Coatbridge and Chryston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coatbridge and Chryston
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
CoatbridgeChryston1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Coatbridge and Chryston in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of Scotland Monklands
1997–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Monklands West
Replaced by Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Coatbridge and Chryston was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 until 2005.

Contents

It was then replaced by the Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill constituency.

Boundaries

The Monklands District electoral divisions of Coatbridge North and East, and Coatbridge South; and the Strathkelvin District electoral division of Chryston.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1997 Tom Clarke Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Election results

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Coatbridge and Chryston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Clarke 19,807 65.3 −3.0
SNP Peter Kearney4,49314.8−2.2
Liberal Democrats Alistair Tough2,2937.6+2.2
Conservative Walter Ross-Taylor2,1717.2−1.4
Scottish Socialist Lynn Sheridan1,5475.1New
Majority15,31450.5−0.8
Turnout 30,31158.1−14.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Coatbridge and Chryston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Clarke 25,694 68.3
SNP Brian Nugent6,40217.0
Conservative Andrew Wauchope 3,2168.6
Liberal Democrats Morag E. Daly2,0485.4
Referendum Bernard Bowsley2490.7
Majority19,29251.3
Turnout 37,60972.3
Labour win (new seat)

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References

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  1. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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