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West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Scottish Parliament electoral region
Scottish Parliament electoral region
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | West of Scotland | |
| constituency_type | electoral region | |
| parl_name | Scottish Parliament | |
| image | [[File:West of Scotland 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] |
| caption | West of Scotland shown within Scotland | |
| year | 1999 | |
| abolished | 2011 | |
| member_label | MSPs | |
| local_council_label | Council areas | |
| local_council | Argyll and Bute (part) | |
| East Dunbartonshire (part) | ||
| East Renfrewshire | ||
| Inverclyde | ||
| North Ayrshire (part) | ||
| Renfrewshire (part) | ||
| West Dunbartonshire | ||
| parts_label | Constituencies | |
| parts | Clydebank and Milngavie | |
| Cunninghame North | ||
| Dumbarton | ||
| Eastwood | ||
| Greenock and Inverclyde | ||
| Paisley North | ||
| Paisley South | ||
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | ||
| West Renfrewshire |
East Dunbartonshire (part) East Renfrewshire Inverclyde North Ayrshire (part) Renfrewshire (part) West Dunbartonshire Cunninghame North Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South Strathkelvin and Bearsden West Renfrewshire West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.
Constituencies and local government areas
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
| Map | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:West ScotlandNumber.PNG | right | 350px]] |
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.
In terms of local government areas the region covered:
- West Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Inverclyde
- Most of Renfrewshire (otherwise within the Glasgow region)
- Most of East Dunbartonshire (otherwise within the Central Scotland region)
- Part of Argyll and Bute (otherwise within the Highlands and Islands region)
- Part of North Ayrshire (otherwise within the South of Scotland region)
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region consists of the constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Starthkelvin and Bearsden. These were newly formed constituencies.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs
| Term | Election | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Clydebank and Milngavie | Dumbarton | Eastwood | Paisley South | Paisley North | West Renfrewshire | Greenock and Iverclyde | Cunninghame North |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="2" | Sam Galbraith | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="4" | Des McNulty | ||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="4" | Jackie Baillie | ||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="4" | Kenneth Macintosh | ||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="4" | |||||||||
| Brian Fitzpatrick | ||||||||||
| (Labour) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Independent (politician)}}" | Jean Turner | |||||||
| Independent | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish Labour Party}}" | David Whitton | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" | Kenneth Gibson | ||||||||
| (SNP) |
Regional List MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | |||||||
| (1999–2003) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Colin Campbell | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Kay Ullrich | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Lloyd Quinan | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | ||||||
| 2nd | |||||||
| (2003–07) | Stewart Maxwell | ||||||
| (SNP) | Campbell Martin | ||||||
| (SNP) | Bruce McFee | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Socialist Party}}" | Frances Curran | |||||
| (Socialist) | Murray Tosh | ||||||
| (Conservative) | |||||||
| 3rd | |||||||
| (2007–11) | Stuart McMillan | ||||||
| (SNP) | Bill Wilson | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Gil Paterson | |||||
| (SNP) | Jackson Carlaw | ||||||
| (Conservative) |
Election results
2007 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 8 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
- 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (one constituency member, 4 additional members)
- 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
References
- See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland'']
- "Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland". BBC News.
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