Strathkelvin and Bearsden
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Strathkelvin and Bearsden shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population80,007 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPRona Mackay
Council areaEast Dunbartonshire

Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by Rona Mackay of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West and Renfrewshire South.

The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map
Map of boundaries from 2011

The Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies.[2]

The rest of East Dunbartonshire is represented by the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency.

For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the boundaries of the seat were altered to include the following electoral wards:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Sam Galbraith Labour
2001 Brian Fitzpatrick
2003 Jean Turner Independent
2007 David Whitton Labour
2011 Fiona McLeod SNP
2016 Rona Mackay

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden[3][4]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Rona Mackay[a] 21,064 45.5 Increase2.0 17,026 36.7 Decrease1.1
Conservative Andrew Polson 9,580 20.7 Decrease2.2 10,225 22.0 Decrease2.5
Labour Co-op Callum McNally 8,510 18.4 Decrease2.7 9,104 19.6 Increase0.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Murray 6,675 14.4 Increase1.9 4,099 8.8 Increase0.4
Scottish Green 3,873 8.3 Increase1.7
Alba 677 1.5 New
All for Unity 412 0.9 New
Scottish Family Liam McKechnie 415 0.9 New 304 0.7 New
Independent Green Voice 263 0.6 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 95 0.2 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 84 0.2 New
Reform UK 61 0.1 New
Libertarian 44 0.1 New
TUSC 32 0.1 New
UKIP 31 0.1 Decrease1.6
Renew 27 0.1 New
Independent James Morrison 18 0.0 New
Independent Maurice Campbell 10 0.0 New
Scotia Future 6 0.0 New
Majority 11,484 24.8 Increase4.2
Valid Votes 46,244 46,391
Invalid Votes 119 74
Turnout 46,363 72.0 Increase9.1 46,465 72.2 Increase9.3
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden[5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Rona Mackay 17,060 43.5 Increase1.3 14,862 37.8 Decrease4.2
Conservative Andrew Polson 8,960 22.9 Increase9.8 9,646 24.5 Increase12.0
Labour Margaret Mccarthy 8,288 21.1 Decrease15.8 7,466 19.0 Decrease10.7
Liberal Democrats Katy Gordon 4,880 12.5 Increase4.8 3,295 8.4 Increase3.0
Scottish Green 2,603 6.6 Increase2.8
UKIP 657 1.7 Increase1.0
Scottish Christian 312 0.8 Decrease0.3
Solidarity 268 0.7 Increase0.5
RISE 167 0.4 New
Libertarian 57 0.1 New
Majority 8,100 20.6 Increase15.3
Valid Votes 39,188 39,333
Invalid Votes 173 62
Turnout 39,361 62.9 Increase5.8 39,395 62.9 Increase5.8
SNP hold Swing
Notes
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden[7]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fiona McLeod 14,258 42.2 N/A 14,187 42.0 N/A
Labour David Whitton[a] 12,456 36.9 N/A 10,032 29.7 N/A
Conservative Stephanie Fraser 4,438 13.1 N/A 4,236 12.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gordon Macdonald 2,600 7.7 N/A 1,807 5.4 N/A
Scottish Green 1,282 3.8 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 508 1.5 N/A
Scottish Christian 376 1.1 N/A
Socialist Labour 342 1.0 N/A
UKIP 249 0.7 N/A
BNP 227 0.7 N/A
Scottish Socialist 185 0.5 N/A
Solidarity 56 0.2 N/A
Independent Richard Vassie 30 0.1 N/A
Others 247 0.7 N/A
Majority 1,802 5.3 N/A
Valid Votes 33,752 33,764
Invalid Votes 149 118
Turnout 33,901 57.1 N/A 33,882 57.1 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Whitton 11,396 31.1 +1.2
SNP Robin Easton 8,008 21.9 +8.2
Independent Jean Turner 6,742 18.4 -12.7
Conservative Stephanie Fraser 5,178 14.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Cathy McInnes 4,658 12.7 -1.3
Scottish Christian Bob Handyside 613 1.7 New
Majority 3,388 9.2 N/A
Turnout 36,595 60.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jean Turner 10,988 31.1 N/A
Labour Brian Fitzpatrick 10,550 29.9 -20.8
Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson 4,950 14.0 +4.2
SNP Fiona McLeod 4,846 13.7 -8.4
Conservative Rory O'Brien 4,002 11.3 -5.1
Majority 438 1.2 N/A
Turnout 35,336
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Scottish Parliament by-election, 2001: Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Fitzpatrick 15,401 37.0 -13.7
Independent Jean Turner 7,572 18.2 New
Liberal Democrats John Morrison 7,147 17.2 +7.4
SNP Janet Law 6,457 15.5 -6.6
Conservative Charles Ferguson 5,037 12.1 -4.3
Majority 7,829 18.8 -9.8
Turnout 41,614
Labour hold Swing

1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Galbraith 21,505 50.7 N/A
SNP Fiona McLeod 9,384 22.1 N/A
Conservative Charles Ferguson 6,934 16.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Howarth 4,144 9.8 N/A
Anti-Drug Maxi Richards 423 1.0 N/A
Majority 12,121 28.6 N/A
Turnout 49,324 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references

  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Constituencies A-Z, Strathkelvin & Bearsden". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 - Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Scottish Parliamentary elections 2016". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "West Scotland Region election results 2016". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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