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Mid Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) 
Summary
Mid Dunbartonshire is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
Boundaries edit
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency will comprise the following wards of the East Dunbartonshire:[2]
- Bearsden North, Bearsden South, Bishopbriggs South and Milngavie from the East Dunbartonshire constituency
- As well as the minority parts of wards of Bishopbriggs North and Campsie, Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar and Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South from the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency
- Part of Bishopbriggs South from the Glasgow North East constituency
Constituency profile edit
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Left", with left-wing economic and socially liberal views, high levels of university education and an internationalist outlook including strong opposition to Brexit.[3]
Election results edit
Elections in the 2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Amy Callaghan[4] | ||||
| Labour | Lorna Dougall[5] | ||||
| Scottish Family | Liam Mckechnie[6] | ||||
| Reform UK | David McNabb^[7] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray[8] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
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| Swing | |||||
^The Reform UK Candidate has been suspended due to alleged hateful comments online[9]
References edit
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Mid Dunbartonshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus".
- ^ "Amy selected as SNP candidate for new constituency of Mid Dunbartonshire". Amy Callaghan. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Scottish Labour [@ScottishLabour] (January 27, 2023). "Congratulations to @DougallLorna , Scottish Labour's candidate for East Dunbartonshire. Together we can deliver the change that Scotland needs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Scottish Family Party [@scotfamparty] (February 8, 2024). "Liam Mckechnie, West of Scotland branch chairman, will contest Mid Dunbartonshire at the next UK Parliamentary General Election. As an experienced campaigner, Liam has contested election in 2019, 2021, and 2022 for the SFP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mid Dunbartonshire Constituency PPC - David McNabb". Reform UK. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Susan Murray for Mid Dunbartonshire". East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Reform UK suspends Scots candidates for 'vile and offensive' remarks". theferret.scot. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-02.