Constituency view

West Dunbartonshire

Scotland

Lab gain from SNP

Current MP

Current representation

Douglas McAllister

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP) - defeated 2024

Majority6,010

Turnout57.3%

Electorate69,074

Valid votes39,584

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour19,312 - 48.8%

SNP13,302 - 33.6%

Reform2,770 - 7.0%

Green1,496 - 3.8%

Conservative1,474 - 3.7%

Lib Dem839 - 2.1%

Other391 - 1.0%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 96.6%White British 89.3%Asian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011 data not available for this constituency.

2001 data not available for this constituency.

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

Country of birth

West Dunbartonshire (2021)

UK 95.4%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 2.7%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

2011 data not available for this topic.

2001 data not available for this topic.

1991 data not available for this topic.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	West Dunbartonshire	National	Difference
% White	96.6%	83.0%	+13.6pp
% White British	89.3%	74.4%	+14.9pp
% Asian	1.4%	8.6%	-7.2pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.7%	3.7%	-3.0pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	2.7%	-1.9pp
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.5pp
% UK-born	95.4%	84.0%	+11.4pp
% Non-UK-born	4.6%	16.0%	-11.4pp
% Other EU-born	1.9%	6.0%	-4.0pp
% Other countries-born	2.7%	10.1%	-7.4pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around West Dunbartonshire

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.