# Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)

Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.
1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Bainsford, Bonnybridge, Callendar, Carmuirs, Carronglen, Glenfuir, Grahamsdyke, Herbertshire, and Tryst.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1983 | Dennis Canavan | Labour |
| | 1999 | Dennis Canavan | Independent |
| | 2000 by-election | Eric Joyce | Labour |
| 2005 | 2005 | constituency abolished: see Falkirk | constituency abolished: see Falkirk |

## Election results
### Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Canavan | 16,668 | 45.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Iain Mitchell | 7,690 | 21.0 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Marshall Harris | 7,477 | 20.4 | New |
| | SNP | Brian Cochrane | 4,739 | 13.0 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,978 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,574 | 74.0 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Canavan | 20,256 | 52.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas | 6,704 | 17.4 | −3.6 |
| | SNP | Ian Goldie | 6,696 | 17.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Marshall Harris | 4,841 | 12.6 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,552 | 35.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,497 | 76.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Canavan | 19,162 | 49.8 | −2.8 |
| | SNP | William Houston | 9,350 | 24.3 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Macdonald | 7,558 | 19.6 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Reilly | 2,414 | 6.3 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,812 | 25.5 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,484 | 76.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1997: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Canavan | 22,772 | 59.3 | +9.6 |
| | SNP | David Alexander | 8,989 | 23.4 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Carol Buchanan | 4,639 | 12.1 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Houston | 1,970 | 5.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,783 | 35.9 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,370 | 72.0 | −4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 2000s

By-election 2000: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Joyce | 8,492 | 43.5 | −15.8 |
| | SNP | David Kerr | 7,787 | 39.9 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Craig Stevenson | 1,621 | 8.3 | −3.8 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Iain G. Hunter | 989 | 5.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 615 | 3.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 3.6 | −32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,504 | 36.1 | −36.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -16.2 | |
General election 2001: Falkirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Joyce | 16,022 | 51.9 | −7.4 |
| | SNP | David Kerr | 7,490 | 24.2 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Murray | 2,321 | 7.5 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 2,203 | 7.1 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Billy Buchanan | 1,464 | 4.7 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | Mhairi McAlpine | 707 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Hugh Lynch | 490 | 1.6 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Ronnie Forbes | 194 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,532 | 27.7 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,891 | 57.1 | −14.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |