Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County constituency | |
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| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 2005 |
| MP: | David Mundell |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale was created as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the general election of 2005. It replaced parts of Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. As of 2006 it is the only Scottish parliamentary holding of the Conservatives.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the eastern part of Dumfries and Galloway (the old county of Dumfriesshire minus the town of Dumfries itself), the south of South Lanarkshire (the Clydesdale area), and the north west of the Scottish Borders (the Tweeddale area). It is predominantly rural.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (2005)
- 2005 — present: David Mundell, Conservative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Mundell | 16,141 | 36.2 | ||
| Labour | Sean Marshall | 14,403 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patsy Kenton | 9,046 | 20.3 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Andrew Wood | 4,075 | 9.1 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Sarah MacTavish | 521 | 1.2 | ||
| UK Independence | Tony Lee | 430 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,738 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,616 | 67.6 | |||
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