Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hamilton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The constituency was split in 1997 to form Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South. Hamilton North and Bellshill was split up in 2005 into parts of Airdire and Shotts, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, Lanark and Hamilton East and Motherwell and Wishaw.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 Hamilton (1918-1997) 2.2 Hamilton North and Bellshill (1997-2005) 3 Results

[edit] Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The burgh of Hamilton and the part of the Middle Ward County District which is contained within the extraburghal portion of the parish of Hamilton and the parish of Dalserf."

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Hamilton (1918-1997)

Hamilton Burgh constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1997
Type:	House of Commons

• 1918 Duncan Macgregor Graham , Labour

• 1943 Tom Fraser, Labour

• 1967 Winnie Ewing, Scottish National Party

• 1970 Alexander Wilson, Labour

• 1978 George Robertson, later Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Labour

[edit] Hamilton North and Bellshill (1997-2005)

Hamilton North and Bellshill Burgh constituency
Created:	1997
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

• 1997 John Reid, Labour

[edit] Results

General Election 1931: Hamilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Duncan Macgregor Graham	14,233
	Conservative	R.H.S. Calver	12,180