Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk. Falkirk East was a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005 Falkirk is a Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Falkirk West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Labour |
Dennis Canavan |
19,162 |
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Scottish National Party |
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9,350 |
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Conservative |
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7,558 |
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Liberal Democrat |
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2,414 |
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| Majority |
9,812 |
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| Turnout |
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76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 77 |
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Labour hold |
Swing |
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| General Election 1997: Falkirk West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dennis Canavan |
22,772 |
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Scottish National Party |
David Alexander |
8,989 |
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Conservative |
Carol Buchanan |
4,639 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Derek Houston |
1,970 |
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| Majority |
13783 |
35. 9 |
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| Turnout |
38370 |
72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6 |
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Labour hold |
Swing |
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Elections in the 2000s
| Falkirk West by-election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Eric Joyce |
8,492 |
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â15. 9 |
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Scottish National Party |
David Kerr |
7,787 |
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+16. 5 |
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Conservative |
Craig Stevenson |
1,621 |
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â3. 8 |
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Scottish Socialist |
Iain Hunter |
989 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Hugh O'Donnell |
615 |
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â1. 9 |
| Majority |
705 |
3. 6 |
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| Turnout |
19,504 |
36. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1 |
-36. 5 |
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Labour hold |
Swing |
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| General Election 2001: Falkirk West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Eric Joyce |
16,022 |
51. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 9 |
-7. 5 |
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Scottish National Party |
David Kerr |
7,490 |
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+0. 8 |
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Conservative |
Simon Murray |
2,321 |
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-4. 6 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Hugh OâDonnell |
2,203 |
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+2. 0 |
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Independent (politician) |
Billy Buchanan |
1,464 |
4. 7 |
N/A |
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Scottish Socialist |
Mhairi McAlpine |
707 |
2. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 3 |
N/A |
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Independent (politician) |
Hugh Lynch |
490 |
1. 6 |
N/A |
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Socialist Labour |
Ronnie Forbes |
194 |
0. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 6 |
N/A |
| Majority |
8,532 |
27. 7 |
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| Turnout |
30,891 |
57. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1 |
-15. 5 |
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Labour hold |
Swing |
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References
The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties
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