Mid Dunbartonshire is a constituency of the

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in the

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. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by

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of the Liberal Democrats.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of the

East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bear ...

council area: * In full:

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. Milnga ...

, Bearsden North, Bearsden South, Bishopbriggs North and Campsie,

Bishopbriggs South Bishopbriggs South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bishopbriggs (i ...

. * In part: Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South (virtually all the electorate), Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar (small part comprising the northern areas of the town of

Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (; sco, Kirkintulloch; gd, Cair Cheann Tulaich) is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. ...

). It covers virtually all of the former East Dunbartonshire constituency, together with a small part of the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency (renamed Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch), including

Lennoxtown Lennoxtown ( gd, Baile na Leamhnachd, ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 201 ...

and

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Constituency profile

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characterises the seat as "Strong Left", with left-wing economic and socially liberal views, high levels of university education and an internationalist outlook including strong opposition to

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Notes

References

External links

Mid Dunbartonshire UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Scottish Westminster constituencies (style 1) Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Politics of East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs Milngavie Bearsden Lennoxtown Torrance, East Dunbartonshire Lenzie