View source for Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Dundee City West
| type = burgh
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = [[Scottish Parliament]]
| image = [[File:Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| image2  = [[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| caption2 = Dundee City West shown within the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland electoral region]] and the region shown within [[Scotland]]
| year = [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = [[Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee West]]
| party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]
| party  = [[Scottish National Party]]
| member_label = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
| member = [[Joe FitzPatrick]]
| local_council_label = [[Council areas of Scotland|Council area]]
| local_council = [[Dundee City (council area)|Dundee City]]
| population = 77,779 (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx|title=Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)]|publisher=[[National Records of Scotland]]|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
}}
'''Dundee City West''' ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: ''Baile Dhùn Dè an Iar'') is a [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]) covering part of the [[Dundee City council area]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election]], and largely replaced the previous seat of [[Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee West]]. Since creation it has been held by [[Joe FitzPatrick]] of the [[Scottish National Party]]; FitzPatrick had previously served as the member for Dundee West since the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election]].
==Electoral region==
{{See also|North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]], [[Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Donside]], [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardine]], [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]], [[Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire West]], [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North and Mearns]], [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South]], [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]] and [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]].
The region covers all of the [[Aberdeen City council area]], [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]], the [[Dundee City council area]] and part of [[Moray]].
== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=240|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
[[Dundee City council area]] is represented by two constituencies in the [[Scottish Parliament]]: [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]] and Dundee City West.
A Dundee West constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]], with the name and boundaries of an  existing [[Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster constituency]]. In [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], the boundaries of the Westminster ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituency were subject to some alteration, and now no longer correspond to Holyrood constituencies. The current Holyrood boundaries were introduced for the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election]] with the former Dundee West constituency being renamed and redrawn slightly to now include the 'Hebrides' neighbourhood at [[Claverhouse]] just west of the [[A90 road]], and the edge-of-town housing developments at Dykes of Gray and the former [[Royal Dundee Liff Hospital|Liff Hospital]].<ref>[https://lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/SP_Dundee_West.pdf Dundee West 1999-2011], [[Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland]]</ref><ref>[https://lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Dundee_City_West.pdf Dundee City West - from 2011], [[Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland]]</ref> The constituency consists of the following electoral wards:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/1st_SP_Review_Report.pdf|title=First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report|page=105|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=2 July 2021|date=May 2010}}</ref>
*In full: [[Strathmartine (ward)|Strathmartine]], [[Lochee (ward)|Lochee]], [[West End (Dundee ward)|West End]]
*In part: [[Coldside (ward)|Coldside]], [[Maryfield (ward)|Maryfield]], [[North East (Dundee ward)|North East]] (shared with [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]])
==Member of the Scottish Parliament==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]
| [[Joe FitzPatrick]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|}
==Election results==
[[File:DundeeCityWest 1999-2021.png|thumb|center|700x700px|Dundee City West election results 1999-2021]]
===2020s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]]: Dundee City West<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000099|title=Constituencies A-Z: Dundee City West|website=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/corporate-services/democratic-and-legal-services/scottish-parliamentary-elections-6th-may-2021|title=Scottish Parliamentary Elections - 6th May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021|publisher=Dundee City Council}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish National Party
|candidate    = [[Joe FitzPatrick]]
|votes        = 19,818
|percentage   = 61.6
|change       = {{increase}}3.8
|list_votes   = 16,730
|list_percentage = 51.9
|list_change  = {{down}}2.3
|winner       = yes
|list_winner  = yes
|status       = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Labour
|candidate    = [[Mercedes Villalba]]
|votes        = 6,899
|percentage   = 21.5
|change       = {{decrease}}4.6
|list_votes   = 5,791
|list_percentage = 18.0
|list_change  = {{down}}3.8
|status       = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate    = [[Tess White]]
|votes        = 3,327
|percentage   = 10.3
|change       = {{increase}}0.1
|list_votes   = 3,801
|list_percentage = 11.8
|list_change  = {{up}}0.2
|status       = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 2,862
|list_percentage = 8.9
|list_change ={{up}}2.8
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate    = Daniel Coleman
|votes        = 1,269
|percentage   = 3.9
|change       = {{increase}}0.3
|list_votes   = 903
|list_percentage = 2.8
|list_change  = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Alba Party
|list_votes   = 859
|list_percentage = 2.7
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with constituency party link
|party        = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate    = Jim McFarlane
|votes        = 432
|percentage   = 1.3
|change       = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = All for Unity
|list_votes   = 259
|list_percentage = 0.8
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes   = 225
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes   = 206
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Restore Scotland
|candidate    = Ewan Gurr
|votes        = 410
|percentage   = 1.3
|change       = ''New''
|list_votes   = 124
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change  =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Reform UK
|list_votes   = 83
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes   = 78
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes   = 61
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{up}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes   = 60
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UKIP
|list_votes   = 44
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party        = Independent (politician)
|candidate        = Laura Marshall
|list_votes   = 20
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Renew Party
|list_votes   = 19
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party        = Independent (politician)
|candidate        = Geoffrey Farquharson
|list_votes   = 12
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 12,919
|percentage = 40.1
|change={{up}}8.3
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =32,155
|list_votes =32,137
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 126
|list_votes = 121
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes      = 32,281
|percentage = 56.9
|change={{up}}5.1
|list_votes      = 32,258
|list_percentage =56.9
|list_change={{up}}5.1
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
===2010s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]: Dundee City West<ref>{{cite web|title=SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency|website=[[Aberdeen City Council]]|url=https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Notice_of_Regional_Results_by_Constituency_0.pdf|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee City East - Scottish Parliament constituency|website=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-constituencies/S16000099|access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish National Party
|candidate    = [[Joe FitzPatrick]]
|votes        = 16,070
|percentage   = 57.8
|change       = {{increase}}0.2
|list_votes   = 15,092
|list_percentage = 54.2
|list_change  ={{up}}1.2
|winner       = yes
|list_winner  = yes
|status= incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate    = [[Jenny Marra]]
|votes        = 7,242
|percentage   = 26.1
|change       = {{decrease}}5.3
|list_votes   = 6,055
|list_percentage = 21.8
|list_change  = {{down}}5.6
|status = list candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate    = Nicola Ross
|votes        = 2,826
|percentage   = 10.2
|change       = {{increase}}3.6
|list_votes   = 3,232
|list_percentage = 11.6
|list_change = {{up}}5.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 1,704
|list_percentage = 6.1
|list_change ={{up}}2.6
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate    = Daniel Coleman
|votes        = 1,008
|percentage   = 3.6
|change       = {{decrease}}0.7
|list_votes   = 707
|list_percentage = 2.5
|list_change ={{down}}0.5
}}
{{AMS election box with constituency party link
|party        = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate    = Jim McFarlane
|votes        = 642
|percentage   = 2.3
|change       = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UKIP
|list_votes   = 445
|list_percentage = 1.6
|list_change ={{up}}1.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes   = 198
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = {{up}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes   = 137
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change ={{down}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes   = 122
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Communist Party of Great Britain
|list_votes   = 64
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = British National Front
|list_votes   = 48
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{down}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes   = 35
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 8,828
|percentage = 31.7
|change = {{increase}}5.5
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =27,788
|list_votes =27,839
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 115
|list_votes = 65
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 27,903
|percentage = 51.8
|change = {{increase}}6.1
|list_votes =  27,904
|list_percentage = 51.8
|list_change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin | title=[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]: Dundee City West<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/Electionresults/2011_ElectionAnalysis.xls|title=2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = [[Joe FitzPatrick]]
|votes      = 14,089
|percentage = 57.6
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = '''13,052'''
|list_percentage = '''53.0'''
|list_change = '''''N/A'''''
|winner=yes
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate  = Richard McCready
|votes      = 7,684
|percentage = 31.4
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 6,734
|list_percentage = 27.4
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate  = Colin Stewart
|votes      = 1,625
|percentage = 6.6
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 1,586
|list_percentage = 6.4
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   =867
|list_percentage =3.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Allison Burns
|votes      = 1,063
|percentage = 4.3
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 749
|list_percentage = 3.0
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party|All-Scotland Pensioners Party]]
|list_votes   =444
|list_percentage =1.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes   =232
|list_percentage =0.9
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes   =199
|list_percentage =0.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = British National Party
|list_votes   =188
|list_percentage =0.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes   =156
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = UKIP
|list_votes   =129
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes   =92
|list_percentage =0.4
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = National Front (UK)
|list_votes   =72
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Angus Independents
|list_votes   =13
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = ''Others''
|list_votes   =78
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes      = 6,405
|percentage = 26.2
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =24,461
|list_votes =24,591
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 144
|list_votes = 121
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes      = 24,605
|percentage = 45.7
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes      =24,712
|list_percentage =45.9
|list_change=''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box win
|winner     = Scottish National Party
|reason     = seat
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
==See also==
* [[Politics of Dundee]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Dundee_City_West.pdf|title=Dundee City West constituency map|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=7 July 2021}}
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