Dumbarton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005

For the 1918–1950 constituency, see Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency).

Not to be confused with Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Dumbarton

Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Dumbarton in Scotland for the 2001 general election

Major settlements| Dumbarton, Helensburgh
1983–2005
Seats| one
Replaced by| West Dumbartonshire

Dumbarton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely absorbed into the new constituency of West Dunbartonshire, with Helensburgh joining Argyll and Bute.

The Dumbarton constituency of the Scottish Parliament, which was created in 1999 with the same boundaries, continues to exist.

## Boundaries

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It consisted of the towns of Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, and Helensburgh, plus a significant rural hinterland.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[1] | Party

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| 1983 | Ian Campbell | Labour
| 1987 | John McFall | Labour Co-operative
2005 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Elections of the 1980s

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General election 1983: Dumbarton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ian Campbell | 15,810  | 36.7  | −11.6
| Conservative | Iain Lawson  | 13,695  | 31.8  | −2.0
| SDP | Robert Sawyer  | 9,813  | 22.8  | New
| SNP | Ian Bayne  | 3,768  | 8.7  | −9.1
Majority  | 2,115  | 4.9  |
Turnout | 43,086  | 75.1  |
| Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Dumbarton[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | John McFall | 19,778  | 43.0  | +6.3
| Conservative | Robert Graham  | 14,556  | 31.7  | −0.1
| SDP | Richard Mowbray  | 6,060  | 13.2  | −9.6
| SNP | Jenny Herriot  | 5,564  | 12.1  | +3.4
Majority  | 5,222  | 11.3  | +6.4
Turnout | 45,958  | 77.9  | +2.8
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.2  |

### Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1992: Dumbarton.[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | John McFall | 19,255  | 43.6  | +0.6
| Conservative | Thomas Begg  | 13,126  | 29.8  | −1.9
| SNP | Bill McKechnie  | 8,127  | 18.4  | +6.3
| Liberal Democrats | John Morrison  | 3,425  | 7.8  | −5.4
| Natural Law | Diana Krass  | 192  | 0.4  | New
Majority  | 6,129  | 13.8  | +2.5
Turnout | 44,125  | 77.1  | −0.8
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.3  |
General election 1997: Dumbarton[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | John McFall | 20,470  | 49.6  | +6.0
| SNP | William McKechnie  | 9,587  | 23.2  | +6.8
| Conservative | Peter Ramsay  | 7,283  | 17.6  | −12.2
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Reid | 3,144  | 7.6  | −0.2
| Scottish Socialist | Leslie Robertson  | 283  | 0.7  | New
| Referendum | George Dempster  | 255  | 0.6  | New
| UKIP | Robert Lancaster  | 242  | 0.6  | New
Majority  | 10,883  | 26.4  | +12.6
Turnout | 41,264  | 73.4  | −3.7
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |

### Elections of the 2000s

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General election 2001: Dumbarton[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | John McFall | 16,151  | 47.5  | −2.1
| SNP | Iain Robertson  | 6,576  | 19.3  | −3.9
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Thompson  | 5,265  | 15.5  | +7.9
| Conservative | Peter Ramsay  | 4,648  | 13.7  | −3.9
| Scottish Socialist | Leslie Robertson  | 1,354  | 4.0  | +3.3
Majority  | 9,575  | 28.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 33,994  | 61.1  | −12.3
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
2. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
3. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
6. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.