Dundee Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dundee Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Dundee Central in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Dundee
Major settlements Dundee
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Dundee East & Dundee West

Dundee Central is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

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Dundee Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following wards of the City of Dundee: [2]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dundee Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Chris Law [3]
Alba Alan Ross [4]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. "New Seat Details - Dundee Central". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. "Less than a third of general election candidates selected so far are women". The Herald. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. Philip, Andy (6 May 2024). "'Yes City' Dundee and Arbroath general election candidates unveiled by Alba Party". The Courier . Retrieved 6 May 2024.