Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Motherwell Burgh constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1974
Type:	House of Commons

Motherwell was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1974. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1974 to Motherwell and Wishaw.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 Elections in the 1940s 3.2 Elections in the 1930s 3.3 Elections in the 1920s 3.4 Elections in the 1910s

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1918	Robert Frederick William Robertson Nelson	Conservative
1922	John Turner Walton Newbold	Communist
1923	Hugh Ferguson
1924	James Barr	Labour
1931	Thomas Ormiston	Conservative
1935	James Walker	Labour
April 1945	Robert Douglas McIntyre	Scottish National Party
July 1945	Alexander Anderson	Labour
1954	George McArthur Lawson	Labour

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Anderson	15,831	52.7
	Scottish National Party	Robert McIntyre	8,022	26.7
	Conservative	J. H. Hamilton	6,197	20.6
Majority			7,809	26.0
Turnout				72.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Motherwell by-election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Robert McIntyre	11,417	51.4
	Labour	Alexander Anderson	10,800	48.6
Majority			617	2.8
Turnout				54.0
	Scottish National Party gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Walker	14,755	50.7
	Conservative	Thomas Ormiston	14,325	49.3
Majority			430	1.3
Turnout				75.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1931: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Ormiston	15,513	51.3
	Labour	James Barr	14,714	48.7
Majority			799	2.6
Turnout				82.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Barr	16,650	58.0
	Conservative	J. Ford	7,502	26.1
	Liberal	H. Archibald	3,597	12.5
	Communist	I. Brown	984	3.4
Majority			9,148	31.9
Turnout				79.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1924: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Barr	12,816	52.1
	Conservative	Hugh Ferguson	11,776	47.9
Majority			1,040	4.2
Turnout				82.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

General Election 1923: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Ferguson	9,793	42.0
	Communist	Walton Newbold	8,712	37.4
	Liberal	J. Maxwell	4,799	20.6
Majority			1,081	4.6
Turnout				77.4
	Conservative gain from Communist		Swing

General Election 1922: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Walton Newbold	8,262	33.3
	Independent Conservative	Hugh Ferguson	7,214	29.1
	Liberal	J. Maxwell	5,359	21.6
	National Liberal	D. J. Colville	3,966	16.0
Majority			1,048	10.2
Turnout				81.5
	Communist gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Motherwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Robert Frederick William Robertson Nelson	6,972	39.0
	Liberal	J. D. Millar	4,135	23.2
	Labour	Walton Newbold	4,135	23.2
	Independent Conservative	Hugh Ferguson	1,923	10.8
Majority			3,407	11.4
Turnout				64.2
	Conservative gain from [[|Template:/meta/shortname]]		Swing	N/A