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 West , is used by the
Scottish Parliament .
The constituency covers the western portion of the
City Of Dundee council area. To the north it covers the
Sidlaw West ward of the
Angus council area.
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Labour Party (UK)
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James McGovern
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16,468
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446
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Scottish National Party
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Joe Fitzpatrick
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11,089
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300
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+22
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Nykoma Garry
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5,323
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144
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+52
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Christopher McKinlay
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3,062
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83
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&minus06
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Scottish Socialist Party
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Jim McFarlane
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994
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27
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&minus12
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Labour Party (UK)
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&minus40
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Scottish National Party
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Gordon Archer
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7,987
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273
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+41
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Ian Hail
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2,656
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91
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&minus41
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Elizabeth Dick
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2,620
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90
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+13
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Scottish Socialist Party
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Jim McFarlane
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1,192
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41
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''N/A''
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The constituency is a safe
Labour seat. It's voters have traditionally been more loyal to the Labour Party than its neighbour
Dundee East having elected only Labour MPs since the
1950s . However with Labour's majority being reduced by the SNP's Joe Fitzpatrick despite changes to the boundaries which should have favoured Labour the constituency is becoming increasingly marginal.
