Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)

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Motherwell and Wishaw
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Motherwell and Wishaw in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandNorth Lanarkshire
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentMarion Fellows (SNP)
Created fromMotherwell North
Motherwell South
1974 (1974)–1983
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBurgh constituency
Created fromMotherwell
Replaced byMotherwell South[1]

Motherwell and Wishaw is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1974, mostly from Motherwell. It was divided in 1983 into Motherwell North and Motherwell South constituencies, but these were recombined in 1997 to recreate Motherwell and Wishaw.

It is situated in the south west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is dominated by the towns of Motherwell and Wishaw.

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 till May 2007.

Boundaries

1974-1983: The burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw.

1997-2005: The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.

2005-present: The area of the North Lanarkshire Council other than those parts in the Airdrie and Shotts County Constituency, the Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Burgh Constituency and the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East County Constituency.

In the boundary changes for 2005, small parts of Hamilton North and Bellshill & Airdrie and Shotts were added to this seat.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Feb 1974 George Lawson Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Oct 1974 Jeremy Bray Labour
1983 Constituency abolished
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Frank Roy Labour
style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | 2015 Marion Fellows SNP

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Motherwell and Wishaw
General Election 2015: Motherwell and Wishaw[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Marion Fellows 27,275 56.5 +38.3
Labour Frank Roy 15,377 31.9 −29.2
Conservative Meghan Gallacher[4] 3,695 7.7 −1.7
UKIP Neil Wilson 1,289 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Ross Laird 601 1.2 −8.6
Majority 11,898 24.6
Turnout 48,237 68.6 +10.1
SNP gain from Labour Swing +33.7
General Election 2010: Motherwell and Wishaw[5][6]
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 N/A
Majority 16,806 43.0 +2.0
Turnout 39,123 58.5 +1.8
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: Motherwell and Wishaw (new boundaries)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Roy 21,327 57.5 N/A
SNP Ian MacQuarrie 6,105 16.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Conor Snowden 4,464 12.0 N/A
Conservative Peter Finnie 3,440 9.3 N/A
Scottish Socialist Gregor J. MacEwan 1,019 2.7 N/A
Free Scotland Party Ms. Dallas E. Carter 384 1.0 N/A
Christian Vote Ms. Coral G. Thompson 370 1.0 N/A
Majority 15,222 41.0 N/A
Turnout 37,109 55.4 N/A
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Motherwell and Wishaw[8]
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 N/A
Socialist Labour Miss Claire Watt 61 0.2 −2.0
Majority 10,956 36.9
Turnout 29,673 56.6 −13.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Motherwell and Wishaw[9]
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

General Election 1979: Motherwell and Wishaw
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 27.9
Turnout 39,146 77.8 +2.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Motherwell and Wishaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 17,319 44.6 −2.1
SNP James MacKay 12,357 31.8 +11.8
Conservative James Grant Rae 7,069 18.2 −12.4
Liberal David Peter Young 1,126 2.9 N/A
Communist James Wotherspoon Sneddon 946 2.4 −0.3
Majority 4,962 12.8
Turnout 38,817 75.4 −1.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Motherwell and Wishaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Lawson 18,310 46.7 N/A
Conservative James William Ballantyne 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

  1. ^ "'Motherwell and Wishaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=31684 8Aug15
  4. ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/motherwellandwishaw/
  5. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/846.stm
  7. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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