Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1832–1918 constituency, see Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency).
Falkirk is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Falkirk West and part of Falkirk East.
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Falkirk | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Falkirk |
Major settlements | Camelon, Falkirk, Larbert, Polmont |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | John McNally (SNP) |
Created from | Falkirk West and Falkirk East |
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It can be considered a safe SNP seat: at the 2015 general election, it was the seat with the largest majority for the SNP as well as the seat with the largest majority for any party in Scotland. At the 2019 general election it again had the highest numerical majority of any SNP-won seat in Scotland, although other seats had higher relative majorities.[1]