Dunfermline Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

































Dunfermline Burghs
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements
Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly

1950–1974 (1974)
Number of members One
Replaced by Dunfermline

1918–1950
Number of members One
Type of constituency District of Burghs constituency
Created from West Fife

Dunfermline Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.


From 1918 to 1950 it was also, officially, a district of burghs constituency.


There was also a Dunfermline county constituency from 1974 to 1983.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Election results


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1910s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1920s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1930s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1940s


    • 3.5 Elections in the 1950s


    • 3.6 Elections in the 1960s


    • 3.7 Elections in the 1970s




  • 4 References


  • 5 See also





Boundaries


As defined in 1918 the constituency covered the parliamentary burghs of Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly. Prior to the constituency's creation, the burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing had been represented as components of Stirling Burghs, while Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly were within the county constituency of West Fife.



Members of Parliament
























































Election Member[1]
 Party


1918
John Wallace
Coalition Liberal


1922
William Watson
Labour


1931
John Wallace
Liberal National
 Knighted January 1935[2]


1935
William Watson
Labour


1950
James Clunie
Labour


1959
Alan Thompson
Labour


1964
Adam Hunter
Labour
 Subsequently MP for Dunfermline

Feb 1974
constituency abolished: see Dunfermline


Election results



Elections in the 1910s























































General Election 1918: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±

C
Liberal
John Wallace
 6,886
 44.6
 N/A


Independent Labour
William McLean Watson[3]
 5,076
 32.8
 N/A

Independent Democrat
Arthur Ponsonby[4]
 3,491
 22.6
 N/A
Majority
 1,810
 11.8
 N/A

Turnout
55.2
 N/A


Liberal win (new seat)

C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s

















































General Election 1922: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 11,652
 50.4
 +17.6


National Liberal
John Wallace
 11,451
 49.6
 +5.0
Majority
 201
 0.8
 12.6

Turnout
 23,102
 77.5
 +22.3


Labour gain from National Liberal
Swing
 +6.3
















































General Election 1923: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 12,606
 53.6
 +3.2


Liberal
John Wallace
 10,931
 46.4
 −3.2
Majority
 1,675
 7.2
 +6.4

Turnout
 23,537
 77.7
 +0.2


Labour hold
Swing
 3.2
















































General Election 1924: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 13,887
 57.9
 +4.3


Liberal
 Francis John Robertson
 10,118
 42.1
 −4.3
Majority
 3,769
 15.8
 +8.6

Turnout
 24,005
 78.7
 +1.0


Labour hold
Swing
 4.3
























































General Election 1929: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 15,288
 58.5
 +0.6


Unionist
 Allan Beaton
 9,146
 35.0
 N/A


Communist
Jack Leckie
 1,712
 6.5
 N/A
Majority
 6,132
 23.5
 +7.7

Turnout
74.1
 −4.6


Labour hold
Swing
 n/a


Elections in the 1930s

















































General Election 1931: Dunfermline Burghs[5]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal National
John Wallace
 16,863
 57.9
 N/A


Labour
William McLean Watson
 12,247
 42.1
 −16.4
Majority
 4,616
 15.8

Turnout
 29,110
 80.2
 +5.9


Liberal National gain from Labour
Swing

















































General Election 1935: Dunfermline Burghs [6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 16,271
 52.3
 +10.2


Liberal National
John Wallace
 14,848
 47.7
 −10.2
Majority
 1,423
 4.6

Turnout
 31,119
 81.6
 +1.4


Labour gain from Liberal National
Swing
 10.2


Elections in the 1940s

















































General Election 1945: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
William McLean Watson
 22,021
 64.7
 +12.4


Liberal National
 James Henderson
 12,028
 35.3
 −12.4
Majority
 9,993
 29.4
 +24.8

Turnout
 34,049
 73.0
 −8.6


Labour hold
Swing
 12.4


Elections in the 1950s

















































General Election 1950: Dunfermline Burghs[7]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
James Clunie
 23,641
 61.2


National Liberal and Conservative
 James Stuart Kerr
 14,967
 38.8
Majority
 8,674
 22.5

Turnout
83.9


Labour hold
Swing

















































General Election 1951: Dunfermline Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
James Clunie
 24,547
 61.1


National Liberal and Conservative
 James Stuart Kerr
 15,657
 38.9
Majority
 8,890
 22.1

Turnout
85.5


Labour hold
Swing

















































General Election 1955: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
James Clunie
 22,146
 60.1


National Liberal
 Charlotte R McNee
 14,170
 39.0
Majority
 8,674
 22.5

Turnout
83.9


Labour hold
Swing

















































General Election 1959: Dunfermline Burghs[9]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Alan Thompson
 23,478
 61.4


National Liberal and Conservative
Archie Elliott
 14,744
 38.6
Majority
 8,734
 22.9

Turnout
82.9


Labour hold
Swing



Elections in the 1960s

















































General Election 1964: Dunfermline Burghs[10]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Adam Hunter
 22,468
 61.6


Conservative and National Liberal
Ian Kirkwood
 14,033
 38.4
Majority
 8,435
 23.1

Turnout
77.2


Labour hold
Swing

























































General Election 1966: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Adam Hunter
 20,709
 58.4


Conservative
Ian Kirkwood
 9,446
 26.6


SNP
 James A Cook
 5,304
 15.0
Majority
 11,263
 31.8

Turnout
76.3


Labour hold
Swing



Elections in the 1970s

































































General Election 1970: Dunfermline Burghs
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Adam Hunter
 21,532
 57.1


Conservative
Ian Kirkwood
 12,086
 32.0


SNP
 James A Cook
 3,657
 9.7


Communist
 John Neilson
 462
 1.22
Majority
 9,446
 25.0

Turnout
74.0


Labour hold
Swing



References





  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)


  2. ^ "London Gazette Issue 34119 published on the 28 December 1934". p. 2. Retrieved 2007-10-05..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Watson was the nominee of the Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan Miners' Association (Craig, op cit, p. 579)


  4. ^ Ponsonby had previously been the Liberal MP for Stirling Burghs)


  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934


  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939


  7. ^ [1]


  8. ^ [2]


  9. ^ [3]


  10. ^ [4]




  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.


See also


  • Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies










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