Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005

Not to be confused with Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency).

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Falkirk West

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Falkirk West in Scotland for the 2001 general election

Subdivisions of Scotland| Falkirk
1983–2005
Seats| One
Created from| Stirling, Falkirk & Grangemouth, Stirlingshire East & Clackmannan and Stirlingshire West[1]
Replaced by| Falkirk

Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.

## Boundaries

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1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.

1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bainsford, Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[2] | Party

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| 1983 | Dennis Canavan | Labour
| 1999 | Independent
| 2000 by-election | Eric Joyce | Labour
2005 | constituency abolished: see Falkirk

## Election results

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### Elections of the 1980s

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General election 1983: Falkirk West[3][4][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 16,668  | 45.6  | −4.5
| Conservative | Iain Mitchell  | 7,690  | 21.0  | +0.3
| Liberal | Marshall Harris  | 7,477  | 20.4  | New
| SNP | Brian Cochrane  | 4,739  | 13.0  | −16.2
Majority | 8,978  | 24.6  | N/A
Turnout | 36,574  | 74.0  | N/A
| Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Falkirk West[5][6][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 20,256  | 52.6  | +7.0
| Conservative | David Thomas  | 6,704  | 17.4  | −3.6
| SNP | Ian Goldie  | 6,696  | 17.4  | +4.4
| Liberal | Marshall Harris  | 4,841  | 12.6  | −7.8
Majority | 13,552  | 35.2  | +10.6
Turnout | 38,497  | 76.7  | +2.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1992: Falkirk West[7][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 19,162  | 49.8  | −2.8
| SNP | William Houston  | 9,350  | 24.3  | +6.9
| Conservative | Michael Macdonald  | 7,558  | 19.6  | +2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Reilly  | 2,414  | 6.3  | −6.3
Majority | 9,812  | 25.5  | −9.7
Turnout | 38,484  | 76.8  | +0.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1997: Falkirk West[8] [9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Canavan | 22,772  | 59.3  | +9.6
| SNP | David Alexander | 8,989  | 23.4  | −0.9
| Conservative | Carol Buchanan  | 4,639  | 12.1  | −7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Houston  | 1,970  | 5.1  | −1.1
Majority | 13,783  | 35.9  | +10.4
Turnout | 38,370  | 72.0  | −4.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections of the 2000s

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By-election 2000: Falkirk West[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Joyce | 8,492  | 43.5  | −15.8
| SNP | David Kerr  | 7,787  | 39.9  | +16.5
| Conservative | Craig Stevenson  | 1,621  | 8.3  | −3.8
| Scottish Socialist | Iain G. Hunter  | 989  | 5.1  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 615  | 3.1  | −2.0
Majority | 705  | 3.6  | −32.3
Turnout | 19,504  | 36.1  | −36.9
| Labour hold | Swing | -16.2  |
General election 2001: Falkirk West[10][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Joyce | 16,022  | 51.9  | −7.4
| SNP | David Kerr  | 7,490  | 24.2  | +0.8
| Conservative | Simon Murray  | 2,321  | 7.5  | −4.6
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 2,203  | 7.1  | +2.0
| Independent | Billy Buchanan  | 1,464  | 4.7  | New
| Scottish Socialist | Mhairi McAlpine  | 707  | 2.3  | N/A
| Independent | Hugh Lynch  | 490  | 1.6  | New
| Socialist Labour | Ronnie Forbes  | 194  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 8,532  | 27.7  | −8.2
Turnout | 30,891  | 57.1  | −14.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "'Falkirk West', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
3. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
4. ^ "UK General Election results June 1983, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
5. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. ^ "UK General Election results June 1987, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
7. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992, part 8". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
8. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
9. ^ a b c "Falkirk West". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
10. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.