Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth County constituency |
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| Created: | 1983 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
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. The similarly named constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth continues for the Scottish Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Norman Hogg | Labour | |
| 1997 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished: see Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
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[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 21,141 | 58.7 | +4.7 | |
| Scottish National Party | Colin Barrie | 10,013 | 27.8 | -1.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Sewell | 2,441 | 6.8 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Biggam | 1,368 | 3.8 | -2.0 | |
| Pro Life Alliance | Jan Cara | 609 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 345 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | Pamela Cook | 107 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,128 | 30.9 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2001: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 16,144 | 54.4 | -4.3 | |
| Scottish National Party | David McGlashan | 8,624 | 29.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John O'Donnell | 1,934 | 6.5 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Alison Ross | 1,460 | 4.9 | -1.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 1,287 | 4.3 | +3.4 | |
| Scottish Freedom Referendum Party | Thomas Taylor | 250 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,520 | 25.3 | -5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 29,699 | 59.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
