Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)

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Motherwell and Wishaw
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
MotherwellWishawConstituency.svg
Boundary of Motherwell and Wishaw in Scotland
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 (1974)–1983
SeatsOne
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.

Contents

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 abolished. Subject to boundary change, including expansion into South Lanarkshire, incorporating the town of Carluke, it was reformed as Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke , and first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Constituency profile

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

Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2005–2024

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 George Lawson Labour
Oct 1974 Jeremy Bray Labour
1983 Constituency abolished
1997 Frank Roy Labour
2015 Marion Fellows SNP

Elections

Elections of the 2010s

General election 2019: Motherwell and Wishaw [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Marion Fellows 20,622 46.4 +7.9
Labour Angela Feeney14,35432.3−5.5
Conservative Meghan Gallacher 7,15016.1−4.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilson1,6753.8+1.6
UKIP Neil Wilson6191.4+0.1
Majority 6,26814.1+13.4
Turnout 44,42064.6+3.1
SNP hold Swing +6.7

[6]

General election 2017: Motherwell and Wishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Marion Fellows 16,150 38.5 −18.0
Labour Angela Feeney15,83237.8+5.9
Conservative Meghan Gallacher 8,49020.2+12.5
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Finlayson9202.2+1.0
UKIP Neil Wilson5341.3−1.4
Majority 3180.7−23.9
Turnout 41,92661.5−7.1
SNP hold Swing -12.0
General election 2015: Motherwell and Wishaw [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Marion Fellows 27,275 56.5 +38.3
Labour Frank Roy 15,37731.9−29.2
Conservative Meghan Gallacher [9] 3,6957.7−1.7
UKIP Neil Wilson1,2892.7New
Liberal Democrats Ross Laird6011.2−8.6
Majority 11,89824.6N/A
Turnout 48,23768.6+10.1
SNP gain from Labour Swing +33.7
General election 2010: Motherwell and Wishaw [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Roy 23,910 61.1 +3.6
SNP Marion Fellows 7,10418.2+1.7
Liberal Democrats Stuart Douglas3,8409.8−2.2
Conservative Patsy Gilroy3,6609.4+0.1
TUSC Ray Gunnion6091.6New
Majority 16,80642.9+1.9
Turnout 39,12358.5+3.1
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2005: Motherwell and Wishaw (new boundaries) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Roy 21,327 57.5 +0.7
SNP Ian MacQuarrie6,10516.5−4.0
Liberal Democrats Conor Snowden4,46412.0+3.3
Conservative Peter Finnie3,4409.3−0.1
Scottish Socialist Gregor J. MacEwan1,0192.7−1.4
Free Scotland PartyDallas E. Carter3841.0New
Christian Vote Coral G. Thompson3701.0New
Majority 15,22241.0+4.7
Turnout 37,10955.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 2001: Motherwell and Wishaw [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Roy 16,681 56.2 −1.2
SNP James A. McGuigan5,72519.3−3.2
Conservative Mark Nolan3,15510.6−0.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Brown2,7919.4+3.0
Scottish Socialist Stephen Smellie1,2604.2New
Socialist Labour Claire Watt610.2−2.0
Majority 10,95636.9+2.0
Turnout 29,67356.6−13.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Motherwell and Wishaw [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Roy 21,020 57.4 N/A
SNP James A. McGuigan8,22922.5N/A
Conservative Scott Dickson4,02411.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alex G. Mackie2,3316.4N/A
Socialist Labour Christopher Herriot7972.2N/A
Referendum Thomas Russell2180.6N/A
Majority 12,79134.9N/A
Turnout 36,61970.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Elections of the 1970s

General election 1979: Motherwell and Wishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 22,263 56.9 +12.3
Conservative John Thomson11,32628.9+10.7
SNP James MacKay4,81712.3−19.5
Communist James Wotherspoon Sneddon7401.9−0.5
Majority 10,93728.0+15.2
Turnout 39,14677.8+2.4
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General election October 1974: Motherwell and Wishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Bray 17,319 44.6 −2.1
SNP James MacKay12,35731.8+11.8
Conservative James Rae7,06918.2−12.4
Liberal David Young1,1262.9New
Communist James Wotherspoon Sneddon9462.4−0.3
Majority 4,96212.8−3.3
Turnout 38,81775.4−1.7
Labour hold Swing −6.9
General election February 1974: Motherwell and Wishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Lawson 18,310 46.7 N/A
Conservative James Caldwell11,99730.6N/A
SNP George Nicholson7,85220.0N/A
Communist James Wotherspoon Sneddon1,0662.7N/A
Majority 6,31316.1N/A
Turnout 39,22577.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

Specific
  1. ↑ "'Motherwell and Wishaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  3. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Motherwell+and+Wishaw
  4. ↑ "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Motherwell & Wishaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Motherwell & Wishaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sorry your page wasn't found". www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 1 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Motherwell & Wishaw". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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