Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–2005)
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Falkirk East was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with some of its territory going to the new Falkirk constituency.
Major settlementsFalkirk
SeatsOne
| Falkirk East | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Falkirk East in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Falkirk |
| Major settlements | Falkirk |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Stirling, Falkirk & Grangemouth, Stirlingshire East & Clackmannan and West Lothian[1] |
| Replaced by | Linlithgow & East Falkirk Falkirk |
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Bainsford, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.
1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Harry Ewing | Labour | |
| 1992 | Michael Connarty | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished: see Linlithgow and East Falkirk | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Ewing | 17,956 | 47.7 | −7.2 | |
| Conservative | Donald Masterton | 7,895 | 21.0 | −2.2 | |
| SDP | Alexander Wedderburn | 6,967 | 18.5 | New | |
| SNP | John McGregor | 4,490 | 11.9 | −9.9 | |
| Communist | Fiona McGregor | 334 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 10,061 | 26.7 | −5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,642 | 72.3 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Ewing | 21,379 | 54.2 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Brookes | 7,356 | 18.7 | −2.3 | |
| SNP | Ronald Halliday | 6,056 | 15.4 | +3.5 | |
| SDP | Elizabeth Dick | 4,624 | 11.7 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 14,023 | 35.5 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 39,415 | 75.0 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 18,423 | 46.1 | −8.1 | |
| SNP | Ronald Halliday | 10,454 | 26.2 | +10.8 | |
| Conservative | Keith Harding | 8,279 | 20.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Debra Storr | 2,775 | 6.9 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 7,969 | 19.9 | −15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,931 | 76.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 23,344 | 56.1 | +10.0 | |
| SNP | Keith Brown | 9,959 | 23.9 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Nicol | 5,813 | 14.0 | −6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodger Spillane | 2,153 | 5.2 | −1.7 | |
| Referendum | Sebastian Mowbray | 325 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 13,385 | 32.2 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,594 | 73.2 | −3.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 18,536 | 55.0 | −1.1 | |
| SNP | Isobel Hutton | 7,824 | 23.2 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Bill Stevenson | 3,252 | 9.6 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Utting | 2,992 | 8.9 | +3.7 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Anthony Weir | 725 | 2.2 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Raymond Stead | 373 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 10,712 | 31.8 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 33,702 | 57.9 | −14.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||