Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)

Dundee West
Burgh constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dundee West in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland	Angus/City of Dundee
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Chris Law (SNP)
Created from	Dundee
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Scotland

Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the two-seat Dundee constituency was split into two single seat constituencies: Dundee East and Dundee West.

1950-1974: The County of the City of Dundee wards numbers 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

1974-1983: The County of the City of Dundee wards of Balgay, Camperdown, Downfield, Law, Lochee, and Riverside.

1983-1997: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Ardler/Blackside, Central/Riverside, Downfield/St Mary's, Dudhope/Logie, Gourdie/Pitalpin, Law/Ancrum, Lochee, Menziehill/Ninewells, Rockwell/Fairmuir, and Trottick/Gillburn.

1997-2005: The City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Central, Charleston, Kingsway West, Kirkton, Law, Lochee, Ninewells, Riverside, and St Mary's.

2005-present: The area of the Dundee City Council other than that part in the Dundee East Burgh Constituency, and the Angus Council ward of Sidlaw West.

The constituency is one of two covering the City of Dundee council area, the other being Dundee East. Current boundaries were first used in the 2005 general election.

As well as covering an eastern portion of the city area, the West constituency also includes, to the north and west, part of the Angus council area. Similarly, the east constituency includes, to the north and east, another part of the Angus council area.