro8,52038.74New
Majority4,95222.52−6.06
Turnout 21,99267.98−8.24
Registered electors 32,349
Labour hold Swing −3.03
General election 1924: Dumbarton Burghs [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 14,562 59.22 −2.04
Unionist Walter Black Munro10,02740.78+2.04
Majority4,53518.44−4.08
Turnout 24,58976.14+8.16
Registered electors 32,293
Labour hold Swing −3.03
General election 1929: Dumbarton Burghs [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 19,193 63.10 +3.88
Unionist Charles Milne 11,22536.90−3.88
Majority7,96826.20+7.76
Turnout 30,41877.06+0.92
Registered electors 39,474
Labour hold Swing +3.88
General election 1931: Dumbarton Burghs [6] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour David Kirkwood 16,335 51.57 −11.53
Unionist MJ McCracken15,33848.43+11.53
Majority9973.14N/A
Turnout 31,67380.69+3.63
Registered electors 39,253
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing −11.53
General election 1935: Dumbarton Burghs [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 20,409 65.17 +13.60
Unionist MJ McCracken10,90934.83−13.60
Majority9,50030.34N/A
Turnout 31,31878.80−1.89
Registered electors 39,744
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing +13.60
General election 1945: Dumbarton Burghs [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkwood 16,262 65.21 +0.04
Unionist John Richardson8,67634.79−0.04
Majority7,58630.42+0.08
Turnout 24,93873.20−5.60
Registered electors 34,067
Labour hold Swing +0.04

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  576. ISBN   0-900178-01-9.
  4. 1 2 The Times, 8 December 1923
  5. ↑ Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
  6. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  7. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
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