Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 55°57′25″N 4°02′17″W / 55.957°N 4.038°W
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East County constituency | |
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Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East shown within Scotland | |
Created: | 2005 |
MP: | Gregg McClymont |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
Council areas: | East Dunbartonshire/North Lanarkshire |
EP constituency: | Scotland |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 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. It is currently a solid Labour seat.
With 38 letters (plus one comma and four spaces), Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East has the longest constituency name in the current Parliament.
Boundaries
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.
The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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2005 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
2010 | Gregg McClymont | Labour |
Election results
General Election 2010: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gregg McClymont | 23,549 | 57.2 | +5.4 | |
SNP | Julie Hepburn | 9,794 | 23.8 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rod Ackland | 3,924 | 9.5 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 3,407 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 476 | 1.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 13,755 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,150 | 64.3 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
General Election 2005: Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 20,251 | 51.8 | -6.0 | |
SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 8,689 | 22.2 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Hugh O'Donnell | 5,817 | 14.9 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | James Boswell | 2,718 | 7.0 | +1.9 | |
Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 1,141 | 2.9 | -1.6 | |
Christian Vote | Patrick Elliott | 472 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 11,562 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 39,088 | 60.4 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
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