UK Explained

Mid Dunbartonshire

Represented in Parliament by Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Susan Murray, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Mid Dunbartonshire compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 53 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £929£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 12 areas and lower than 636.

UK 3.9%This area 1.7%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Mid Dunbartonshire£9291.7%
South Cambridgeshire£9241.8%
Tatton£9211.8%
Kenilworth and Southam£9291.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Susan Murray

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
9,673

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
72%

of people who could vote did

Susan Murray won with 42% of the votes, and Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat42% · 22,349
Scottish National Party24% · 12,676
Labour21% · 10,993
Conservative5% · 2,452
Reform UK4% · 2,099
Scottish Green Party3% · 1,720
Everyone else1% · 449
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Susan MurrayLiberal Democrat22,34942.4%
Amy CallaghanScottish National Party12,67624.0%
Lorna DougallLabour10,99320.8%
Alix MathiesonConservative2,4524.6%
David McNabbReform UK2,0994.0%
Carolynn ScrimgeourScottish Green Party1,7203.3%
Ray JamesAlba Party4490.9%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£929 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026