Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dundee West Burgh constituency |
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| Dundee West shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | James McGovern |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | Angus/City of Dundee |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is one of two covering the City of Dundee council area, the other being Dundee East. Current boundaries were first used in the 2005 General Election.
As well as covering an eastern portion of the city area, the West constituency also includes, to the north and west, part of the Angus council area. Similarly, the east constituency includes, to the north and east, another part of the Angus council area.
Prior to the 2005 election, both constituencies were entirely within the city area, and north-eastern and north-western areas of the city were within the Angus constituency. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the older boundaries.
[edit] Member of Parliament
- John Strachey, Labour (1950–1963)
- Peter Doig, Labour (1963–1979)
- Ernie Ross, Labour (1979–2005)
- James McGovern, Labour (2005–present)
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Dundee West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | James McGovern | 16,468 | 44.6 | −5.7 | |
| Scottish National Party | Joe Fitzpatrick | 11,089 | 30.0 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nykoma Garry | 5,323 | 14.4 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Christopher McKinlay | 3,062 | 8.3 | −0.6 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Jim McFarlane | 994 | 2.7 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 5,379 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 36,936 | 56.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Dundee West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ernie Ross | 14,787 | 50.6 | −3.2 | |
| Scottish National Party | Gordon Archer | 7,987 | 27.3 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Hail | 2,656 | 9.1 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dick | 2,620 | 9.0 | +1.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Jim McFarlane | 1,192 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,800 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 29,242 | 54.4 | −13.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Politics and history of the constituency
The constituency is a safe Labour seat. It's voters have traditionally been more loyal to the Labour Party than its neighbour Dundee East having elected only Labour MPs since the 1950s. However with Labour's majority being reduced by the SNP's Joe Fitzpatrick despite changes to the boundaries which should have favoured Labour the constituency is becoming increasingly marginal.
