Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Strathkelvin and Bearsden shown within the West of Scotland electoral region |
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| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Jean Turner |
| Party: | Independent |
| Council area: | East Dunbartonshire (part) |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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[edit] Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley North, Paisley South and West Renfrewshire.
The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde councila area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the East Dunbartonshire council area, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area.
[edit] Constituency boundaries
The Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favou of new constituencies.[1]
[edit] Council area
The Holyrood constituency is entirely within the East Dunbartonshire council area, which is divided between three Holyrood constituencies: Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Clydebank and Milngavie and Coatbridge and Chryston.
The Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, which is also within the West of Scotland electoral region, is to the west of Strathkelvin and Bearsden, covering a western portion of the East Dunbartonshire council area and an eastern portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area.
Coatbridge and Chryston, a constituency in the Central Scotland electoral region, is to the south of Strathkelvin and Bearsden, covering a south-eastern portion of the East Dunbartonshire council area and a western portion of the North Lanarkshire council area.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Period | Member of the Scottish Parliament | Party |
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| 1999 to 2001 | Sam Galbraith | Labour |
| 2001 to 2003 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Labour |
| 2003 to present | Jean Turner | Independent |
[edit] Election results
| Scottish Parliament election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent (politician) | Dr Jean Turner | 10,988 | 31.10 | +31.10 | |
| Labour | Brian Fitzpatrick | 10,550 | 29.86 | -20.87 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 4,950 | 14.01 | +4.23 | |
| Scottish National Party | Fiona McLeod | 4,846 | 15.5 | - 8.43 | |
| Conservative | Rory O'Brien | 4,002 | 11.33 | - 5.03 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | +1.24 | |||
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Brian Fitzpatrick | 15,401 | 37.0 | ||
| Independent (politician) | Dr Jean Turner | 7,572 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Morrison | 7,147 | 17.2 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Janet Law | 6,457 | 15.5 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 5,037 | 12.1 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Sam Galbraith | 21,505 | 50.7 | N/A | |
| Scottish National Party | Fiona McLeod | 9,384 | 22.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 6,934 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Howarth | 4,144 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Anti-Drug (Independent) | Maxi Richards | 423 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | N/A | |||
