| Hamilton North and Bellshill | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1997–2005 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Airdrie & Shotts Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Lanark & Hamilton East Motherwell & Wishaw |
| Created from | Hamilton |
Hamilton North and Bellshill was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elections.
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It was formed by the division of the Hamilton constituency to form Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South.
Hamilton North and Bellshill was split up in 2005 into parts of Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, Lanark and Hamilton East and Motherwell and Wishaw.
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | John Reid | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
| General Election 2001: Hamilton North and Bellshill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Reid | 18,786 | 61.8 | -2.2 | |
| SNP | Chris Stephens | 5,225 | 17.2 | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | Bill Frain-Bell | 2,649 | 8.7 | -1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Legg | 2,360 | 7.8 | +2.7 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Shareen Blackall | 1,189 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Stephen Mayes | 195 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,561 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 30,404 | 56.8 | -14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||