Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency)

Dunfermline West
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements Dunfermline
19832005
Number of members One
Replaced by Dunfermline & West Fife
Created from Dunfermline

Dunfermline West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Before 1983 the area was covered by the Dunfermline constituency and from 2005 the seat was replaced by the new Dunfermline and West Fife.

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; it also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhill and Oakley.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1]Party
1983 Dick Douglas Labour Co-operative
1990 Independent
1990 SNP
1992 Rachel Squire Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2001: Dunfermline West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Squire 16,370 52.8 0.3
SNP Brian John Goodall 5,390 17.4 1.8
Liberal Democrat Russel McPhate 4,832 15.6 +2.0
Conservative James Alexander Mackie 3,166 10.2 2.4
Scottish Socialist Mrs. Catherine Stewart 746 2.4 N/A
UKIP Alastair Douglas 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

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Dunfermline West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Squire 19338 53.1 +11.6
SNP John Lloyd 6,984 19.2 0.7
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Elizabeth B.A. Harris 4,963 13.6 2.0
Conservative Kevin A. Newton 4,606 12.6 10.4
Referendum Party James Bain 543 1.5 N/A
Majority 12,354 33.9
Turnout 36,434 69.3 7.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Dunfermline West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Squire 16,374 42.0 5.1
Conservative Michael D.A. Scott-Hayward 8,890 22.8 0.3
SNP Jay Smith 7,563 19.4 +10.7
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce Anderson Harris 6,122 15.7 5.4
Majority 7,484 19.3
Turnout 38,949 76.4 0.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1987: Dunfermline West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dick Douglas 18,493 47.1 +11.1
Conservative Phil Gallie 9,091 23.1 6.1
Social Democratic Frank Arnold Moyes 8,288 21.1 5.0
SNP Gordon John Hughes 3,435 8.7 +0.9
Majority 9,402 24.0
Turnout 39,307 76.9 +3.4
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Dunfermline West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dick Douglas 12,998 36.0 N/A
Conservative Dr. P.S. Davidson 10,524 29.2 N/A
Social Democratic Frank Arnold Moyes 9,434 26.1 N/A
SNP Jim Fairlie 2,798 7.8 N/A
Green S.J. Dobson 321 0.9 N/A
Majority 2,474 6.8 N/A
Turnout 49,075 73.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

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