Stirling and Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stirling and Falkirk Burghs
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth
1950–1983
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Stirling, Falkirk East and Falkirk West [1]
1918–1950
Number of membersOne
Type of constituency District of Burghs constituency
Created from Stirlingshire

Stirling and Falkirk Burghs was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, comprising the burghs of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth. It ceased to be a District of Burghs in 1950, but a constituency of the same name covering the same burghs continued in existence. In 1974 it became Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth. This was in turn abolished in 1983; it was the last British constituency (apart from those including islands) to consist of non-contiguous parts.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Boundaries

The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of the burghs of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth. [2]

Members of Parliament

Stirling and Falkirk (1918-1974)

YearMemberParty
1918 John Macdonald Liberal
1922 Hugh Murnin Labour
1923 Sir George McCrae Liberal
1924 Hugh Murnin Labour
1931 James Reid, later Baron Reid Conservative
1935 Joseph Westwood Labour
1948 by-election Malcolm MacPherson Labour
1971 by-election Harry Ewing Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth (1974-1983)

YearMemberParty
Feb 1974 Harry Ewing Labour

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ewing 29,499 56.47 +13.22
Conservative William Dunn Boyles13,88126.57+12.50
SNP John Archibald Donachy8,85616.95-22.84
Majority15,61829.90+26.44
Turnout 52,23678.95-0.41
Labour hold Swing +0.36
General election October 1974: Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ewing 22,090 43.25 +1.39
SNP Robert McIntyre 20,32439.79+5.26
Conservative Geoffrey Alexander Campbell7,18614.07-9.54
Liberal John David Angles1,4772.89New
Majority1,7663.46-3.87
Turnout 51,07779.36-1.87
Labour hold Swing -3.87
General election February 1974: Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth [1] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ewing 21,685 41.86 -8.87
SNP Robert McIntyre 17,88634.53+20.03
Conservative Geoffrey Alexander Campbell12,22823.61-11.16
Majority3,7997.33-8.63
Turnout 51,79981.23+8.65
Labour hold Swing -14.45
1971 Stirling and Falkirk by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ewing 17,536 46.47 -4.26
SNP Robert McIntyre 13,04834.58+20.08
Conservative David R Anderson7,14918.95-15.82
Majority4,48811.89-4.07
Turnout 37,733
Labour hold Swing -12.17
General election 1970: Stirling and Falkirk [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 22,984 50.73 -1.92
Conservative David R Anderson15,75434.77+3.55
SNP Iain Murray6,57114.50+0.12
Majority7,23015.96-5.47
Turnout 45,30972.58-4.52
Labour hold Swing -2.74

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Stirling and Falkirk [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 23,146 52.65 +0.26
Conservative Iain Docherty13,72631.22-6.39
SNP William A Milne6,32214.38+4.40
Communist Peter McIntosh7671.74New
Majority9,42021.43+6.67
Turnout 43,96177.10-2.75
Labour hold Swing +3.33
General election 1964: Stirling and Falkirk [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 23,766 52.39 +2.78
Unionist John A Davidson17,07037.63-6.17
SNP William A Milne4,5269.98+3.38
Majority6,69614.76+8.95
Turnout 45,36279.85-1.22
Labour hold Swing +4.48

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Stirling and Falkirk [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 22,423 49.61 +1.45
Unionist Robert S Johnston 19,79743.80-1.31
SNP James Halliday2,9836.60-0.13
Majority2,6265.81+2.76
Turnout 45,20381.07+1.41
Labour hold Swing +1.38
General election 1955: Stirling and Falkirk [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 20,651 48.16 -4.10
Unionist James McMillan19,34545.11-2.63
SNP James Halliday2,8856.73New
Majority1,3063.05-9.01
Turnout 42,88179.66-6.41
Labour hold Swing -0.74
General election 1951: Stirling and Falkirk [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 24,421 52.26 +3.30
Unionist William D H C Forbes22,31347.74+2.21
Majority1,1084.52+1.09
Turnout 46,73486.07+1.66
Labour hold Swing +0.55
General election 1950: Stirling and Falkirk [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 22,186 48.96 -7.17
Unionist William D H C Forbes20,63245.53+1.67
SNP Robert Curran 1,6983.75N/A
Communist G McAlister8011.77New
Majority1,5543.43-8.83
Turnout 45,31784.41+12.91
Labour hold Swing -4.42

Elections in the 1940s

1948 Stirling and Falkirk by-election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm MacPherson 17,001 49.0 -7.1
Unionist WDHC Forbes14,82642.8-1.1
SNP Robert Curran 2,8318.2New
Majority2,1756.2-6.0
Turnout 34,65872.9+1.4
Labour hold Swing -3.0
General election 1945: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Westwood 18,326 56.1 +4.9
Unionist James Frederick Gordon Thomson14,32343.9-4.9
Majority4,00312.2+9.8
Turnout 32,64971.5-6.9
Labour hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Westwood 17,958 51.2 +14.8
Unionist James Reid 17,08748.8-14.8
Majority8712.4N/A
Turnout 35,04578.4-3.0
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +14.8
General election 1931: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist James Reid 21,844 63.6 +32.3
Labour Hugh Murnin 12,48336.4-11.0
Majority9,36127.2N/A
Turnout 34,32781.4+2.3
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +21.6

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Murnin 15,408 47.4 -6.5
Unionist Douglas Jamieson 10,16431.3New
Independent ProtestantA Ratcliffe6,90221.3New
Majority5,24416.1+8.3
Turnout 32,47479.1-2.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Murnin 13,436 53.9 +4.3
Liberal George McCrae 11,51246.1-4.3
Majority1,9247.8N/A
Turnout 24,94881.6+9.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +4.3
General election 1923: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George McCrae 10,721 50.4 +3.7
Labour Hugh Murnin 10,56549.6-3.7
Majority1560.8N/A
Turnout 21,28671.70.0
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +3.7
General election 1922: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Murnin 11,073 53.3 +17.6
National Liberal John Macdonald 9,71746.7-17.6
Majority1,3566.6N/A
Turnout 20,79071.7+22.3
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing +17.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Stirling and Falkirk [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Macdonald 9,350 64.3
Labour Archibald Logan 5,20135.7
Majority4,14928.6
Turnout 14,55149.4
Liberal win (new seat)

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  2. ↑ Representation of the People Act 1918, Schedule 9, Part I.
  3. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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  8. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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  10. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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  12. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
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