Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dunfermline West County constituency |
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| Created: | 1983 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
Dunfermline West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005.
[edit] Boundaries
The seat of Dunfermline West contained all of the town of Dunfermline as well as territory on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. It took in the affluent villages of Limekilns, Crossford and Cairneyhill, but also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhll and Oakley.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dick Douglas | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1990 | Independent | ||
| 1990 | SNP | ||
| 1992 | Rachel Squire | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2001: Dunfermline West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rachel Squire | 16,370 | 52.8 | -0.3 | |
| Scottish National Party | Brian Goodall | 5,390 | 17.4 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Russel McPhate | 4,832 | 15.6 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | James Mackie | 3,166 | 10.2 | -2.4 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Catherine Stewart | 746 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Alastair Harper | 471 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,980 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 30,975 | 57.1 | -12.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8% SNP to Labour | |||
