Dunbartonshire East (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Dunbartonshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of East Dunbartonshire in Scotland.
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| Local government in EastDunbartonshire | East Dunbartonshire |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
Strathkelvin & Bearsden Clydebank & Milngavie Coatbridge & Chryston |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Strathkelvin & Bearsden and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
| Created from |
Dunbartonshire Dumbarton Burghs |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 55°58′34″N 4°12′40″W / 55.976°N 4.211°W
East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP for East Dunbartonshire is Jo Swinson.
The current constituency was first used at the 2005 general election. There was also an earlier East Dunbartonshire constituency, from 1950-83.
The existing constituency was created as a result of the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, as one of two covering the East Dunbartonshire council area and one of five covering the East Dunbartonshire council area and the North Lanarkshire council area.
The East Dunbartonshire constituency is entirely within the East Dunbartonshire council area, and the rest of the council area is covered by the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency, which also covers part of the North Lanarkshire council area. The rest of the North Lanarkshire area is covered by the Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, and Motherwell and Wishaw constituencies.
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