Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1983 (1983)–2005 (2005)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	1983	Norman Hogg	Labour
	1997	Rosemary McKenna	Labour
2005		constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McKenna	21,141	58.7	+4.7
	SNP	Colin Barrie	10,013	27.8	-1.1
	Conservative	Ian Sewell	2,441	6.8	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	John Biggam	1,368	3.8	-2.0
	Pro Life Alliance	Jan Cara	609	1.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	345	1.0	N/A
	Referendum Party	Pamela Cook	107	0.3	N/A
Majority			11,128	30.9	+5.8
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McKenna	16,144	54.4	-4.3
	SNP	David McGlashan	8,624	29.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Donnell	1,934	6.5	+2.8
	Conservative	Alison Ross	1,460	4.9	-1.9
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,287	4.3	+3.4
	Scottish Freedom Referendum Party	Thomas Taylor	250	0.8	N/A
Majority			7,520	25.3	-5.6
Turnout			29,699	59.7
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)