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Dundee City West

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Dundee City West
Summary

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

FieldValue
nameDundee City West
typeburgh
constituency_linkScottish Parliament constituencies and regions
parl_nameScottish Parliament
image[[File:Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg150px]]
image2[[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg150px]]
caption2Dundee City West shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
year2011
previousDundee West
party_labelParty
partyScottish National Party
member_labelMSP
memberJoe FitzPatrick
local_council_labelCouncil area
local_councilDundee City
electorate56,705 (2022)

Dundee City West (Gaelic: Baile Dhùn Dè an Iar) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the Dundee City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and largely replaced the previous seat of Dundee West. Since creation it has been held by Joe FitzPatrick of the Scottish National Party; FitzPatrick had previously served as the member for Dundee West since the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast and Dundee City East.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Dundee City council area is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Dundee City East and Dundee City West.

A Dundee West constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to some alteration, and now no longer correspond to Holyrood constituencies. The current Holyrood boundaries were introduced for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election with the former Dundee West constituency being renamed and redrawn slightly to now include the 'Hebrides' neighbourhood at Claverhouse just west of the A90 road, and the edge-of-town housing developments at Dykes of Gray and the former Liff Hospital. The seat was unaffected by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, remaining unchanged for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The constituency comprises the following electoral wards of Dundee City Council:

  • In full: Strathmartine, Lochee, West End
  • In part: Coldside, Maryfield, North East (shared with Dundee City East)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Scottish National Party}}"2011Joe FitzPatrick

Election results

Dundee City West election results 1999-2021

2020s

2010s

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

  1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
  2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
  3. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. The region covers all of the [[Aberdeen City council area]], the [[Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire council area]], the [[Angus, Scotland. Angus council area]], the [[Dundee City council area]] and part of the [[Moray. Moray council area]].Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. [https://lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/SP_Dundee_West.pdf Dundee West 1999-2011], [[Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland]]
  6. [https://lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Dundee_City_West.pdf Dundee City West - from 2011], [[Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland]]
  7. (May 2010). "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report". [[Boundaries Scotland]].
  8. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 79-81.
  9. "Constituencies A-Z: Dundee City West".
  10. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections - 6th May 2021". Dundee City Council.
  11. "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency".
  12. "Dundee City East - Scottish Parliament constituency".
  13. "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament.
  14. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission.
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