North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Lanarkshire
County constituency
Created: 1868, 1918
Abolished: 1885, 1983
Type: House of Commons
Members: One

North (or Northern) Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

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[edit] Boundaries

[edit] 1868 to 1885

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 provided that the North Lanarkshire constituency was to consist of the parishes of Avondale, Barony, Blantyre, Bothwell, Cadder, Cambuslang, Carmunnock, City Parish of Glasgow, Dalziel, East Kilbride, Glassford, Hamilton, New Monkland, Old Monkland, Rutherglen and so much of the parishes of Govan and of Cathcart as is situated in Lanarkshire.

[edit] 1918 to 1983

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From 1918 the Northern Lanarkshire constituency consisted of "The parts of the Lower Ward and Middle Ward County Districts which are contained within the parishes of Glasgow, Cadder, New Monkland, Shotts, and Cambusnethan, exclusive of any burghs or portions of burghs situated therein."

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1868-1885

Election Member Party
1868 Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke
1885 constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1918-1983

Election Member Party
1918 Robert McLaren Unionist
1922 Joseph Sullivan Labour
1924 Sir Alexander Sprot Unionist
1929 Jennie Lee, later Baroness Lee Labour
1931 William Anstruther-Gray, later Baron Kilmany Unionist
1945 Margaret McCrorie Herbison Labour
1970 John Smith Labour
1983 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections 1868-1885

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[edit] Elections 1918-1983

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General Election 1931: North Lanarkshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Anstruther-Gray 24,384
Labour Jennie Lee 19,691

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