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West Dunbartonshire

Every general election in West Dunbartonshire since 1955. Latest: Douglas McAllister, Labour, majority 6,010.

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Member of Parliament

Douglas McAllister

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,010

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Douglas McAllister ElectedLabour19,31248.8%
Martin Docherty-Hughes sitting MPScottish National Party13,30233.6%
David SmithReform UK2,7707.0%
Paula BakerGreen
Scottish Green Party		1,4963.8%
Maurice CorryConservative1,4743.7%
Paul KennedyLiberal Democrats8392.1%
Andrew MuirScottish Family Party3180.8%
Kelly WilsonSovereignty730.2%
Valid votes39,584
Majority6,01015.2%

Lab gain from SNP Turnout 57.3% of 69,074 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970200520102015201720192024Labour, 1955: 52.3%Labour, 1959: 52.5%Labour, 1964: 50.8%Labour, 1966: 52.3%Labour, 1970: 50.9%Labour, 2005: 51.9%Labour, 2010: 61.3%Labour, 2015: 31.3%Labour, 2017: 37.7%Labour, 2019: 28.5%Labour, 2024: 48.8%Scottish National Party, 1964: 12.1%Scottish National Party, 1966: 14.6%Scottish National Party, 1970: 12.0%Scottish National Party, 2005: 21.8%Scottish National Party, 2010: 20.1%Scottish National Party, 2015: 59.1%Scottish National Party, 2017: 42.9%Scottish National Party, 2019: 49.6%Scottish National Party, 2024: 33.6%Conservative, 1955: 47.7%Conservative, 1959: 47.5%Conservative, 1964: 37.2%Conservative, 1966: 33.2%Conservative, 1970: 37.1%Conservative, 2005: 6.4%Conservative, 2010: 7.7%Conservative, 2015: 7.0%Conservative, 2017: 17.2%Conservative, 2019: 14.3%Conservative, 2024: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 8.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.1%
Vote share in West Dunbartonshire at each general election Lab SNP Con LD

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s West Dunbartonshire lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

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
2024Lab Douglas McAllisterSNP6,01015.257.3%Lab gain from SNP
2019SNP Martin Docherty-HughesLab9,55321.267.9%SNP hold
2017SNP Martin Docherty-HughesLab2,2885.265.2%SNP hold
2015SNP Martin DochertyLab14,17127.773.9%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Gemma DoyleSNP17,40841.264.0%Lab hold
2005LabSNP12,55330.260.8%
1970LabCon6,22613.877.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,91219.181.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon5,63113.682.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,1415.183.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,9524.784.8%

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 is the MP for West Dunbartonshire?

Douglas McAllister (Labour) won West Dunbartonshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,010.

Which parties have won West Dunbartonshire?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 8, Scottish National Party 3.

Which region is West Dunbartonshire in?

West Dunbartonshire is in Scotland.

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