Constituency Boundaries and Council Area
The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
The Holyrood constituency covers a western portion of the Falkirk council area. The rest of the Falkirk area is covered by Falkirk East, which is also within the Central Scotland electoral region.
From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, the newly reshaped Falkirk West will be formed from the following electoral wards:
- In full; Denny and Banknock, Bonnybridge and Larbert, Falkirk North
- In part; Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst, Falkirk South
Read more about this topic: Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament Constituency)
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