Mid Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Mid Dunbartonshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Mid Dunbartonshire in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | East Dunbartonshire |
| Electorate | 75,099 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Milngavie |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Susan Murray (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Dunbartonshire |
Mid Dunbartonshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Susan Murray of the Liberal Democrats.
Boundaries
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The constituency comprises the following wards of the East Dunbartonshire council area:[3][4]
- In full: Milngavie, Bearsden North, Bearsden South, Bishopbriggs North and Campsie, Bishopbriggs South.
- In part: Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (virtually all the electorate), Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar (small part comprising the northern areas of the town of Kirkintilloch).
It covers virtually all of the former East Dunbartonshire constituency, together with a small part of the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency (renamed Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch), including Lennoxtown and Milton of Campsie.[5]
Constituency profile
[edit]Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Strong Left", with left-wing economic and socially liberal views, high levels of university education and an internationalist outlook including strong opposition to Brexit.[6]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Susan Murray | Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray | 22,349 | 42.4 | +7.9 | |
| SNP | Amy Callaghan | 12,676 | 24.0 | −13.9 | |
| Labour | Lorna Dougall | 10,993 | 20.8 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Alix Mathieson | 2,452 | 4.6 | −11.0 | |
| Reform UK | David McNabb | 2,099 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | Carolynn Scrimgeour | 1,720 | 3.3 | +1.7 | |
| Alba | Ray James | 449 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,673 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 52,738 | 71.7 | −6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,603 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Swing | +10.9 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result [a] [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Scottish National Party | 22,179 | 37.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 20.193 | 34.5 | |
| Conservative | 9,118 | 15.6 | |
| Labour | 5,520 | 9.4 | |
| Scottish Greens | 916 | 1.6 | |
| Other (3 candidates) | 626 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,986 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | 58,552 | 78.0 | |
| Electorate | 75,099 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 review final recs news release" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Mid Dunbartonshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus".
- ^ "Mid Dunbartonshire County Constituency UK General Election 2024 Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Mid Dunbartonshire results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Mid Dunbartonshire notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mid Dunbartonshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK