Motherwell South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Motherwell South
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
1983–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Motherwell and Wishaw [1]
Created from Motherwell and Wishaw and Lanark [1]

Motherwell South was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.

Contents

Boundaries

The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Jeremy Bray Labour
1997 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Motherwell South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 19,939 52.4 -4.7
Conservative Paul Walker7,59020.0-8.8
SDP Brian Ashley6,75417.8New
SNP James Wright3,7439.8-2.4
Majority12,34932.4
Turnout 38,02672.9
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Motherwell South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 22,957 58.3 +5.9
SNP James Wright6,02715.3+5.5
Conservative John Bercow 5,70214.5−5.5
SDP Ross MacGregor4,46311.3−6.5
Communist Robert Somerville2230.6New
Majority16,93043.0+10.6
Turnout 39,37275.5+2.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Motherwell South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 21,771 57.1 −1.2
SNP Kay Ullrich 7,75820.3+5.0
Conservative Gordon McIntosh6,09716.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Alexander Mackie2,3496.2−5.1
Ind SocialistDavid Lettice1460.4New
Majority14,01336.8-6.2
Turnout 38,12176.1+0.6
Labour hold Swing −3.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Motherwell South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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