Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005}}
{{distinguish|Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Clydebank and Milngavie
|parliament = uk
|map1 = ClydebankMilngavie1997
|map_size = 200px
|map_entity = Scotland
|map_year = 2001
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2005
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous =
|next = West Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
|region = Scotland
|county =
|towns =
}}
Clydebank and Milngavie was a county constituency in Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.
The similarly named constituency of Clydebank and Milngavie continues for the Scottish Parliament.
Boundaries
1983–1997: Clydebank District, and the Bearsden and Milngavie District wards of Barloch, Clober, Craigdhu, and Keystone.
1997–2005: Clydebank District, and the Bearsden and Milngavie District electoral division of Milngavie/Kilmardinny.
Members of Parliament
Elections
=Elections of the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Clydebank and Milngavie{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugh McCartney
|votes = 17,288
|percentage = 44.8
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = James Gourlay
|votes = 9,573
|percentage = 24.8
|change = +17.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Graham
|votes = 7,852
|percentage = 20.4
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alexander Aitken
|votes = 3,566
|percentage = 9.2
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = James Bollan
|votes = 308
|percentage = 0.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,715
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,587
|percentage = 75.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Clydebank and Milngavie{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Worthington
|votes = 22,528
|percentage = 56.9
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Hirstwood
|votes = 6,224
|percentage = 15.7
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Ackland
|votes = 5,891
|percentage = 14.9
|change = −9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Stanley Fisher
|votes = 4,935
|percentage = 12.5
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,304
|percentage = 41.2
|change = +21.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,578
|percentage = 78.9
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections of the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Clydebank and Milngavie{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Worthington
|votes = 19,637
|percentage = 53.3
|change = −3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Gordon J. Hughes
|votes = 7,207
|percentage = 19.6
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William A. Harvey
|votes = 6,654
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alastair G. Tough
|votes = 3,216
|percentage = 8.7
|change = −6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = J Barrie
|votes = 112
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,430
|percentage = 33.7
|change = -7.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,826
|percentage = 77.8
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Clydebank and Milngavie{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Worthington
|votes = 21,583
|percentage = 55.2
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Yuill
|votes = 8,263
|percentage = 21.1
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nancy E. Morgan
|votes = 4,885
|percentage = 12.5
|change = −9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith W. Moody
|votes = 4,086
|percentage = 10.5
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Ian Sanderson
|votes = 269
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,320
|percentage = 34.1
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,086
|percentage = 75.0
|change = −2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections of the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: Clydebank and Milngavie{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Worthington
|votes = 17,249
|percentage = 53.1
|change = −2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Yuill
|votes = 6,525
|percentage = 20.1
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Ackland
|votes = 3,909
|percentage = 12.0
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kate Jardine
|votes = 3,514
|percentage = 10.8
|change = −1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Dawn Brennan
|votes = 1,294
|percentage = 4.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,724
|percentage = 33.0
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,491
|percentage = 62.5
|change = −12.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- {{Rayment-hc|c|5|date=March 2012}}
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