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, Dumfries and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

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. Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Dumfriesshire is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles. ... South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... This article is about the former district of Scotland. ... Scottish Borders is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Tweeddale is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the Tweed River, this area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area to the south and east, was bounded by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed, and to the north...

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

• 2005 - present: David Mundell, Conservative

David Mundell is the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... David Mundell is the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Russell Leslie Brown (born September 17, 1951) is a United Kingdom politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Dumfries. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency