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Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election. A similar constituency, also called Dundee West, is used by the Scottish Parliament. A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. ...
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Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ...
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The constituency covers the western portion of the City of Dundee council area. To the north it covers the Sidlaw West ward of the Angus council area. City of Dundee (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...
Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ...
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The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
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The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
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Politics and history of the constituency The constituency is a safe Labour seat. It's voters have traditionally been more loyal to the Labour Party than its neighbour Dundee East having elected only Labour MPs since the 1950s. However with Labour's majority being reduced by the SNP's Joe Fitzpatrick despite changes to the boundaries which should have favoured Labour the constituency is becoming increasingly marginal. The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
Dundee East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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See also | UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland | | Labour | Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Airdrie and Shotts | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Central Ayrshire | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Dumfries and Galloway | Dunbartonshire West | Dundee West | Dunfermline and West Fife | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | East Lothian | Renfrewshire East | Edinburgh East | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh South | Edinburgh South West | Falkirk | Glasgow Central | Glasgow East | Glasgow North | Glasgow North West | Glasgow South | Glasgow South West | Glenrothes | Inverclyde | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lanark and Hamilton East | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Livingston | Midlothian | Motherwell and Wishaw | North Ayrshire and Arran | Ochil and South Perthshire | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Stirling Scotland is divided into 59 constituencies of the United Kingdom Parliament - 19 Burgh constituencies and 40 County constituencies. ...
It has been suggested that List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland be merged into this article or section. ...
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Dundee East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. ...
Perth and North Perthshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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