Dundee Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dundee Central
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Dundee Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Boundary of Dundee Central in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Dundee
Electorate 75,298 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements Dundee
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Chris Law (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created from Dundee East & Dundee West

Dundee Central is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Chris Law of the Scottish National Party, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Dundee West from 2015 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Dundee:

It covers the whole of the abolished Dundee West constituency, except the small part in Angus Council, together with western parts of the former Dundee East constituency, which has largely been replaced by Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. [5]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dundee Central [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Chris Law 15,544 40.0 −16.5
Labour Richard McCready14,86938.3+14.5
Liberal Democrats Daniel Coleman2,4026.2+0.7
Reform UK Vicky McCann2,3636.1+3.5
Conservative Emma Farquhar1,5694.0−7.1
Alba Alan Ross8132.1N/A
TUSC Jim McFarlane6001.5N/A
Scottish Family Susan Ettle3570.9N/A
Workers Party Raymond Mennie1920.5N/A
Independent Niko Omilana1390.4N/A
Majority 6751.7
Turnout 38,84852.3
SNP hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [8]
PartyVote %
Scottish National Party 26,34756.5
Labour 11,12623.8
Conservative 5,16111.1
Liberal Democrats 2,5865.5
Brexit Party 1,1912.6
Other2400.5
Majority15,22132.6
Turnout46,65162.0
Electorate75,298

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. ↑ "2023 review final recs news release" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
  2. ↑ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ↑ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details – Dundee Central". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Dundee Central results". BBC News.
  7. ↑ "Election Results; Constituency: Dundee Central". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dundee Central notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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