Motherwell North (UK Parliament constituency)

Motherwell North
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Lanarkshire
1983–1997
Number of members one
Replaced by Airdrie & Shotts, Hamilton North & Bellshill and Motherwell and Wishaw[1]
Created from Bothwell, Lanark and North Lanarkshire[1]

Motherwell North was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.

Boundaries

The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Bellshill and Tannochside, Clydesdale, and Fortissat.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Jimmy Hamilton Labour
1987 John Reid Labour
1997 constituency abolished. See: Airdrie & Shotts, Hamilton North & Bellshill and Motherwell and Wishaw[1]

Election results[2]

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1983: Motherwell North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Hamilton 24,483 57.8 N/A
Conservative Robert Hargrave 6,589 15.5 N/A
Liberal Gordon MacAllister Whitelaw 5,970 14.1 N/A
SNP Richard Lyle 5,333 12.6 N/A
Majority 17,894 42.3 N/A
Turnout 42,375 75.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
General Election 1987: Motherwell North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Reid 29,825 66.9 +9.1
SNP Andrew Currie 6,230 14.0 +1.4
Conservative Robert Hargrave 4,939 11.1 −4.4
Liberal George Swift 3,558 8.0 −6.1
Majority 23,595 52.9
Turnout 44,552 77.3 +2.3
Labour hold Swing +6.8

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1992: Motherwell North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Reid 27,852 63.4 −3.5
SNP David Alexander Clark 8,942 20.3 +6.3
Conservative Robert Hargrave 5,011 11.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Miss. Harriet Duncan Smith 2,145 4.9 −3.1
Majority 18,910 43.1
Turnout 43,950 76.9 −0.4
Labour hold Swing −1.9

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Motherwell North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Scottish Burghs 1983-97 United Kingdom Election Results
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