# Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Clydebank and Milngavie (Gaelic: Bruach Chluaidh agus Muileann-Ghaidh) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The current member is Marie McNair of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who has held the seat since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, the Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The rest of East Dunbartonshire is covered by the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency; the rest of West Dunbartonshire is covered by the Dumbarton constituency.
The Clydebank and Milngavie 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 Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies. Clydebank and Milngavie was retained as a Scottish Parliament constituency.
The constituency boundaries were reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The electoral wards used to form Clydebank and Milngavie are listed below.
* Milngavie (East Dunbartonshire)
* Bearsden North (East Dunbartonshire)
* Kilpatrick (West Dunbartonshire)
* Clydebank Central (West Dunbartonshire)
* Clydebank Waterfront (West Dunbartonshire)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Des McNulty | Labour |
| 2011 | Gil Paterson | SNP |
| 2021 | Marie McNair | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Marie McNair | 17,787 | 47.2 | 2.0 | 15,121 | 40.1 | 3.0 |
| | Labour | Douglas McAllister | 12,513 | 33.2 | 9.7 | 8,866 | 23.5 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Pam Gosal | 4,153 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 6,622 | 17.6 | 2.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,269 | 8.7 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 2,987 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 2,169 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 576 | 1.5 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 343 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Alexander Robertson | 220 | 0.6 | New | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 189 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 172 | 0.5 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 85 | 0.2 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 65 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 56 | 0.1 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 48 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 47 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 32 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | 21 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | 18 | 0.0 | New |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 12 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 3 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,274 | 14.0 | 11.7 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 37,660 | | | 37,714 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 107 | | | 66 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,767 | 69.0 | 8.8 | 37,780 | 69.0 | 8.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Gil Paterson | 16,158 | 49.2 | 5.9 | 14,216 | 43.1 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Gail Casey | 7,726 | 23.5 | 17.3 | 6,595 | 20.0 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Golden | 6,029 | 18.4 | 8.7 | 6,536 | 19.8 | 9.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,259 | 6.9 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Bowles | 2,925 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2,126 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 511 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 278 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 207 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 173 | 0.5 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 39 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,432 | 25.7 | 23.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,838 | | | 32,940 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 114 | | | 50 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,952 | 60.2 | 6.5 | 32,990 | 60.2 | 6.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Gil Paterson | 12,278 | 43.3 | N/A | 11,935 | 41.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Des McNulty | 11,564 | 40.8 | N/A | 9,295 | 32.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alice Struthers | 2,758 | 9.7 | N/A | 2,887 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Duncan | 1,769 | 6.2 | N/A | 1,379 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,076 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 452 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 231 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 218 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 204 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 200 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 199 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | 111 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | 74 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 58 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | 30 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 2.5 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,369 | | | 28,349 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 109 | | | 110 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,478 | 53.7 | N/A | 28,459 | 53.7 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Des McNulty | 11,617 | 43.4 | +3.5 |
| | SNP | Gil Paterson | 8,438 | 31.5 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Murray Roxburgh | 3,544 | 13.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashay Ghai | 3,166 | 11.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,179 | 11.9 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,765 | 55.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Des McNulty | 10,585 | 39.9 | −5.4 |
| | SNP | James Yuill | 6,051 | 22.8 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 3,224 | 12.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Mary Leishman | 2,885 | 10.9 | −0.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Dawn Brennan | 1,902 | 7.2 | New |
| | Independent | Danny McCafferty | 1,867 | 7.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,534 | 17.1 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,514 | 51.7 | −11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Clydebank and Milngavie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Des McNulty | 15,105 | 45.3 | N/A |
| | SNP | James Yuill | 10,395 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 4,149 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst | 3,688 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,710 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,337 | 63.5 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |