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Dunbartonshire West (UK Parliament constituency)

West Dunbartonshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of West Dunbartonshire in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland Scotland
Major settlements West Dunbartonshire
Current constituency
Created 2005
Member of parliament Martin Docherty (SNP)
Number of members One
Created from Dumbarton
Clydebank & Milngavie
19501983
Number of members One
Replaced by Dumbarton
Created from Dunbartonshire
Dumbarton Burghs
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Scotland

Coordinates: 55°57′58″N 4°30′22″W / 55.966°N 4.506°W / 55.966; -4.506

West 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 and covers the same area as the county of West Dunbartonshire.

The current constituency was first used in the 2005 general election. There was also an earlier West Dunbartonshire constituency, from 1950 to 1983.

The current MP is Martin Docherty of the Scottish National Party, who was elected at the 2015 general election.

The historic constituency was created under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 and first used in the 1950 general election.


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