West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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West of Scotland
Former electoral region
for the Scottish Parliament
West of Scotland 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
West of Scotland shown within Scotland
Former electoral region
Created 1999
Abolished2011
Council areas Argyll and Bute (part)
East Dunbartonshire (part)
East Renfrewshire
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire (part)
Renfrewshire (part)
West Dunbartonshire
Constituencies Clydebank and Milngavie
Cunninghame North
Dumbarton
Eastwood
Greenock and Inverclyde
Paisley North
Paisley South
Strathkelvin and Bearsden
West Renfrewshire

West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.

Contents

The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.

Constituencies and local government areas

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:

MapConstituency
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  1. Clydebank and Milngavie
    covers the eastern portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a western portion of the East Dunbartonshire council area.
  2. Cunninghame North
    covers a north-western portion of the North Ayrshire council area.
  3. Dumbarton
    covers a western portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a south-eastern portion of the Argyll and Bute council area.
  4. Eastwood
    covers the East Renfrewshire council area.
  5. Greenock and Inverclyde
    covers a western portion of the Inverclyde council area.
  6. Paisley North
    covers an eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area.
  7. Paisley South
    covers a south eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area.
  8. Strathkelvin and Bearsden
    covers the majority of the East Dunbartonshire council area.
  9. West Renfrewshire
    covers a western portion of the Renfrewshire council area and an eastern portion of the Inverclyde council area.

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. [1]

In terms of local government areas the region covered:

Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region consists of the constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Starthkelvin and Bearsden. These were newly formed constituencies.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

TermElection Strathkelvin and Bearsden Clydebank and Milngavie Dumbarton Eastwood Paisley South Paisley North West Renfrewshire Greenock and Iverclyde Cunninghame North
1st 1999 Sam Galbraith
(Labour)		 Des McNulty
(Labour)		 Jackie Baillie
(Labour)		 Kenneth Macintosh
(Labour)		 Hugh Henry
(Labour)		 Wendy Alexander
(Labour)		 Trish Godman
(Labour)		 Duncan McNeil
(Labour)		 Allan Wilson
(Labour)
Brian Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
2nd 2003 Jean Turner
Independent
3rd 2007 David Whitton
(Labour)		 Kenneth Gibson
(SNP)

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

ParliamentMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSP
1st
(1999–2003)		 Colin Campbell
(SNP)		 Kay Ullrich
(SNP)		 Lloyd Quinan
(SNP)		 Fiona McLeod
(SNP)		 Ross Finnie
(Lib Dem)		 Annabel Goldie
(Conservative)		 John Young
(Conservative)
2nd
(2003–07)		 Stewart Maxwell
(SNP)		 Campbell Martin
(SNP)		 Bruce McFee
(SNP)		 Frances Curran
(Socialist)		 Murray Tosh
(Conservative)
3rd
(2007–11)		 Stuart McMillan
(SNP)		 Bill Wilson
(SNP)		 Gil Paterson
(SNP)		 Jackson Carlaw
(Conservative)

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Clydebank and Milngavie Des McNulty Labour hold
Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson SNP gain from Labour
Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Labour hold
Eastwood Kenneth Macintosh Labour hold
Greenock and Inverclyde Duncan McNeil Labour hold
Paisley North Wendy Alexander Labour hold
Paisley South Hugh Henry Labour hold
Strathkelvin and Bearsden David Whitton Labour gain from Independent
West Renfrewshire Patricia Godman Labour hold

Additional member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0091,72534.2%-1.6%
SNP Stewart Maxwell
Gil Paterson
Bill Wilson
Stuart McMillan 		4+175,95328.3%+8.7%
Conservative Annabel Goldie
Jackson Carlaw 		2±040,63715.2%-0.5%
Liberal Democrats Ross Finnie 1±022,5158.4%-3.9%
Green 008,1523.0%-2.6%
Scottish Senior Citizens 005,2312.0%-0.8%
Solidarity 004,7741.8%N/A
Scottish Christian 003,7291.4%N/A
BNP 003,2411.2%N/A
CPA 003,0271.1%N/A
Save NHS Group002,6821.0%N/A
Scottish Socialist 0-11,7160.6%-6.6%
Socialist Labour 001,5570.6%-0.6%
Scottish Unionist 001,2450.5%-0.2%
UKIP 008880.3%-0.3%
Scottish Voice 005220.2%N/A
Scottish Jacobite Party004460.2%N/A
Socialist Equality 001390.0%N/A

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: [2]

Constituency results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Clydebank and Milngavie Des McNulty Labour
Cunninghame North Allan Wilson Labour
Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Labour
Eastwood Kenneth Macintosh Labour
Greenock and Inverclyde Duncan McNeil Labour
Paisley North Wendy Alexander Labour
Paisley South Hugh Henry Labour
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Jean Turner Independent
West Renfrewshire Patricia Godman Labour

Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0083,93132.6%-5.9%
SNP Campbell Martin
Bruce McFee
Stewart Maxwell 		3−150,38719.6%-6.3%
Conservative Annabel Goldie
Murray Tosh 		2±040,26115.7%–
Liberal Democrats Ross Finnie 1±031,58012.3%+1.3%
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 1+118,5917.2%+5.3
Green 0014,5445.7%+3.1%
Scottish Senior Citizens 007,1002.8%N/A
ProLife Party003,6741.40%N/A
Socialist Labour 003,1551.2%-0.2%
UKIP 001,6620.6%N/A
Scottish Unionist 001,6170.6%–
Scottish People's 006740.3%N/A

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Clydebank and Milngavie Des McNulty Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Cunninghame North Allan Wilson Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Eastwood Kenneth Macintosh Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Greenock and Inverclyde Duncan McNeil Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Paisley North Wendy Alexander Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Paisley South Hugh Henry Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Sam Galbraith Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
West Renfrewshire Patricia Godman Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)

Changes:

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0N/A119,66338.5%N/A
SNP Colin Campbell
Kay Ullrich
Lloyd Quinan
Fiona McLeod 		4N/A80,41725.9%N/A
Conservative Annabel Goldie
John Young 		2N/A48,66615.7%N/A
Liberal Democrats Ross Finnie 1N/A34,09511.0%N/A
Green 0N/A8,1742.6%N/A
Scottish Socialist 0N/A5,9441.9%N/A
Socialist Labour 0N/A4,4721.4%N/A
ProLife Alliance 0N/A3,2271.0%N/A
Independent 0N/A2,7610.9%N/A
Scottish Unionist 0N/A1,8400.6%N/A
Natural Law Party0N/A5890.2%N/A
Independent 0N/A5650.2%N/A

Footnotes

  1. ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland
  2. ↑ "Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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