Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–2005)
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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.
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Dunbartonshire and West Stirlingshire[1]
Replaced byCumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Dunbartonshire and West Stirlingshire[1] |
| Replaced by | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East |
The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Norman Hogg | Labour | |
| 1997 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East | ||
Elections
Elections of the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Hogg | 16,629 | 49.2 | −3.0 | |
| SDP | Douglas J. Herbison | 6,701 | 19.8 | +17.7 | |
| SNP | Gordon Murray | 5,875 | 17.4 | −14.2 | |
| Conservative | Anne Thomson | 4,590 | 13.6 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 9,928 | 29.4 | |||
| Turnout | 33,795 | 76.5 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Hogg | 21,385 | 60.0 | +10.8 | |
| SNP | Thomas Johnston | 6,982 | 19.6 | +2.2 | |
| SDP | Colin Deans | 5,891 | 11.4 | −8.4 | |
| Conservative | Anne Thomson | 3,227 | 9.0 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 14,403 | 40.4 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,485 | 78.5 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Elections of the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Hogg | 19,855 | 54.0 | −6.0 | |
| SNP | Thomas Johnston | 10,640 | 28.9 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Iain Mitchell | 4,143 | 11.3 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Haddow | 2,118 | 5.8 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 9,215 | 25.1 | −15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36,756 | 79.9 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 21,141 | 58.7 | +4.7 | |
| SNP | Colin Barrie | 10,013 | 27.8 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Sewell | 2,441 | 6.8 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John S. Biggam | 1,368 | 3.8 | −2.0 | |
| Prolife Alliance | Jan Cara | 609 | 1.7 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 345 | 1.0 | New | |
| Referendum | Pamela Cook | 107 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 11,128 | 30.9 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 36,024 | 75.0 | −4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 16,144 | 54.4 | −4.3 | |
| SNP | David McGlashan | 8,624 | 29.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John O'Donnell | 1,934 | 6.5 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Alison Ross | 1,460 | 4.9 | −1.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 1,287 | 4.3 | +3.3 | |
| Scottish Freedom Referendum Party | Thomas Taylor | 250 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 7,520 | 25.4 | −5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 29,699 | 59.7 | −15.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||