Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Falkirk East
Parliament:uk
Map1:FalkirkEast97
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 West Lothian[1]
Region:Scotland
Towns:Falkirk

Falkirk East was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with some of its territory going to the new Falkirk constituency.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Bainsford, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.

1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983Harry EwingLabour
1992Michael ConnartyLabour
2005constituency abolished: see Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Falkirk East', June 1983 up to May 1997 . ElectionWeb . Cognitive Computing Limited . 11 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312060751/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83239.htm . 12 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Falkirk East. news.bbc.co.uk.