Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
| Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Location within Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Croy, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 (as Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) |
| Member of Parliament | Katrina Murray (Labour) |
| Created from | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
The constituency covers the north of the North Lanarkshire council area, and small eastern and northern part of the East Dunbartonshire council area. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended new boundaries for the constituency and for it to be renamed from Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, despite the fact that the constituency under the new boundaries still contains Kilsyth and only covers the eastern half of Kirkintilloch.[1]
Map of boundaries 2005–2024
The new town of Cumbernauld is approximately 15 miles north-east of Glasgow. This constituency brings together areas from North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire councils. The western, mostly rural, areas including Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Twechar and the Campsie hills are joined in the east and south by the eastern wards from Kirkintilloch and the entire towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These two latter areas formed one constituency prior to the 2000 review.
2005–2024: The East Dunbartonshire Council wards of Bishopbriggs North and Campsie (part), Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar (part), Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (part), and the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Cumbernauld East, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, and Kilsyth.
2024–present: The East Dunbartonshire Council wards of Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (part) and Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, and the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Kilsyth, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Cumbernauld East, and Stepps, Chryston & Muirhead.
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rosemary McKenna | Labour | |
| 2010 | Gregg McClymont | Labour | |
| 2015 | Stuart McDonald | Scottish National Party | |
| 2024 | Katrina Murray | Labour | |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katrina Murray | 18,513 | 45.2 | ||
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 14,369 | 35.1 | ||
| Reform UK | Billy Ross | 3,167 | 7.7 | ||
| Conservative | Satbir Gill | 1,939 | 4.7 | ||
| Scottish Green | Anne McCrossan | 1,694 | 4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Harley | 1,294 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,144 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,146 | 58.5 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 24,158 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | James McPhilemy | 11,182 | 24.5 | −9.4 | |
| Conservative | Roz McCall | 7,380 | 16.1 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray | 2,966 | 6.6 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 12,976 | 28.3 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,716 | 69.3 | +3.4 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 19,122 | 43.6 | −16.3 | |
| Labour | Elisha Fisher | 14,858 | 33.9 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Johnston | 8,010 | 18.3 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 1,238 | 2.8 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Carl Pearson | 605 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,264 | 9.7 | −22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,833 | 65.9 | −7.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | −10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stuart McDonald | 29,572 | 59.9 | +36.1 | |
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 14,820 | 30.0 | −27.2 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm MacKay | 3,891 | 7.9 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Duncan | 1,099 | 2.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 14,752 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 49,382 | 73.6 | +9.3 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +31.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gregg McClymont | 23,549 | 57.2 | +5.4 | |
| SNP | Julie Hepburn | 9,794 | 23.8 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 3,924 | 9.5 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 3,407 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 476 | 1.2 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 13,755 | 33.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,150 | 64.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary McKenna | 20,251 | 51.8 | ||
| SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 8,689 | 22.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 5,817 | 14.9 | ||
| Conservative | James Boswell | 2,718 | 7.0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Willie O'Neill | 1,141 | 2.9 | ||
| Christian Vote | Patrick Elliott | 472 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 11,562 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,088 | 60.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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