Dundee Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Dundee Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Dundee |
Major settlements | Dundee |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Chris Law (SNP) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Dundee East & Dundee West |
Dundee Central is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Contents
[edit]The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Dundee:[2]
- East End and Maryfield from Dundee East constituency
- Coldside, Lochee, Strathmartine and West End from Dundee West constituency
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Chris Law | 15,544 | 40.0 | −16.5 | |
Labour | Richard McCready | 14,869 | 38.3 | +14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Coleman | 2,402 | 6.2 | +0.7 | |
Reform UK | Vicky McCann | 2,363 | 6.1 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Emma Farquhar | 1,569 | 4.0 | −7.1 | |
Alba | Alan Ross | 813 | 2.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Jim McFarlane | 600 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Scottish Family | Susan Ettle | 357 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Workers Party | Raymond Mennie | 192 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Niko Omilana | 139 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 675 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,001 | 52.5 | |||
SNP hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Dundee Central". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Dundee Central results". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Results; Constituency: Dundee Central". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dundee Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK