Clackmannan (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–1997)
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Clackmannan was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
SeatsOne
Created fromClackmannan & East Stirlingshire and parts of Stirlingshire West and Kinross and West Perthshire[1]
Replaced byOchil and Falkirk East[1]
| Clackmannan | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivision | Clackmannan |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Clackmannan & East Stirlingshire and parts of Stirlingshire West and Kinross and West Perthshire[1] |
| Replaced by | Ochil and Falkirk East[1] |
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, replacing the previous Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire constituency. The Clackmannan constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
Clackmannan District, the Falkirk District electoral division of Carseland, and the Stirling District electoral division of Kinnaird.
Members of Parliament
Politics and history of the constituency
Election results
Elections of the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin O'Neill | 16,478 | 45.8 | +0.2 | |
| SNP | Janette Jones | 6,839 | 19.0 | −17.8 | |
| Conservative | Charles Hendry | 6,490 | 18.0 | +0.4 | |
| SDP | Hilary Campbell | 6,205 | 17.2 | New | |
| Majority | 9,639 | 26.8 | +18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 36,012 | 75.6 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin O'Neill | 20,317 | 53.7 | +7.9 | |
| SNP | Allan Macartney | 7,916 | 20.9 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | James Parker | 5,620 | 14.9 | −3.1 | |
| SDP | Ann Watters | 3,961 | 10.5 | −6.7 | |
| Majority | 12,401 | 32.8 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,814 | 77.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Elections of the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin O'Neill | 18,829 | 49.1 | −4.6 | |
| SNP | Andrew Brophy | 10,326 | 26.9 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | James Mackie | 6,638 | 17.3 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Watters | 2,567 | 6.7 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 8,503 | 22.2 | −10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,360 | 78.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||