Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Dundee West
Former burgh
Dundee City (part)
Replaced byDundee City West

Dundee West was a

additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation
for the region as a whole.

From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Dundee West was redrawn and renamed Dundee City West

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region included: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

The region covers the

Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area
.

Constituency boundaries

The Dundee West constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in

House of Commons
) constituency were subject to some alteration.

Renamed Dundee City West for the 2011 elections, the electoral wards used in the newly shaped constituency are:

  • In full:
    West End
  • In part:
    North East

Council area

The Holyrood constituency was within the Dundee City council area, which was divided between three North East Scotland constituencies. Dundee West and Dundee East are within the city area. The Angus constituency covered north-eastern and north-western areas of the city, as well as a southern portion of the Angus council area and a small eastern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Kate Maclean
Scottish Labour Party
2007 Joe FitzPatrick Scottish National Party
2011 constituency abolished: see Dundee City West

Election results

These results are for Dundee West. For candidates and results from 2011, see Dundee City West

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Joe FitzPatrick 10,955 45.1 +16.4
Labour
Jill Shimi 9,009 37.1 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Charlton 2,517 10.4 +2.9
Conservative
Belinda Don 1,787 7.4 +1.9
Majority 1,946 8.0 N/A
Turnout 24,268 48.8 +0.1
Rejected ballots 978
Labour
Swing +6.1
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Kate Maclean 8,234 32.9 -4.7
SNP Irene McGugan 7,168 28.7 -8.5
Independent
Ian Borthwick 4,715 18.9 New
Liberal Democrats Shona Ferrier 1,878 7.5 -2.8
Scottish Socialist Jim McFarlane 1,501 6.0 +2.6
Conservative
Victoria Roberts 1,376 5.5 -6.0
Scottish People's
Morag MacLechan 131 0.5 New
Majority 1,066 4.2 +3.8
Turnout 25,003 48.7 -3.5
Labour
hold
Swing
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Kate Maclean 10,925 37.6 N/A
SNP Calum Cashley 10,804 37.2 N/A
Conservative
Gordon Buchan 3,345 11.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dick 2,998 10.3 N/A
Scottish Socialist Jim McFarlane 1,010 3.4 N/A
Majority 121 0.4 N/A
Turnout 29,082 51.2 N/A
Labour
win (new seat)

See also