West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| West Dunbartonshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of West Dunbartonshire in Scotland.
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| 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 |
| 1950–1983 | |
| 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
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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