Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards
| Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East in Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Croy, Cumbernauld, Greenfaulds |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Stuart McDonald (SNP) |
| Created from | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The constituency covers the north of the North Lanarkshire council area, and small eastern and northern part of the East Dunbartonshire council area. It is currently represented by Stuart McDonald of the Scottish National Party, who overturned a Labour majority of nearly 14,000 to take 59.9% of the vote in the May 2015 general election.
With 38 letters (plus one comma and four spaces), Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East has the longest constituency name in the current Parliament.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the constituency to be renamed Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, despite the fact that the constituency under the new boundaries still contains Kilsyth and still only covers the eastern half of Kirkintilloch.[1]
Boundaries
Map of boundaries 2005-2024
Map of boundaries from 2024
This constituency brings together areas from North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire councils. The western, mostly rural, areas including Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Twechar and the Campsie hills are joined in the east and south by the eastern wards from Kirkintilloch and the entire towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These two latter areas formed one constituency prior to the 2000 review.
The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow.
The electoral divisions used in this constituency are:
- In full: Cumbernauld East, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Kilsyth
- In part: Bishopbriggs North and Campsie, Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
| 2010 | Gregg McClymont | Labour | |
| 2015 | Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald[3] | ||||
| Labour | Katrina Murray[4] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 24,158 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | James McPhilemy | 11,182 | 24.5 | -9.4 | |
| Conservative | Roz McCall | 7,380 | 16.1 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray | 2,966 | 6.6 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 12,976 | 28.3 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,716 | 69.3 | +3.4 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 19,122 | 43.6 | -16.3 | |
| Labour | Elisha Fisher | 14,858 | 33.9 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Johnston | 8,010 | 18.3 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 1,238 | 2.8 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Carl Pearson | 605 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 4,264 | 9.7 | -22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,833 | 65.9 | -7.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 29,572 | 59.9 | +36.1 | |
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 14,820 | 30.0 | −27.2 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm MacKay | 3,891 | 7.9 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Duncan | 1,099 | 2.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 14,752 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 49,382 | 73.6 | +9.3 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +31.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 23,549 | 57.2 | +5.4 | |
| SNP | Julie Hepburn | 9,794 | 23.8 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 3,924 | 9.5 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 3,407 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 476 | 1.2 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 13,755 | 33.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,150 | 64.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 20,251 | 51.8 | -6.0 | |
| SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 8,689 | 22.2 | -3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 5,817 | 14.9 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | James Boswell | 2,718 | 7.0 | +1.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 1,141 | 2.9 | -1.6 | |
| Christian Vote | Patrick Elliott | 472 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 11,562 | 29.6 | -3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,088 | 60.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ @Stuart_McDonald (26 September 2023). "Honoured to be selected @theSNP candidate for the renamed & reshaped Cumbernauld & Kirkintilloch constituency at the next Westminster election. Proud to make the positive case for independence in EU, tackling poverty, urgent action on the climate emergency & supporting jobs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election results". North Lanarkshire. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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