# Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)

Falkirk East was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with some of its territory going to the new Falkirk constituency.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Bainsford, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.
1997–2005: The Falkirk District electoral divisions of Avonside, Braes, Carriden, Dundas, Kalantyre, Kinneil, Laurmont, and Sealock.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1983 | Harry Ewing | Labour |
| | 1992 | Michael Connarty | Labour |
| 2005 | 2005 | constituency abolished: see Linlithgow and East Falkirk | constituency abolished: see Linlithgow and East Falkirk |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Falkirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Ewing | 17,956 | 47.7 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Donald Masterton | 7,895 | 21.0 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Alexander Wedderburn | 6,967 | 18.5 | New |
| | SNP | John McGregor | 4,490 | 11.9 | −9.9 |
| | Communist | Fiona McGregor | 334 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,061 | 26.7 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,642 | 72.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Falkirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Ewing | 21,379 | 54.2 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brookes | 7,356 | 18.7 | −2.3 |
| | SNP | Ronald Halliday | 6,056 | 15.4 | +3.5 |
| | SDP | Elizabeth Dick | 4,624 | 11.7 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,023 | 35.5 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,415 | 75.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Falkirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 18,423 | 46.1 | −8.1 |
| | SNP | Ronald Halliday | 10,454 | 26.2 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Harding | 8,279 | 20.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debra Storr | 2,775 | 6.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,969 | 19.9 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,931 | 76.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1997: Falkirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 23,344 | 56.1 | +10.0 |
| | SNP | Keith Brown | 9,959 | 23.9 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Nicol | 5,813 | 14.0 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodger Spillane | 2,153 | 5.2 | −1.7 |
| | Referendum | Sebastian Mowbray | 325 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,385 | 32.2 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,594 | 73.2 | −3.7 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Falkirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Connarty | 18,536 | 55.0 | −1.1 |
| | SNP | Isobel Hutton | 7,824 | 23.2 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Bill Stevenson | 3,252 | 9.6 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Utting | 2,992 | 8.9 | +3.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Anthony Weir | 725 | 2.2 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Raymond Stead | 373 | 1.1 | New |
| | Independent | Hugh Lynch | 490 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,712 | 31.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,702 | 58.5 | −14.7 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |