Strathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1983–2005 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
East Dunbartonshire Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East |
Created from | East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and West Stirlingshire[1] |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983. In 2005, the constituency was abolished, and the area is now represented by East Dunbartonshire and Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden, which covered the same area, continues in existence.
Boundaries
1983-1997: The Strathkelvin District electoral divisions of Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch, and the Bearsden and Milngavie District electoral divisions of Bearsden and Kilmardinny.
1997-2005: The Strathkelvin District electoral divisions of Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, and Strathkelvin North, and the Bearsden and Milngavie District electoral division of Bearsden.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Hirst | Conservative | |
1987 | Sam Galbraith | Labour | |
2001 | John Lyons | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished: see East Dunbartonshire & Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
Elections of the 1980s
General Election 1983: Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael William Hirst | 17,501 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Ronald Muir Waddell | 13,801 | 28.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Adam Paterson Ingram | 12,308 | 25.6 | N/A | |
SNP | Mrs. Margaret Bain | 4,408 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,700 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,018 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
General Election 1987: Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sam Galbraith | 19,639 | 38.1 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Michael William Hirst | 17,187 | 33.4 | −3.1 | |
Liberal | Jim Bannerman | 11,034 | 21.4 | −7.3 | |
SNP | Gil Paterson | 3,654 | 7.1 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 2,452 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 51,514 | 82.2 | +2.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 1990s
General Election 1992: Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sam Galbraith | 21,267 | 42.2 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Michael William Hirst | 18,105 | 36.0 | +2.6 | |
SNP | Thomas John Chalmers | 6,275 | 12.5 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Barbara Waterfield | 4,585 | 9.1 | −12.3 | |
Natural Law | David Forrester Whitley | 90 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,162 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 48,050 | 82.2 | +0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
General Election 1997: Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sam Galbraith | 26,278 | 52.9 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | David John Sharpe | 9,986 | 20.1 | −12.5 | |
SNP | Graeme McCormick | 8,111 | 16.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Morrison | 4,843 | 9.7 | +1.5 | |
Referendum | David Barnett Wilson | 339 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Miss Christine Janice Livingstone Fisher | 155 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 16,292 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 49,712 | 78.8 | −4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
Elections of the 2000s
General Election 2001: Strathkelvin and Bearsden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Lyons | 19,250 | 46.4 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gordon Findlay McDonald | 7,533 | 18.2 | +8.4 | |
SNP | Calum Smith | 6,675 | 16.1 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | William Murray Roxburgh | 6,635 | 16.0 | −4.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Willie Telfer | 1,393 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,717 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 41,486 | 66.0 | −12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "'Strathkelvin and Bearsden', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.