- Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Dunfermline West Former County constituency for the House of Commons Major settlements Dunfermline 1983–2005 Number of members One Replaced by Dunfermline & West Fife Created from Dunfermline Dunfermline West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Before 1983 the area was covered by the Dunfermline constituency and from 2005 the seat was replaced by the new Dunfermline and West Fife.
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Boundaries
The seat of Dunfermline West contained all of the town of Dunfermline as well as territory on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. It took in the affluent villages of Limekilns, Crossford and Cairneyhill; it also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhill and Oakley.
Members of Parliament
Election Member[1] Party 1983 Dick Douglas Labour Co-operative 1990 Independent 1990 SNP 1992 Rachel Squire Labour 2005 constituency abolished Elections
General Election 2001: Dunfermline West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rachel Squire 16,370 52.8 -0.3 SNP Brian Goodall 5,390 17.4 -1.8 Liberal Democrat Russel McPhate 4,832 15.6 +2.0 Conservative James Mackie 3,166 10.2 -2.4 Scottish Socialist Catherine Stewart 746 2.4 N/A UKIP Alastair Harper 471 1.5 N/A Majority 10,980 35.4 Turnout 30,975 57.1 -12.2 Labour hold Swing 0.8% SNP to Labour General Election 1997: Dunfermline West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rachel Squire 19338 53.1 11.1 SNP John Lloyd 6984 19.2% Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Harris 4963 13.6% Conservative Kevin Newton 4606 12.6% Referendum Party James Bain 543 1.5 N/A Majority 12354 33.9 Turnout 36,434 69.3 Labour hold Swing General Election 1992: Dunfermline West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rachel Squire 16,374 42.0% Conservative Michael Scott-Hayward 8,890 22.8% SNP Jay Smith 7,563 19.4% Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Harris 6,122 15.7% Majority 7484 Turnout 38'949 76.4% Labour hold Swing General Election 1987: Dunfermline West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dick Douglas 18,493 47.05% Conservative P Gallie 9,091 23.13% Social Democrat F Moyes 8,288 21.09% SNP G Hughes 3,435 8.74% Majority 9402 Turnout 39307 76.9% Labour hold Swing General Election 1983: Dunfermline West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dick Douglas 12,998 36.0 Conservative Dr. P.S. Davidson 10,524 29.2 Social Democrat F Moyes 9,434 26.1 SNP J. M. Fairlie 2,798 7.8 Green S.J. Dobson 321 0.9 Majority 2,474 6.8 Turnout 49,075 73.5 Labour hold Swing References
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 2005
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