Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (constituency, Scotland)

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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Central Scotland

Educated
1999
MP
Jamie Hepburn ( SNP )

Jamie Hepburn

Regions
North Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of ten constituencies in the electoral region of Central Scotland and has remained unchanged since then. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is one of five constituencies within the North Lanarkshire Council Area . The eponymous cities of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth are the largest cities within its borders. The constituency sends a representative.

The constituency covers an area of ​​109.7 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 65,405 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Cathie Craigie 15,118 49.6
SNP Andrew Wilson 10,923 35.7
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 2029 6.6
Conservative Robin Slack 1362 4.5
Socialist Kenny McEwan 1116 3.6
Turnout: 30,612 (61.33%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Cathie Craigie 10.146 41.6 −8.0
SNP Andrew Wilson 9626 39.4 +3.7
Socialist Kenny McEwan 1823 7.5 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 1264 5.2 −1.4
Conservative Margaret McCulloch 978 4.0 −0.5
Non-party Christopher Donohue 567 2.3 +2.3
Turnout: 24,404 (50.14%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Cathie Craigie 12,672 48.0 +6.4
SNP Jamie Hepburn 10,593 40.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 1670 6.3 +1.1
Conservative Anne Harding 1447 5.5 +1.5
Turnout: 26,382 (53.63%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Jamie Hepburn 13,595 53.8 +13.6
Labor Cathie Craigie 10.136 40.1 −7.9
Conservative James Boswell 1156 4.6 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Oliver 367 1.5 −4.8
Turnout: 25,254 (52.16%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Jamie Hepburn 17,015 60.1 +6.3
Labor Mark Griffin 7,537 26.6 −13.5
Conservative Anthony Newman 3,068 10.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Irene Lang 688 2.4 +1.0
Turnout: 28,308 (56.7%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2011 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  6. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  7. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament