Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Falkirk West
Type = County
Year = 1983
Abolition = 2005
members = One

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.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Canavan
votes = 19,162
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = W. Houston
votes = 9,350
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M. Macdonald
votes = 7,558
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = M. Reilly
votes = 2,414
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,812
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.77
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Canavan
votes = 22,772
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = David Alexander
votes = 8,989
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Buchanan
votes = 4,639
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Houston
votes = 1,970
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 13783
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38370
percentage = 72.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 2000s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Joyce
votes = 8,492
percentage = 43.5
change = −15.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = David Kerr
votes = 7,787
percentage = 39.9
change = +16.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Craig Stevenson
votes = 1,621
percentage = 8.3
change = −3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Iain Hunter
votes = 989
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh O'Donnell
votes = 615
percentage = 3.2
change = −1.9Election box majority
votes = 705
percentage = 3.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 19,504
percentage = 36.1
change = -36.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Falkirk WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Joyce
votes = 16,022
percentage = 51.9
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = David Kerr
votes = 7,490
percentage = 24.2
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Murray
votes = 2,321
percentage = 7.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh O’Donnell
votes = 2,203
percentage = 7.1
change = +2.0Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Billy Buchanan
votes = 1,464
percentage = 4.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Mhairi McAlpine
votes = 707
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Hugh Lynch
votes = 490
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronnie Forbes
votes = 194
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,532
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,891
percentage = 57.1
change = -15.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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