Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)
Motherwell and Wishaw | |
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Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire |
Major settlements | Carfin, Cleland, Holytown, Motherwell, Wishaw |
1997–2024 | |
Created from | Motherwell North Motherwell South |
Replaced by | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
1974–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Burgh constituency |
Created from | Motherwell |
Replaced by | Motherwell South[1] |
Motherwell and Wishaw was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1974, mostly from the former Motherwell constituency. In 1983, it was split into two constituencies, Motherwell North and Motherwell South; but these were re-amalgamated in 1997.
The corresponding Scottish Parliamentary seat of the same name Motherwell and Wishaw was held by Jack McConnell, the former First Minister of Scotland from November 2001 until May 2007.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was aboloshed. Subject to boundary change, including expansion into South Lanarkshire, incorporating the town of Carluke, it will be reformed as Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat was situated in the south-west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is dominated by the towns of Motherwell and Wishaw. Residents' wealth and health are around average for the UK.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]1974–1983: The burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw.
1997–2005: The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.
2005–2024: The North Lanarkshire electoral divisions of:
- In full: Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Wishaw
- In part: Bellshill, Mossend and Holytown, Motherwell North, Murdostoun.
In the boundary changes for 2005, small parts of Hamilton North and Bellshill and Airdrie and Shotts were added to this seat.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | George Lawson | Labour | |
Oct 1974 | Jeremy Bray | Labour | |
1983 | Constituency abolished | ||
1997 | Frank Roy | Labour | |
2015 | Marion Fellows | SNP |
Elections
[edit]Elections of the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Marion Fellows | 20,622 | 46.4 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Angela Feeney | 14,354 | 32.3 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 7,150 | 16.1 | −4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wilson | 1,675 | 3.8 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Neil Wilson | 619 | 1.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 6,268 | 14.1 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,420 | 64.6 | +3.1 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Marion Fellows | 16,150 | 38.5 | −18.0 | |
Labour | Angela Feeney | 15,832 | 37.8 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 8,490 | 20.2 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Finlayson | 920 | 2.2 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | Neil Wilson | 534 | 1.3 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 318 | 0.7 | −23.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,926 | 61.5 | −7.1 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | -12.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Marion Fellows | 27,275 | 56.5 | +38.3 | |
Labour | Frank Roy | 15,377 | 31.9 | −29.2 | |
Conservative | Meghan Gallacher[9] | 3,695 | 7.7 | −1.7 | |
UKIP | Neil Wilson | 1,289 | 2.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird | 601 | 1.2 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 11,898 | 24.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,237 | 68.6 | +10.1 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +33.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Roy | 23,910 | 61.1 | +3.6 | |
SNP | Marion Fellows | 7,104 | 18.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Douglas | 3,840 | 9.8 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Patsy Gilroy | 3,660 | 9.4 | +0.1 | |
TUSC | Ray Gunnion | 609 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 16,806 | 42.9 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,123 | 58.5 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Elections of the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Roy | 21,327 | 57.5 | +0.7 | |
SNP | Ian MacQuarrie | 6,105 | 16.5 | −4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Conor Snowden | 4,464 | 12.0 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Finnie | 3,440 | 9.3 | −0.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Gregor J. MacEwan | 1,019 | 2.7 | −1.4 | |
Free Scotland Party | Dallas E. Carter | 384 | 1.0 | New | |
Christian Vote | Coral G. Thompson | 370 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 15,222 | 41.0 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,109 | 55.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Roy | 16,681 | 56.2 | −1.2 | |
SNP | James A. McGuigan | 5,725 | 19.3 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Nolan | 3,155 | 10.6 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Iain Brown | 2,791 | 9.4 | +3.0 | |
Scottish Socialist | Stephen Smellie | 1,260 | 4.2 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Claire Watt | 61 | 0.2 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 10,956 | 36.9 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 29,673 | 56.6 | −13.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections of the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Roy | 21,020 | 57.4 | N/A | |
SNP | James A. McGuigan | 8,229 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Scott Dickson | 4,024 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex G. Mackie | 2,331 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Christopher Herriot | 797 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Referendum | Thomas Russell | 218 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,791 | 34.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,619 | 70.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections of the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy Bray | 22,263 | 56.9 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | John Thomson | 11,326 | 28.9 | +10.7 | |
SNP | James MacKay | 4,817 | 12.3 | −19.5 | |
Communist | James Wotherspoon Sneddon | 740 | 1.9 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 10,937 | 28.0 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,146 | 77.8 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy Bray | 17,319 | 44.6 | −2.1 | |
SNP | James MacKay | 12,357 | 31.8 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | James Rae | 7,069 | 18.2 | −12.4 | |
Liberal | David Young | 1,126 | 2.9 | New | |
Communist | James Wotherspoon Sneddon | 946 | 2.4 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 4,962 | 12.8 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,817 | 75.4 | −1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Lawson | 18,310 | 46.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Caldwell | 11,997 | 30.6 | N/A | |
SNP | George Nicholson | 7,852 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Communist | James Wotherspoon Sneddon | 1,066 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,313 | 16.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,225 | 77.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- Specific
- ^ "'Motherwell and Wishaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Motherwell+and+Wishaw
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Motherwell & Wishaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Motherwell & Wishaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Sorry your page wasn't found". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 1 November 2013.
- ^ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Motherwell & Wishaw". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- General
External links
[edit]- Motherwell and Wishaw UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024
- Motherwell
- Wishaw
- Politics of North Lanarkshire