Falkirk West | |
Parliament: | uk |
Map1: | FalkirkWest1997 |
Map Size: | 260px |
Map Year: | 2001 |
Map Entity: | Scotland |
Year: | 1983 |
Abolished: | 2005 |
Type: | County |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Previous: | Stirling, Falkirk & Grangemouth, Stirlingshire East & Clackmannan and Stirlingshire West[1] |
Region: | Scotland |
County: | Falkirk |
Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.
1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.
1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bainsford, Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1983 | Dennis Canavan | Labour | ||
1999 | Independent | |||
2000 by-election | Eric Joyce | Labour | ||
2005 | constituency abolished: see Falkirk |