Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1983 (1983)2005 (2005)
Number of members One
Replaced by Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Contents

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party
1983 Norman Hogg Labour
1997 Rosemary McKenna Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary McKenna 21,141 58.7 +4.7
SNP Colin Barrie 10,013 27.8 -1.1
Conservative Ian Sewell 2,441 6.8 -4.5
Liberal Democrat John Biggam 1,368 3.8 -2.0
Pro Life Alliance Jan Cara 609 1.7 N/A
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan 345 1.0 N/A
Referendum Party Pamela Cook 107 0.3 N/A
Majority 11,128 30.9 +5.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary McKenna 16,144 54.4 -4.3
SNP David McGlashan 8,624 29.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrat John O'Donnell 1,934 6.5 +2.8
Conservative Alison Ross 1,460 4.9 -1.9
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan 1,287 4.3 +3.4
Scottish Freedom Referendum Party Thomas Taylor 250 0.8 N/A
Majority 7,520 25.3 -5.6
Turnout 29,699 59.7
Labour hold Swing

References


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