Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Falkirk West | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Falkirk West in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Falkirk |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Stirling, Falkirk & Grangemouth, Stirlingshire East & Clackmannan and Stirlingshire West[1] |
| Replaced by | Falkirk |
Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.
Boundaries
[edit]1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.
1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bainsford, Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dennis Canavan | Labour | |
| 1999 | Independent | ||
| 2000 by-election | Eric Joyce | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished: see Falkirk | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections of the 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 16,668 | 45.6 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | Iain Mitchell | 7,690 | 21.0 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | Marshall Harris | 7,477 | 20.4 | New | |
| SNP | Brian Cochrane | 4,739 | 13.0 | −16.2 | |
| Majority | 8,978 | 24.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,574 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 20,256 | 52.6 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | David Thomas | 6,704 | 17.4 | −3.6 | |
| SNP | Ian Goldie | 6,696 | 17.4 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal | Marshall Harris | 4,841 | 12.6 | −7.8 | |
| Majority | 13,552 | 35.2 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,497 | 76.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 19,162 | 49.8 | −2.8 | |
| SNP | William Houston | 9,350 | 24.3 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | Michael Macdonald | 7,558 | 19.6 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Reilly | 2,414 | 6.3 | −6.3 | |
| Majority | 9,812 | 25.5 | −9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 38,484 | 76.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 22,772 | 59.3 | +9.6 | |
| SNP | David Alexander | 8,989 | 23.4 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Carol Buchanan | 4,639 | 12.1 | −7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Houston | 1,970 | 5.1 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 13,783 | 35.9 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,370 | 72.0 | −4.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Joyce | 8,492 | 43.5 | −15.8 | |
| SNP | David Kerr | 7,787 | 39.9 | +16.5 | |
| Conservative | Craig Stevenson | 1,621 | 8.3 | −3.8 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Iain G. Hunter | 989 | 5.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 615 | 3.1 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 705 | 3.6 | −32.3 | ||
| Turnout | 19,504 | 36.1 | −36.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -16.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Joyce | 16,022 | 51.9 | −7.4 | |
| SNP | David Kerr | 7,490 | 24.2 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon Murray | 2,321 | 7.5 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 2,203 | 7.1 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Billy Buchanan | 1,464 | 4.7 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Mhairi McAlpine | 707 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Hugh Lynch | 490 | 1.6 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Ronnie Forbes | 194 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 8,532 | 27.7 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,891 | 57.1 | −14.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "'Falkirk West', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1983, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1987, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Falkirk West". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.