Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale in Scotland.
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| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | David Mundell (Conservative) |
| Created from | Dumfries, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 55°12′N 3°30′W / 55.2°N 3.5°W
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland, within the Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and Scottish Borders council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.
The seat has a diverse electoral history, with the Dumfriesshire area being a longtime Conservative seat, the Clydesdale area being formerly safe Labour territory, and Tweeddale had been part of Liberal Democrat voting constituencies since the 1980s. Current Scottish Secretary David Mundell has held the seat since 2005 and since then has been the only Conservative MP representing a Scottish constituency.
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