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Hamilton North and Bellshill | |
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Former
Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
1997– 2005 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hamilton |
Replaced by |
Airdrie & Shotts Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Lanark & Hamilton East Motherwell & Wishaw |
Hamilton North and Bellshill was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elections.
It was formed by the division of the Hamilton constituency to form Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South.
Hamilton North and Bellshill was split up in 2005 into parts of Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, Lanark and Hamilton East and Motherwell and Wishaw.
The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Bellshill and Tannochside, and North Calder; and the Hamilton District electoral division of Bothwell and Hamilton North.
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
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1997 | John Reid | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Reid | 18,786 | 61.8 | −2.2 | |
SNP | Chris Stephens | 5,225 | 17.2 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | William Frain-Bell | 2,649 | 8.7 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith M. Legg | 2,360 | 7.8 | +2.7 | |
Scottish Socialist | Shareen Blackall | 1,189 | 3.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Stephen J. Mayes | 195 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 13,561 | 44.6 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,404 | 56.8 | −14.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Reid | 24,322 | 64.0 | ||
SNP | Michael Matheson | 7,255 | 19.1 | ||
Conservative | Gordon McIntosh | 3,944 | 10.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith M. Legg | 1,719 | 5.1 | ||
Referendum | Ray P.D. Conn | 554 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 17,067 | 44.9 | |||
Turnout | 37,999 | 70.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |