Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 55°57′25″N 4°02′17″W / 55.957°N 4.038°W / 55.957; -4.038

Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East County constituency
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East shown within Scotland
Created:	2005
MP:	Gregg McClymont
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	East Dunbartonshire/North Lanarkshire
EP constituency:	Scotland

Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

The constituency covers the north of the North Lanarkshire council area, and small eastern and northern part of the East Dunbartonshire council area. It is currently a solid Labour seat.

With 38 letters (plus one comma and four spaces), Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East has the longest constituency name in the current Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency brings together areas from North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire councils. The western, mostly rural, areas including Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Twechar and the Campsie hills are joined in the east and south by the eastern wards from Kirkintilloch and the entire towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These two latter areas formed one constituency prior to the 2000 review.

The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	2005	Rosemary McKenna	Labour
	2010	Gregg McClymont	Labour

Election results

General Election 2010: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gregg McClymont	23,549	57.2	+5.4
	SNP	Julie Hepburn	9,794	23.8	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Rod Ackland	3,924	9.5	-5.3
	Conservative	Stephanie Fraser	3,407	8.3	+1.3
	Scottish Socialist	Willie O'Neill	476	1.2	-1.8

General Election 2005: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McKenna	20,251	51.8	-6.0
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	8,689	22.2	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat	Hugh O'Donnell	5,817	14.9	+8.8
	Conservative	James Boswell	2,718	7.0	+1.9
	Scottish Socialist	Willie O'Neill	1,141	2.9	-1.6
	Christian Vote	Patrick Elliott	472	1.2	+1.2
Majority			11,562	29.6
Turnout			39,088	60.4	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

References

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