Clydebank and Milngavie (UK Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency).
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| Clydebank and Milngavie | |
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| Former County constituency | |
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| 1983–2005 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire |
Clydebank and Milngavie was a county constituency in Scotland. It returned on Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.
The similarly named constituency of Clydebank and Milngavie continues for the Scottish Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency included Clydebank and Milngavie.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 Hugh McCartney, Labour
- 1987 Tony Worthington, Labour
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2001: Clydebank and Milngavie | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Worthington | 17,249 | 53.1 | -2.1 | |
| SNP | Jim Yuill | 6,525 | 20.1 | -1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rodney Ackland | 3,909 | 12.0 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Kate Pickering Jardine | 3,514 | 10.8 | -1.7 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Dawn Brennan | 1,294 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,724 | 33.0 | |||
| Turnout | 32,491 | 62.5 | -12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||