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Dundee West

Every general election in Dundee West since 1950 (until 2019). Latest: Chris Law, Scottish National Party, majority 12,259.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chris Law Elected sitting MPScottish National Party22,35553.8%
Jim MaloneLabour10,09624.3%
Tess WhiteConservative5,14912.4%
Daniel ColemanLiberal Democrats2,4685.9%
Stuart WaitonBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,2713.1%
Quinta ArreyChristian Peoples Alliance2400.6%
Valid votes41,579
Majority12,25929.5%

SNP hold Turnout 64.5% of 64,431 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Labour, 1950: 53.5%Labour, 1951: 51.6%Labour, 1955: 50.5%Labour, 1959: 49.6%Labour, 1964: 53.3%Labour, 1966: 53.7%Labour, 1970: 51.5%Labour, February 1974: 43.0%Labour, October 1974: 41.0%Labour, 1979: 47.3%Labour, 1983: 43.5%Labour, 1987: 53.4%Labour, 1992: 49.0%Labour, 1997: 53.8%Labour, 2001: 50.6%Labour, 2005: 44.6%Labour, 2010: 48.5%Labour, 2015: 23.7%Labour, 2017: 33.1%Labour, 2019: 24.3%Conservative, 1955: 46.9%Conservative, 1959: 48.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.3%Conservative, 1966: 36.9%Conservative, 1970: 38.2%Conservative, February 1974: 30.5%Conservative, October 1974: 18.5%Conservative, 1979: 25.8%Conservative, 1983: 21.7%Conservative, 1987: 18.0%Conservative, 1992: 18.5%Conservative, 1997: 13.2%Conservative, 2001: 9.1%Conservative, 2005: 8.3%Conservative, 2010: 9.3%Conservative, 2015: 8.6%Conservative, 2017: 16.2%Conservative, 2019: 12.4%Scottish National Party, 1970: 8.7%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 25.1%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 35.1%Scottish National Party, 1979: 26.4%Scottish National Party, 1983: 17.1%Scottish National Party, 1987: 15.3%Scottish National Party, 1992: 23.6%Scottish National Party, 1997: 23.2%Scottish National Party, 2001: 27.3%Scottish National Party, 2005: 30.0%Scottish National Party, 2010: 28.9%Scottish National Party, 2015: 61.9%Scottish National Party, 2017: 46.7%Scottish National Party, 2019: 53.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.9%Liberal, 1950: 1.9%Liberal, 1951: 45.7%Liberal, 1966: 7.0%Liberal, October 1974: 4.6%National Liberal, 1950: 44.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 17.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 12.7%
Vote share in Dundee West at each general election Lab Con SNP LD Lib Nat Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Dundee West (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019SNP Chris LawLab12,25929.564.5%SNP hold
2017SNP Chris LawLab5,26213.661.7%SNP hold
2015SNP Chris LawLab17,09238.267.8%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Jim McGovernSNP7,27819.658.9%Lab hold
2005LabSNP5,37914.659.7%
2001LabSNP6,80023.354.4%Lab hold
1997LabSNP11,85930.667.6%
1992LabSNP10,60425.369.8%Lab hold
1987LabCon16,52635.475.4%Lab hold
1983LabCon10,15021.873.7%
1979LabSNP10,45720.978.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabSNP2,8025.974.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,44812.581.3%
1970LabCon6,82213.476.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,36016.879.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,6179.181.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon7141.482.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,8743.682.7%
1951LabLib3,3065.986.8%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib4,7018.988.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Dundee West?

Chris Law (Scottish National Party) won Dundee West at the 2019 general election with a majority of 12,259.

Which parties have won Dundee West?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 17, Scottish National Party 3.

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