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Revision as of 10:33, 16 March 2011

Motherwell South
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
19831997
SeatsOne
Created fromMotherwell and Wishaw
Replaced byMotherwell and Wishaw

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.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Jeremy Bray Labour
1997 constituency abolished

Election results[1]

General Election 1983: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.W. Bray 19,939 52.4
Conservative P.M. Walker 7,590 20.0
SDP B.J. Ashley 6,754 17.8
SNP J. Wright 3,743 9.8
Majority 12,349 32.4
Turnout 72.9
General Election 1987: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.W. Bray 22,957 58.3
SNP J. Wright 6,027 15.3
Conservative J.S. Bercow 5,702 14.5
SDP W.R. MacGregor 4,463 11.3
Communist R. Somerville 223 0.6
Majority 16,930 43.0
Turnout 75.5
General Election 1992: Motherwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.W. Bray 21,771 57.1
SNP Mrs. K.M. Ullrich 7,758 20.3
Conservative W.G. McIntosh 6,097 16.0
Liberal Democrats A.G. Mackie 2,349 6.2
Ind Socialist D.J. Lettice 146 0.4
Majority 14,013 36.8
Turnout 76.1

References

  1. ^ Scottish Burghs 1983-97 United Kingdom Election Results