Election 97

Falkirk West

Current MP Dennis Canavan
Conservative 97 4,639
Labour 97 22,772
LibDem 97 1,970
Nationalist 97 8,989
Other 97 0
Elected party
Falkirk West

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Falkirk West
Conservative 92 7,719
Labour 92 21,065
LibDem 92 2,522
Nationalist 92 9,635
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

Falkirk West contains the whole of the industrial town of Falkirk, between Glasgow and Edinburgh plus a few surrounding communities. In the 1990s it has been the SNP rather than the Conservatives who have been the main challengers to Labour here, but they still have a long way to go to overhaul Labour in a general election and win the seat, which should remain safe for Labour MP, Dennis Cavanan.


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