Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency)

Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency)
Clydebank and Milngavie
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1983 (1983)2005 (2005)
Number of members One
Replaced by West Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire

Clydebank and Milngavie was a county constituency in Scotland. It returned on Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

The similarly named constituency of Clydebank and Milngavie continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency included Clydebank and Milngavie.

Members of Parliament

Elections

General Election 2001: Clydebank and Milngavie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Worthington 17,249 53.1 -2.1
SNP Jim Yuill 6,525 20.1 -1.1
Liberal Democrat Rodney Ackland 3,909 12.0 +1.6
Conservative Kate Pickering Jardine 3,514 10.8 -1.7
Scottish Socialist Dawn Brennan 1,294 4.0 N/A
Majority 10,724 33.0
Turnout 32,491 62.5 -12.5
Labour hold Swing

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