Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Clydesdale
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Clydesdale1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Clydesdale in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Lanark and Hamilton [1]
Replaced by Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Lanark and Hamilton East
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow

Clydesdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. In the latter year, as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies, it was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East and East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.

Contents

The similarly named Scottish Parliament constituency of Clydesdale continues in existence.

Boundaries

Clydesdale District, and the Hamilton District electoral division of Larkhall and Stonehouse.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 Judith Hart Labour
1987 Jimmy Hood Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Clydesdale [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Hart 17,873 38.8 −8.2
Conservative Peter Bainbridge13,00728.2+1.7
SDP Moira Craig9,90821.5+14.5
SNP Tom McAlpine 5,27111.4−8.1
Majority4,86610.6−9.5
Turnout 46,05976.5
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Clydesdale [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 21,826 45.3 +6.5
Conservative Raymond Robertson 11,32423.5−4.7
SDP John Boyle7,90916.4−5.1
SNP Michael Russell 7,12514.8+3.4
Majority10,50221.8+11.2
Turnout 48,18678.2+1.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Clydesdale [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 21,418 44.6 −0.7
Conservative Carol Goodwin11,23123.4−0.1
SNP Iain Gray11,08423.1+8.3
Liberal Democrats Elspeth M. Buchanan3,9578.2−8.2
BNP Stephen Cartwright3420.7New
Majority10,18721.2−0.6
Turnout 48,02977.6−0.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Clydesdale [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 23,859 52.5 +7.9
SNP Andrew Doig10,05022.1−1.0
Conservative Mark Izatt7,39616.3−7.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Grieve3,7968.4+0.2
BNP Kenneth Smith3110.70.0
Majority13,80930.4+9.2
Turnout 45,41271.6−6.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Clydesdale [11] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 17,822 46.6 −5.9
SNP Jim Wright10,02826.2+4.1
Conservative Kevin Newton5,03413.2−3.1
Liberal Democrats Moira Craig4,11110.8+2.4
Scottish Socialist Paul Cockshott 9742.5New
UKIP Donald Mackay2530.7New
Majority7,79420.4−10.0
Turnout 38,22259.3−12.3
Labour hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Not updated: UK General Election results: June 1983". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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