Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1983–2005
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[1]	Party
	1983	Norman Hogg	Labour
	1997	Rosemary McKenna	Labour
2005		constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

General Election 2001: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McKenna	16,144	54.4	−4.3
	SNP	David McGlashan	8,624	29.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Donnell	1,934	6.5	+2.8
	Conservative	Alison Ross	1,460	4.9	−1.9
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,287	4.3	+3.4
	Scottish Freedom Referendum Party	Thomas Livingstone Taylor	250	0.8	N/A
Majority			7,520	25.3	−5.6
Turnout			29,699	59.7	−15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McKenna	21,141	58.7	+4.7
	SNP	Colin Barrie	10,013	27.8	−1.1
	Conservative	Ian J. Sewell	2,441	6.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrat	John S. Biggam	1,368	3.8	−2.0
	ProLife Alliance	Miss Jan Cara	609	1.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	345	1.0	N/A
	Referendum Party	Mrs. Pamela Cook	107	0.3	N/A
Majority			11,128	30.9	+5.8
Turnout			36,04	75.0	−4.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Hogg	19,855	54.0	−6.0
	SNP	Thomas Ross Johnston	10,640	28.9	+9.3
	Conservative	Iain G. Mitchell	4,143	11.3	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Ms. Jean M. Haddow	2,118	5.8	−5.6
Majority			9,215	25.1
Turnout			36,756	79.9	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Hogg	21,385	60.0	+10.8
	SNP	Thomas Ross Johnston	6,982	19.6	+2.2
	Social Democratic	Colin Stirling Deans	5,891	11.4	−8.4
	Conservative	Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Thomson	3,227	9.0	−4.6
Majority			14,403	40.4
Turnout			37,485	78.5	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

General Election 1983: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Hogg	16,629	49.2	N/A
	Social Democratic	Douglas J. Herbison	6,701	19.8	N/A
	SNP	G. Murray	5,875	17.4	N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Thomson	4,590	13.6	N/A
Majority			9,928	29.4	N/A
Turnout			33,795	76.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)