Falkirk West Voting Patterns

'The behaviour of others who may hold senior roles connected to the selection process reminded me only too clearly of the problems, particularly the lack of discipline in relationships with the media, which undermine Labour's political efforts in Scotland.' Michael Connarty, Labour MP for Falkirk East, 18 th May 1998.

Falkirk West Electoral Statistics

Political History of Westminster Constituencies:

Stirling, Falkirk & Grangemouth

Stirlinglingshire West

Clackmannan & Stirlinglingshire East

Falkirk West

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	22,772	59.35 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr David Alexander	8,989	23.43 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Carol Buchanan	4,639	12.09 %
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Houston	1,970	3.80 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	13,783	35.92 %

Notional 1992 result

	Labour	21,065	51.45 %
	Scottish National Party	9,635	23.53 %
	Conservative &Unionist	7,719	18.85 %
	Liberal Democrat	2,522	6.16 %
Labour win	Labour majority	11,430	27.92 %

Falkirk West - General Election 9 th April 1992

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	19,162	49.8 %
	Scottish National Party	Bill Houston	9,350	24.3 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Michael McDonald	7,558	19.6 %
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Reilly	2,414	6.2 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	9,812

Falkirk West - General Election 11 th June 1987

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	20,256	52.6 %
	Conservative &Unionist	David Thomas	6,704	17.4 %
	Scottish National Party	Ian Goldie	6,696	17.4 %
	Liberal/ Alliance	Marshall Harris	4,841	12.6 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	13,552	35.2 %

Falkirk West - General Election 9 th June 1983

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	16,668	45.6 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Iain Mitchell	7,690	21.0 %
	Liberal/ Alliance	Marshall Harris	7,477	20.4 %
	Scottish National Party	Brian Cochrane	4,739	12.9 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	8,978	24.6 %

Falkirk West 1979 General election - Notional result on new boundaries

	Labour	20,545	50.1 %
	Scottish National Party	11,968	29.2 %
	Conservative &Unionist	8,509	20.7 %
Labour win	Labour majority	8,577	20.9 %

Stirlingshire West - General Election 3 rd May 1979

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	22,516	47.7 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Anna McCurley	12,160	25.8 %
	Scottish National Party	Janette Jones	8,627	18.3 %
	Liberal	David Cant	3,905	8.3 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	10,356	21.9 %

Stirlingshire West - General Election 10 th October 1974

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan	16,698	39.0 %
	Scottish National Party	Jannette Jones	16,331	38.2 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Mitchell	7,875	18.4 %
	Liberal	Macfarlane	1,865	4.4 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	367	0.9 %

Data in graphical format