Monklands West (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Monklands West
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|abolished = 1997
|type =
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Bothwell, Coatbridge & Airdrie, Central Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and West Stirlingshire
|next = Coatbridge & Chryston and Strathkelvin & Bearsden{{cite web|title='Monklands West', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83407.htm#92001|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=2 March 2016}}
|region = Scotland
|county = Monklands
}}
Monklands West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was then replaced by the Coatbridge & Chryston constituency.
Boundaries
The Monklands District electoral divisions of Coatbridge North and Coatbridge South, and the Strathkelvin District electoral division of Chryston and Kelvin Valley.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | Labour | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"|1997
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Coatbridge & Chryston and Strathkelvin & Bearsden |
Election results
=Elections of the 1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1983: Monklands West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Clarke
|votes = 20,642
|percentage = 54.2
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Laurence Cameron
|votes = 8,378
|percentage = 22.0
|change = -7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Ackland
|votes = 6,605
|percentage = 17.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = George Lyon
|votes = 2,473
|percentage = 6.5
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,264
|percentage = 32.2
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,098
|percentage = 75.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1987: Monklands West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Clarke
|votes = 24,449
|percentage = 62.3
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Lind
|votes = 6,166
|percentage = 15.7
|change = -6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne McQueen
|votes = 4,408
|percentage = 11.2
|change = −6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Keith Bovey
|votes = 4,260
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,333
|percentage = 46.6
|change = +14.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,333
|percentage = 77.3
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections of the 1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1992: Monklands West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Clarke
|votes = 23,384
|percentage = 61.3
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Keith Bovey
|votes = 6,319
|percentage = 16.6
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Lownie
|votes = 6,074
|percentage = 15.9
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shiona Hamilton
|votes = 2,382
|percentage = 6.2
|change = −5.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,065
|percentage = 44.7
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,159
|percentage = 77.4
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{Rayment-hc|m|3|date=March 2012}}
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Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997