Clydebank and Milngavie (
Gaelic
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: ''Bruach Chluaidh agus Muileann-Ghaidh'') is a
constituency
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of the
Scottish Parliament
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covering part of the
council areas
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of
East Dunbartonshire
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and
West Dunbartonshire
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. It elects one
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
first past the post
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method of election.It is also one of ten constituencies in the
West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven
additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of
proportional representation
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for the region as a whole.
The current member is
Marie McNair
Marie McNair (born 1975/76) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydebank and Milngavie since May 2021.
Early career
Before entering politics, McNair spent 14 years working as a n ...
of the
Scottish National Party
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(SNP), who has held the seat since the
2021 Scottish Parliament election
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.
Electoral region
The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are
Cunninghame North,
Cunninghame South,
Dumbarton
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Dumbarton was the ca ...
,
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,
Greenock and Inverclyde,
Paisley,
Renfrewshire North and West, the
Renfrewshire South and
Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The region covers part of the
Argyll and Bute council area, the
East Dunbartonshire council area
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, the
East Renfrewshire council area, the
Inverclyde council area,
North Ayrshire council area, the
Renfrewshire council area and the
West Dunbartonshire council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
The rest of
East Dunbartonshire
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is covered by the
Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency; the rest of
West Dunbartonshire
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is covered by the
Dumbarton
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Dumbarton was the ca ...
constituency.
The Clydebank and Milngavie constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing
Westminster constituency. In
2005, however, the Westminster (
House of Commons
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) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies. Clydebank and Milngavie was retained as a Scottish Parliament constituency.
The constituency boundaries were reviewed ahead of the
2011 Scottish Parliament election. The electoral wards used to form Clydebank and Milngavie are listed below.
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Milngavie
Milngavie ( ; gd, Muileann-Ghaidh) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Mi ...
(East Dunbartonshire)
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Bearsden North (East Dunbartonshire)
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Kilpatrick (West Dunbartonshire)
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Clydebank Central (West Dunbartonshire)
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Clydebank Waterfront (West Dunbartonshire)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
Notes
References
External links
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Milngavie
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