Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Dunfermline West
Parliament:uk
Map1:DunfermlineWest1997
Map Size:260px
Map Year:2001
Map Entity:Scotland
Year:1983
Abolished:2005
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Region:Scotland
Towns:Dunfermline

Dunfermline West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Before 1983 the area was covered by the Dunfermline constituency and from 2005 the seat was replaced by the new Dunfermline and West Fife.

Boundaries

The seat of Dunfermline West contained all of the town of Dunfermline as well as territory on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. It took in the affluent villages of Limekilns, Crossford, Culross and Cairneyhill; it also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhall, and Oakley.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1983Dick DouglasLabour Co-operative
1990Independent
1990SNP
1992Rachel SquireLabour
2005constituency abolished