- Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Clydebank and Milngavie Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1983–2005 Number of members One Replaced by West Dunbartonshire
East DunbartonshireClydebank 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.
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Boundaries
The constituency included Clydebank and Milngavie.
Members of Parliament
- 1983 Hugh McCartney, Labour
- 1987 Tony Worthington, Labour
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 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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