Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dundee West was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the two-seat Dundee constituency was split into two single seat constituencies: Dundee East and Dundee West.

Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes, gaining further parts of the Dundee City council area. As a consequence, it was renamed Dundee Central, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]

Boundaries

Template:Maplink 1950–1974: The County of the City of Dundee wards numbers 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Dundee wards of Balgay, Camperdown, Downfield, Law, Lochee, and Riverside. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

1983–1997: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Ardler/Blackside, Central/Riverside, Downfield/St Mary's, Dudhope/Logie, Gourdie/Pitalpin, Law/Ancrum, Lochee, Menziehill/Ninewells, Rockwell/Fairmuir, and Trottick/Gillburn.

1997–2005: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Central, Charleston, Kingsway West, Kirkton, Law, Lochee, Ninewells, Riverside, and St Mary's.

2005–2024: The part of the Dundee City council area other than the Dundee East Burgh Constituency and the Angus Council ward of Sidlaw West.

The constituency was one of two covering the Dundee City council area, the other being Dundee East. Final boundaries were first used in the 2005 general election.

As well as covering a western portion of the city area, the West constituency also included, to the north and west, part of the Angus council area. Similarly, the east constituency included, to the north and east, another part of the Angus council area.

Prior to the 2005 election, both constituencies were entirely within the city area, and the north-eastern and north-western areas of the city were within the Angus constituency. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the older boundaries.

Politics and history of the constituency

Dundee West was held by the Labour Party from the first time it was contested in 1950 until the 2015 general election. Initially it was more marginal than its neighbour Dundee East. Additionally the Labour candidate always polled more than 50% of the votes cast in these contests. However, in 1959 Labour's majority over Conservative candidate was only 714 votes. This majority greatly increased at the 1963 by-election and by 1970, Labour's majority and share of the vote in Dundee West was better than the same figures in Dundee East.[2]

Labour's majority was reduced in 2005 by the SNP candidate Joe Fitzpatrick despite changes to the boundaries which should have favoured Labour; suggesting that the constituency might be becoming more marginal, although the gap widened again in 2010. The last MP was Chris Law, who was the first-ever MP from the Scottish National Party elected for Dundee West; as part of the party's near-clean sweep of the majority of Scottish seats at that year's general election.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1950 John Strachey Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1963 by-election Peter Doig
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1979 Ernie Ross
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2005 Jim McGovern
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2015 Chris Law SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Dundee West[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Law Template:Replace 53.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Malone 10,096 24.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tess White 5,149 12.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Daniel Coleman 2,468 5.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stuart Waiton 1,271 3.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Quinta Arrey 240 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 12,259 29.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,579 64.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +7.1

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 2017: Dundee West[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Law[10] Template:Replace 46.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alan Cowan 12,783 33.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Darren Cormack 6,257 16.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jenny Blain 1,189 3.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sean Dobson 403 1.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 5,262 13.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 38,677 61.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing -12.3

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

General election 2015: Dundee West[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Law Template:Replace 61.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Marra 10,592 23.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nicola Ross 3,852 8.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Pauline Hinchion[13] 1,225 2.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Daniel Coleman[14] 1,057 2.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McFarlane[15] 304 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 17,092 38.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,714 67.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +28.9

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 2010: Dundee West[16]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McGovern Template:Replace 48.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Barrie 10,716 28.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Barnett 4,233 11.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Colin Stewart 3,461 9.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andy McBride 365 1.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McFarlane 357 1.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 7,278 19.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 37,126 58.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.5

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Dundee West (new boundaries)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McGovern Template:Replace 44.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joe Fitzpatrick 11,089 30.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nykoma Garry 5,323 14.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher McKinlay 3,062 8.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McFarlane 994 2.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 5,379 14.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 36,936 56.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 2001: Dundee West[18]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 50.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon Archer 7,987 27.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ian Hail 2,656 9.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Dick 2,620 9.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McFarlane 1,192 4.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6,800 23.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 29,242 54.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Dundee West[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 53.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Dorward 9,016 23.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Neil Powrie 5,015 13.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Dick 2,972 7.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mary Ward 428 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John MacMillan 411 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,859 30.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 38,717 67.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1992: Dundee West[21][20]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 49.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Brown 9,894 23.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Spearman 7,746 18.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Dick 3,132 7.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elly Hood 432 1.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Donald Arnold 159 0.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 10,604 25.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,861 69.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dundee West[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 53.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Donnelly 8,390 18.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alasdair Morgan 7,164 15.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rosemary Lonie 5,922 12.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Matthewson 308 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 16,526 35.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,700 75.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1983: Dundee West[24][23]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 43.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Senior 10,138 21.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Elizabeth Dick 7,976 17.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Lynch 7,973 17.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Patrick Marks 302 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 10,150 21.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,677 74.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Dundee West[25]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernie Ross Template:Replace 47.25 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Fairlie 13,197 26.36 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". I. Stevenson 12,892 25.75 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Raymond Mennie 316 0.63 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 10,457 20.89 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 50,059 78.41 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election October 1974: Dundee West[26]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 41.01 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Fairlie 16,678 35.11 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". C.G. Findlay 8,769 18.46 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". R. Hewett 2,195 4.62 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". H. McLevy 381 0.80 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,802 5.90 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,503 74.32 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election February 1974: Dundee West[27]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 43.03 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". M. Tomison 15,745 30.53 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Fairlie 12,959 25.13 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". H. McLevy 673 1.31 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6,448 12.50 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 51,570 81.26 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1970: Dundee West[27]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 51.54 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". J.A. Payne 19,449 38.16
Script error: No such module "Political party". J.A. Shepherd 4,441 8.71 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". H. McLevy 809 1.59
Majority 6,822 13.38 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 50,940 76.26 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Dundee West[28]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 53.71 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". C. A. MacNab 18,345 36.90 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". J. W. Cruddas 3,454 6.95 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Bowman 1,217 2.45 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 8,360 16.81 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 49,721 79.90 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1964: Dundee West[28]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 53.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry Campbell Scarlett 22,473 44.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Bowman 1,228 2.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4,617 9.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 50,791 81.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

1963 by-election: Dundee West[29]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Doig Template:Replace 50.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Taylor 17,494 39.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". James C. Lees 3,285 7.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David P. Bowman 1,170 2.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4,955 11.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,398 71.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Dundee West[30]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Strachey Template:Replace 49.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert R. Taylor 25,143 48.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David P. Bowman 1,087 2.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 714 1.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 52,087 82.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1955: Dundee West[31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Strachey Template:Replace 50.52 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon HM Pirie 24,208 46.89 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David P. Bowman 1,335 2.59 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,874 3.63 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 51,625 82.70 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1951: Dundee West[33]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Strachey Template:Replace 51.60 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Junor 25,714 45.72 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David P. Bowman 1,508 2.68 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 3,306 5.88 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 56,242 86.80 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1950: Dundee West[34]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Strachey Template:Replace 53.50 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn 23,685 44.64 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Colin James Canning 986 1.86 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4,701 8.86 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 53,057 88.08 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

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  1. ↑ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ a b "Aristotle: Dundee West", Guardian Unlimited
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1977
  27. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ The Times, 22 Nov 1963
  30. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1963
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Scottish Westminster constituencies 1950–1955 Template:Authority control Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

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