# Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Dundee West was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Dundee West was redrawn and renamed Dundee City West

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region included: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
The region covers the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

## Constituency boundaries

The Dundee West constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to some alteration.
Renamed Dundee City West for the 2011 elections, the electoral wards used in the newly shaped constituency are:
* In full: Strathmartine, Lochee, West End
* In part: Coldside, Maryfield, North East

### Council area

The Holyrood constituency was within the Dundee City council area, which was divided between three North East Scotland constituencies. Dundee West and Dundee East were within the city area. The Angus constituency covered north-eastern and north-western areas of the city, as well as a southern portion of the Angus council area and a small eastern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Kate Maclean | Scottish Labour Party |
| 2007 | Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party |
| 2011 | constituency abolished: see Dundee City West | constituency abolished: see Dundee City West |

## Election results

These results are for Dundee West. For candidates and results from 2011, see Dundee City West
2007 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Joe FitzPatrick | 10,955 | 45.1 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Jill Shimi | 9,009 | 37.1 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Charlton | 2,517 | 10.4 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Belinda Don | 1,787 | 7.4 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,946 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,268 | 48.8 | +0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 978 | | |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +6.1 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Maclean | 8,234 | 32.9 | −4.7 |
| | SNP | Irene McGugan | 7,168 | 28.7 | −8.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Borthwick | 4,715 | 18.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shona Ferrier | 1,878 | 7.5 | −2.8 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jim McFarlane | 1,501 | 6.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Roberts | 1,376 | 5.5 | −6.0 |
| | Scottish People's | Morag MacLechan | 131 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 4.2 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,003 | 48.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Dundee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Maclean | 10,925 | 37.6 | N/A |
| | SNP | Calum Cashley | 10,804 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gordon Buchan | 3,345 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dick | 2,998 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jim McFarlane | 1,010 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,082 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |