Coatbridge and Chryston (UK Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge and Chryston was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 until 2005.

For the Scottish Parliament constituency, see Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Coatbridge and Chryston
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coatbridge and Chryston in Scotland for the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of ScotlandMonklands
1997–2005
Number of membersOne
Replaced byCoatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
Created fromMonklands West

It was then replaced by the Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill constituency.

Boundaries

The Monklands District electoral divisions of Coatbridge North and East, and Coatbridge South; and the Strathkelvin District electoral division of Chryston.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1997 Tom Clarke Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Election results

Elections of the 2000s
General election 2001: Coatbridge and Chryston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Clarke 19,807 65.3 −3.0
SNP Peter Kearney 4,493 14.8 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Alistair Tough 2,293 7.6 +2.1
Conservative Walter Ross-Taylor 2,171 7.2 −1.4
Scottish Socialist Lynn Sheridan 1,547 5.1 N/A
Majority 15,314 50.5
Turnout 30,311 58.1 −14.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s
General election 1997: Coatbridge and Chryston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Clarke 25,694 68.3 N/A
SNP Brian Nugent 6,402 17.0 N/A
Conservative Andrew Wauchope 3,216 8.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Morag E. Daly 2,048 5.4 N/A
Referendum Bernard Bowsley 249 0.7 N/A
Majority 19,292 51.3 N/A
Turnout 37,609 72.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
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References
Specific
  1. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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