Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Location within Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Croy, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 (as Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) |
| Member of Parliament | Katrina Murray (Labour) |
| Created from | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The constituency covers the north of the North Lanarkshire council area, and small eastern and northern part of the East Dunbartonshire council area. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended new boundaries for the constituency and for it to be renamed from Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, despite the fact that the constituency under the new boundaries still contains Kilsyth and only covers the eastern half of Kirkintilloch.[1]
Boundaries
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The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow. This constituency brings together areas from North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire councils. The western, mostly rural, areas including Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Twechar and the Campsie hills are joined in the east and south by the eastern wards from Kirkintilloch and the entire towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These two latter areas formed one constituency prior to the 2000 review.
2005–2024: The East Dunbartonshire Council wards of Bishopbriggs North and Campsie (part), Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar (part), Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (part), and the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Cumbernauld East, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, and Kilsyth.
2024–present: The East Dunbartonshire Council wards of Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (part) and Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, and the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Kilsyth, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Cumbernauld East, and Stepps, Chryston & Muirhead.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
| 2010 | Gregg McClymont | Labour | |
| 2015 | Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | |
| 2024 | Katrina Murray | Labour | |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katrina Murray | 18,513 | 45.2 | +18.1 | |
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 14,369 | 35.1 | −16.9 | |
| Reform UK | Billy Ross | 3,167 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Satbir Gill | 1,939 | 4.7 | −10.3 | |
| Scottish Green | Anne McCrossan | 1,694 | 4.1 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Harley | 1,294 | 3.2 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 4,144 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,146 | 58.5 | |||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 24,158 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | James McPhilemy | 11,182 | 24.5 | −9.4 | |
| Conservative | Roz McCall | 7,380 | 16.1 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray | 2,966 | 6.6 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 12,976 | 28.3 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,716 | 69.3 | +3.4 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 19,122 | 43.6 | −16.3 | |
| Labour | Elisha Fisher | 14,858 | 33.9 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Johnston | 8,010 | 18.3 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 1,238 | 2.8 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Carl Pearson | 605 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,264 | 9.7 | −22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,833 | 65.9 | −7.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | −10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 29,572 | 59.9 | +36.1 | |
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 14,820 | 30.0 | −27.2 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm MacKay | 3,891 | 7.9 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Duncan | 1,099 | 2.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 14,752 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 49,382 | 73.6 | +9.3 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +31.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 23,549 | 57.2 | +5.4 | |
| SNP | Julie Hepburn | 9,794 | 23.8 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 3,924 | 9.5 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 3,407 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 476 | 1.2 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 13,755 | 33.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,150 | 64.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 20,251 | 51.8 | ||
| SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 8,689 | 22.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 5,817 | 14.9 | ||
| Conservative | James Boswell | 2,718 | 7.0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 1,141 | 2.9 | ||
| Christian Vote | Patrick Elliott | 472 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 11,562 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,088 | 60.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ "Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch constituency". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election results". North Lanarkshire. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK