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
Outline map
Boundary of Dumbarton in Scotland for the 2001 general election
Major settlementsDumbarton, Helensburgh
1983–2005
Seatsone
Replaced byWest Dumbartonshire

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 West Dunbartonshire, with Helensburgh joining Argyll and Bute.

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

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

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Elections of the 1980s

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General election 1983: Dumbarton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Campbell 15,810 36.7 −11.6
Conservative Iain Lawson 13,695 31.8 −2.0
SDP Robert Sawyer 9,813 22.8 New
SNP Ian Bayne 3,768 8.7 −9.1
Majority 2,115 4.9 −9.6
Turnout 43,086 75.1
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Dumbarton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John McFall 19,778 43.0 +6.3
Conservative Robert Graham 14,556 31.7 −0.1
SDP Richard Mowbray 6,060 13.2 −9.6
SNP Jenny Herriot 5,564 12.1 +3.4
Majority 5,222 11.3 +6.4
Turnout 45,958 77.9 +2.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.2

Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1992: Dumbarton.[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John McFall 19,255 43.6 +0.6
Conservative Thomas Begg 13,126 29.8 −1.9
SNP Bill McKechnie 8,127 18.4 +6.3
Liberal Democrats John Morrison 3,425 7.8 −5.4
Natural Law Diana Krass 192 0.4 New
Majority 6,129 13.8 +2.5
Turnout 44,125 77.1 −0.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.3
General election 1997: Dumbarton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John McFall 20,470 49.6 +6.0
SNP William McKechnie 9,587 23.2 +6.8
Conservative Peter Ramsay 7,283 17.6 −12.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 3,144 7.6 −0.2
Scottish Socialist Leslie Robertson 283 0.7 New
Referendum George Dempster 255 0.6 New
UKIP Robert Lancaster 242 0.6 New
Majority 10,883 26.4 +12.6
Turnout 41,264 73.4 −3.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

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General election 2001: Dumbarton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John McFall 16,151 47.5 −2.1
SNP Iain Robertson 6,576 19.3 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Eric Thompson 5,265 15.5 +7.9
Conservative Peter Ramsay 4,648 13.7 −3.9
Scottish Socialist Leslie Robertson 1,354 4.0 +3.3
Majority 9,575 28.2 +1.8
Turnout 33,994 61.1 −12.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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