Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dundee West
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
DundeeWestConstituency.svg
Boundary of Dundee West in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Angus/Dundee City
Major settlements Dundee
1950–2024
Created from Dundee
Replaced byDundee Central

Dundee West was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

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The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the two-seat Dundee constituency was split into two single seat constituencies: Dundee East and Dundee West.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes, gaining further parts of the Dundee City council area. As a consequence, it was renamed Dundee Central, and was first contested at the 2024 general election. [1]

Boundaries

Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2005-2024

1950–1974: The County of the City of Dundee wards numbers 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Dundee wards of Balgay, Camperdown, Downfield, Law, Lochee, and Riverside. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

1983–1997: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Ardler/Blackside, Central/Riverside, Downfield/St Mary's, Dudhope/Logie, Gourdie/Pitalpin, Law/Ancrum, Lochee, Menziehill/Ninewells, Rockwell/Fairmuir, and Trottick/Gillburn.

1997–2005: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Central, Charleston, Kingsway West, Kirkton, Law, Lochee, Ninewells, Riverside, and St Mary's.

2005–2024: The part of the Dundee City council area other than the Dundee East Burgh Constituency and the Angus Council ward of Sidlaw West.

The constituency was one of two covering the Dundee City council area, the other being Dundee East. Final boundaries were first used in the 2005 general election.

As well as covering a western portion of the city area, the West constituency also included, to the north and west, part of the Angus council area. Similarly, the east constituency included, to the north and east, another part of the Angus council area.

Prior to the 2005 election, both constituencies were entirely within the city area, and the north-eastern and north-western areas of the city were within the Angus constituency. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the older boundaries.

Politics and history of the constituency

Dundee West was held by the Labour Party from the first time it was contested in 1950 until the 2015 general election. Initially it was more marginal than its neighbour Dundee East. Additionally the Labour candidate always polled more than 50% of the votes cast in these contests. However, in 1959 Labour's majority over Conservative candidate was only 714 votes. This majority greatly increased at the 1963 by-election and by 1970, Labour's majority and share of the vote in Dundee West was better than the same figures in Dundee East. [2]

Labour's majority was reduced in 2005 by the SNP candidate Joe Fitzpatrick despite changes to the boundaries which should have favoured Labour; suggesting that the constituency might be becoming more marginal, although the gap widened again in 2010. The last MP was Chris Law, who was the first-ever MP from the Scottish National Party elected for Dundee West; as part of the party's near-clean sweep of the majority of Scottish seats at that year's general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1950 John Strachey Labour
1963 by-election Peter Doig
1979 Ernie Ross
2005 Jim McGovern
2015 Chris Law SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Dundee West [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Chris Law 22,355 53.8 +7.1
Labour Jim Malone10,09624.3−8.8
Conservative Tess White 5,14912.4−3.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Coleman2,4685.9+2.8
Brexit Party Stuart Waiton 1,2713.1New
CPA Quinta Arrey2400.6New
Majority12,25929.5+15.9
Turnout 41,57964.5+2.8
SNP hold Swing +7.1
General election 2017: Dundee West [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Chris Law [10] 18,045 46.7 −15.2
Labour Alan Cowan12,78333.1+9.4
Conservative Darren Cormack6,25716.2+7.6
Liberal Democrats Jenny Blain1,1893.1+0.7
Independent Sean Dobson4031.0New
Majority5,26213.6−24.6
Turnout 38,67761.7−6.1
SNP hold Swing -12.3
General election 2015: Dundee West [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Chris Law 27,684 61.9 +33.0
Labour Michael Marra 10,59223.7−24.8
Conservative Nicola Ross3,8528.6−0.7
Scottish Green Pauline Hinchion [13] 1,2252.7New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Coleman [14] 1,0572.4−9.0
TUSC Jim McFarlane [15] 3040.7−0.3
Majority17,09238.2N/A
Turnout 44,71467.8+8.9
SNP gain from Labour Swing +28.9
General election 2010: Dundee West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim McGovern 17,994 48.5 +3.9
SNP Jim Barrie10,71628.9−1.1
Liberal Democrats John Barnett4,23311.4−3.0
Conservative Colin Stewart3,4619.3+1.0
Independent Andy McBride3651.0New
TUSC Jim McFarlane3571.0New
Majority7,27819.6+5.0
Turnout 37,12658.9+2.8
Labour hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Dundee West (new boundaries) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim McGovern 16,468 44.6 −5.7
SNP Joe Fitzpatrick 11,08930.0+2.2
Liberal Democrats Nykoma Garry5,32314.4+5.2
Conservative Christopher McKinlay3,0628.3−0.6
Scottish Socialist Jim McFarlane9942.7−1.2
Majority5,37914.6−7.9
Turnout 36,93656.1N/A
Labour hold Swing
General election 2001: Dundee West [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 14,787 50.6 −3.2
SNP Gordon Archer7,98727.3+4.1
Conservative Ian Hail2,6569.1−4.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dick2,6209.0+1.3
Scottish Socialist Jim McFarlane1,1924.1+3.0
Majority6,80023.3−7.3
Turnout 29,24254.4−13.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Dundee West [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 20,875 53.8 +4.8
SNP John Dorward9,01623.2−0.4
Conservative Neil Powrie5,01513.2−5.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dick2,9727.7+0.2
Scottish Socialist Mary Ward4281.1New
Referendum John MacMillan4111.1New
Majority11,85930.6+5.2
Turnout 38,71767.7−2.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Dundee West [21] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 20,498 49.0 −4.4
SNP Keith Brown9,89423.6+8.3
Conservative Andrew Spearman7,74618.5+0.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dick3,1327.5−5.2
Scottish Green Elly Hood4321.0New
Natural Law Donald Arnold1590.4New
Majority10,60425.4−10.0
Turnout 41,86169.8−5.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dundee West [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 24,916 53.4 +7.9
Conservative John Donnelly8,39018.0−3.7
SNP Alasdair Morgan 7,16415.3−1.8
SDP Rosemary Lonie5,92212.7−4.4
Communist Stephen Matthewson3080.7New
Majority16,52635.4+13.6
Turnout 46,70075.4+1.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Dundee West [24] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 20,288 43.5 −12.8
Conservative David Senior10,13821.7−8.9
SDP Elizabeth Dick7,97617.1New
SNP James Lynch7,97317.1+4.7
Ecology Patrick Marks3020.6New
Majority10,15021.8+1.0
Turnout 46,67774.4−4.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Dundee West [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernie Ross 23,654 47.25 +6.24
SNP Jim Fairlie 13,19726.36−8.75
Conservative I. Stevenson12,89225.75+7.29
Communist Raymond Mennie3160.63−0.17
Majority10,45720.89+14.99
Turnout 50,05978.41+4.09
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Dundee West [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 19,480 41.01 −2.02
SNP Jim Fairlie 16,67835.11+9.98
Conservative C.G. Findlay8,76918.46−12.07
Liberal R. Hewett2,1954.62New
Communist H. McLevy3810.80−0.51
Majority2,8025.90−6.60
Turnout 47,50374.32−6.94
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Dundee West [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 22,193 43.03 −8.51
Conservative M. Tomison15,74530.53−7.43
SNP Jim Fairlie 12,95925.13+16.42
Communist H. McLevy6731.31−0.28
Majority6,44812.50−0.88
Turnout 51,57081.26+5.00
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Dundee West [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 26,271 51.54
Conservative J.A. Payne19,44938.16
SNP J.A. Shepherd4,4418.71New
Communist H. McLevy8091.59
Majority6,82213.38
Turnout 50,94076.26
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Dundee West [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 26,705 53.71 +0.37
Conservative C. A. MacNab18,34536.90−7.65
Liberal J. W. Cruddas3,4546.95N/A
Communist David Bowman1,2172.45+0.03
Majority8,36016.81+7.72
Turnout 49,72179.90−1.60
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Dundee West [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 27,090 53.3 +3.7
National Liberal Henry Campbell Scarlett22,47344.2−3.9
Communist David Bowman1,2282.4+0.3
Majority4,6179.1+7.8
Turnout 50,79181.5−1.4
Labour hold Swing
1963 by-election: Dundee West [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Doig 22,449 50.6 +1.0
National Liberal Robert Taylor17,49439.4−8.9
SNP James C. Lees3,2857.4New
Communist David P. Bowman1,1702.6+0.5
Majority4,95511.2+9.9
Turnout 44,39871.6−11.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Dundee West [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Strachey 25,857 49.6 −0.9
Unionist Robert R. Taylor25,14348.3+1.4
Communist David P. Bowman1,0872.1−0.5
Majority7141.3−2.3
Turnout 52,08782.9+0.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Dundee West [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Strachey 26,082 50.52 −1.08
National Liberal Gordon HM Pirie24,20846.89N/A
Communist David P. Bowman1,3352.59−0.09
Majority1,8743.63−3.25
Turnout 51,62582.70−4.10
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Dundee West [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Strachey 29,020 51.60 −1.90
Liberal John Junor 25,71445.72+43.87
Communist David P. Bowman1,5082.68New
Majority3,3065.88−2.98
Turnout 56,24286.80−1.28
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Dundee West [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Strachey 28,386 53.50 N/A
National Liberal Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn 23,68544.64N/A
Liberal Colin James Canning9861.86N/A
Majority4,7018.86N/A
Turnout 53,05788.08N/A
Labour win (new seat)

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