Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumbarton Burghs | |
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Former Dunbartonshire West |
Dumbarton Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950.
Boundaries
It consisted of the burghs of
rural (or county) constituency of Dunbartonshire
.
History
Before the creation of the Dumbarton Burghs constituency, the burgh of Dumbarton had formed as part of the constituency of
Dunbartonshire West
.
For almost all of its history, Dumbarton Burghs was represented by David Kirkwood of the Labour Party, an important Red Clydesider. The only exception was 1918 to 1922, when it was represented by John Taylor, a supporter of David Lloyd George's coalition government.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | John Taylor
|
Coalition Liberal
| |
1922 | David Kirkwood, later Baron Kirkwood | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | John Taylor
|
11,734 | 52.62 | |
Labour | David Kirkwood | 10,566 | 47.38 | ||
Majority | 1,168 | 5.24 | |||
Turnout | 22,300 | 70.40 | |||
Registered electors | 31,678 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 16,397 | 64.29 | +16.91 | |
National Liberal | John Taylor
|
9,107 | 35.71 | −16.91 | |
Majority | 7,290 | 28.58 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,504 | 76.22 | +5.82 | ||
Registered electors | 33,463 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.91 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 13,472 | 61.26 | −3.03 | |
Unionist | Walter Black Munro | 8,520 | 38.74 | New | |
Majority | 4,952 | 22.52 | −6.06 | ||
Turnout | 21,992 | 67.98 | −8.24 | ||
Registered electors | 32,349 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.03 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 14,562 | 59.22 | −2.04 | |
Unionist | Walter Black Munro | 10,027 | 40.78 | +2.04 | |
Majority | 4,535 | 18.44 | −4.08 | ||
Turnout | 24,589 | 76.14 | +8.16 | ||
Registered electors | 32,293 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.03 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 19,193 | 63.10 | +3.88 | |
Unionist | Charles Milne | 11,225 | 36.90 | −3.88 | |
Majority | 7,968 | 26.20 | +7.76 | ||
Turnout | 30,418 | 77.06 | +0.92 | ||
Registered electors | 39,474 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.88 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour
|
David Kirkwood | 16,335 | 51.57 | −11.53 | |
Unionist | MJ McCracken | 15,338 | 48.43 | +11.53 | |
Majority | 997 | 3.14 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,673 | 80.69 | +3.63 | ||
Registered electors | 39,253 | ||||
Independent Labour gain from Labour
|
Swing | −11.53 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 20,409 | 65.17 | +13.60 | |
Unionist | MJ McCracken | 10,909 | 34.83 | −13.60 | |
Majority | 9,500 | 30.34 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,318 | 78.80 | −1.89 | ||
Registered electors | 39,744 | ||||
Independent Labour
|
Swing | +13.60 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Kirkwood | 16,262 | 65.21 | +0.04 | |
Unionist | John Richardson | 8,676 | 34.79 | −0.04 | |
Majority | 7,586 | 30.42 | +0.08 | ||
Turnout | 24,938 | 73.20 | −5.60 | ||
Registered electors | 34,067 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.04 |
See also
- Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ a b The Times, 8 December 1923
- ^ Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939