- Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
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For 1983–2005 constituency, see Dumbarton (UK Parliament constituency).
Dumbarton Burghs Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons Subdivisions of Scotland Dunbartonshire Major settlements Dumbarton and Clydebank 1918–1950 Number of members One Replaced by Dunbartonshire East
Dunbartonshire WestCreated from Kilmarnock Burghs
DunbartonshireDumbarton 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 creation of the Dumbarton Burghs constituency the burgh of Dumbarton had formed 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
Election Member[1] Party 1918 John Taylor Coalition Liberal 1922 David Kirkwood, later Baron Kirkwood Labour 1950 constituency abolished Election results
General Election 1935: Dumbarton Burghs [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Kirkwood 20,409 Conservative M.J. McCracken 10,909 General Election 1931: Dumbarton Burghs[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Kirkwood 16,335 Conservative M.J. McCracken 15,338 General Election 1924: Dumbarton Burghs[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Kirkwood 14,562 Conservative W.B. Munro 10,027 General Election 1923: Dumbarton Burghs[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Kirkwood 13,472 Unionist W.B. Munro 8,520 General Election 1918: Dumbarton Burghs[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Taylor 11,734 Labour David Kirkwood 10,566 See also
- Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
References
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- Politics of West Dunbartonshire
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
- Scottish history stubs
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