Motherwell South (UK Parliament constituency)

Motherwell South
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
1983–1997
Number of members One
Replaced by Motherwell and Wishaw[1]
Created from Motherwell and Wishaw and Lanark[1]

Motherwell South 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 Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Jeremy Bray Labour
1997 constituency abolished

Election results[2]

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1983: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeremy Bray 19,939 52.4 N/A
Conservative Paul Mackenzie Walker 7,590 20.0 N/A
Social Democratic Brian James Ashley 6,754 17.8 N/A
SNP James Wright 3,743 9.8 N/A
Majority 12,349 32.4 N/A
Turnout 38,026 72.9 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
General Election 1987: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeremy Bray 22,957 58.3 +5.9
SNP James Wright 6,027 15.3 +5.5
Conservative John Simon Bercow 5,702 14.5 −5.5
Social Democratic Ross MacGregor 4,463 11.3 −6.5
Communist Robert Somerville 223 0.6 N/A
Majority 16,930 43.0
Turnout 39,372 75.5 +2.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1992: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeremy Bray 21,771 57.1 −1.2
SNP Kay Ullrich 7,758 20.3 +5.0
Conservative Gordon McIntosh 6,097 16.0 +1.5
Liberal Democrat Alexander George Mackie 2,349 6.2 −5.1
Ind Socialist David John Lettice 146 0.4 N/A
Majority 14,013 36.8
Turnout 38,121 76.1 +0.6
Labour hold Swing −3.1

References

  1. 1 2 "'Motherwell South', 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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