Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Gil Paterson | Votes 16,158 | 49.2% | Net percentage change in seats +5.9 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Gail Casey | Votes 7,726 | 23.5% | Net percentage change in seats −17.2 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Maurice Golden | Votes 6,029 | 18.4% | Net percentage change in seats +8.6 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Frank Bowles | Votes 2,925 | 8.9% | Net percentage change in seats +2.7 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
8,432Turnout
60.0%Constituency Profile
Clydebank is one of the most famous names associated with shipbuilding, which used to be the town's main employer before the industry's decline. The industrial base in the region has now diversified, and although engineering remains, new tech and service industries have established themselves.
In contrast to the working-class character of Clydebank, Milngavie is a leafy, middle-class suburb, popular with Glasgow commuters. The West Highland Way, a long-distance walking route, starts here. There is some light industry, but none of the council estates found in parts of Clydebank. Inside the seat is the Antonine Wall, which is a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
Labour's Des McNulty won the seat when it was created for the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The party held on to it in 2003 and 2007, until Gil Paterson took the constituency for the SNP in 2011.