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	Type	Burgh
	Entity	Scotland
	DivisionType	Council Areas
	Division	Angus / City Of Dundee
	Year	1950
	MP	Stewart Hosie
	Party	Scottish National Party
	EP	Scotland

Dundee East is a Constituency of the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It was created for the 1950 General Election . A similar constituency, also called Dundee East , is used by the Scottish Parliament .


BOUNDARIES

The constituency covers the eastern portion of the City Of Dundee council area. To the north and east it covers part of the Angus council area.


MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

• Stewart Hosie , SNP (2005–''present'')


• Iain Luke , Labour (2001–2005)


• John McAllion , Labour (1987–2001)


• Gordon Wilson , SNP (1974–1987)


• George Machin , Labour (1973–1974)


• George Morgan Thomson , Labour (1952–1973)


• Thomas Cook , Labour (1950–1952)

ELECTION RESULTS

party Scottish National Party   candidate Stewart Hosie   votes 14,708   percentage 372   change +11

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Iain Luke   votes 14,325   percentage 362   change &minus12

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Chris Bustin   votes 5,061   percentage 128   change &minus25

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Clive Sneddon   votes 4,498   percentage 114   change +27

party Scottish Socialist Party   candidate Harvey Duke   votes 537   percentage 14   change &minus12

party United Kingdom Independence Party   candidate Donald Low   votes 292   percentage 07   change ''N/A''

party Independent   candidate David Allison   votes 119   percentage 03   change ''N/A''

votes 383   percentage 10

votes 39,540   percentage 624   change +33

winner Scottish National Party   loser Labour Party (UK)   swing +11

title General Election 2001 : Dundee East

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Iain Luke   votes 14,635   percentage 452   change &minus59

party Scottish National Party   candidate Stewart Hosie   votes 10,169   percentage 314   change +49

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alan Donnelly   votes 3,900   percentage 120   change &minus37

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Raymond Lawrie   votes 2,784   percentage 86   change +45

party Scottish Socialist Party   candidate Harvey Duke   votes 879   percentage 27   change ''N/A''

votes 4,466   percentage 138

votes 32,367   percentage 573   change &minus120

winner Labour Party (UK)

POLITICS AND HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUENCY

The Dundee East constituency has been a marginal seat between the SNP and Labour since the 1973 byelection. Although Labour won the seat in that by-election, the SNP established itself as the clear challenger and continued to advance, winning the seat in the next general election. Labour were thought to have underperformed in not winning the seat back in the 1979 General Election , and the choice of the former Communist Jimmy Reid as Labour candidate was blamed for the loss.

Boundary changes which came into force in 2005 brought in many voters from more suburban areas formerly in the Angus Constituency . Although estimates of the 2001 general election result on the new boundaries showed Labour ahead, the lead was exceptionally narrow, and after the SNP won the Scottish Parliament seat on the original boundaries in 2003 , a close fight was expected (and occurred) in the 2005 General Election .


SEE ALSO

• List Of UK Parliamentary Constituencies In Scotland