Dumbarton (UK Parliament constituency)

For the 1918–1950 constituency, see Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency).

Not to be confused with Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Dumbarton
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements	Dumbarton, Helensburgh
1983 (1983)–2005 (2005)
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Dunbartonshire West

Dumbarton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely absorbed into the new constituency of Dunbartonshire West, with Helensburgh joining Argyll and Bute.

The Dumbarton constituency of the Scottish Parliament, which created in 1999 with the same boundaries, continues to exist.

Boundaries

It consisted of the towns of Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, and Helensburgh, plus a significant rural hinterland.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	1983	Ian Campbell	Labour
	1987	John McFall	Labour Co-operative
2005		constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 2001: Dumbarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John McFall	16,151	47.5	-2.1
	SNP	Iain Robertson	6,576	19.3	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Thompson	5,265	15.5	+7.9
	Conservative	Peter Ramsay	4,648	13.7	-4.0
	Scottish Socialist	Les Robertson	1,354	4.0	N/A
Majority			9,575	28.2
Turnout			33,994	61.1	-12.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)