Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 55°53′06″N 4°03′36″W / 55.885°N 4.060°W
| Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |
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| Burgh constituency | |
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 Boundary of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in Scotland. |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Tom Clarke (Labour) |
| Created from | Coatbridge & Chryston Hamilton North & Bellshill |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 2005 general election, covering the whole area of the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency and parts of the Hamilton North and Bellshill seat. A small area in the eastern side of Coatbridge lies within the Airdrie and Shotts constituency.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is predominantly urban. Coatbridge lies in the south of the seat, with the urban/rural mix to the north extending in the eastern and western directions following the directions of commuter rail-lines.
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill includes most of the territory of the former Monklands West constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Tom Clarke has held this seat since its creation in 2005, having previously represented the predecessor constituencies of Monklands West and Coatbridge & Chryston.
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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| 2005 | Tom Clarke | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| United Kingdom general election, 2010: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Clarke | 27,728 | 66.6 | +2.12 | |
| SNP | Frances McGlinchey | 7,014 | 16.9 | +3.27 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Elder | 3,519 | 8.5 | -3.55 | |
| Conservative | Fiona Houston | 3,374 | 8.1 | +0.87 | |
| Majority | 20,714 | 49.75 | -1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,766 | 59.4 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.58 | |||
| General Election 2005: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Clarke | 24,725 | 64.5 | -4.8 | |
| SNP | Duncan Ross | 5,206 | 13.6 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rodney Ackland | 4,605 | 12.0 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Lindsay Paterson | 2,775 | 7.2 | +2.2 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Joan Kinloch | 1,033 | 2.7 | -2.4 | |
| Majority | 19,519 | 50.9 | |||
| Turnout | 38,344 | 56.9 | -3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
This 19,519 majority was the largest numerical majority for any Westminster MP during the 2005-2010 parliament.
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