| Monklands East | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Monklands |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Airdrie & Shotts |
Monklands East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. For the 1997 general election, it was replaced in part by Airdrie and Shotts.
It was previously held by the former Leader of the Opposition John Smith.
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The constituency included the town of Airdrie and the eastern part of the town of Coatbridge, together with villages such as Chapelhall, Calderbank, Plains, Caldercruix, and Greengairs.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Rt Hon John Smith | Labour | ||
| 1994 by-election | Helen Liddell | Labour | ||
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Airdrie and Shotts | |||
| Monklands East by-election, 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Liddell | 16,950 | 49.8 | −11.5 | |
| SNP | Kay Ullrich | 15,320 | 44.9 | +26.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen Gallagher | 878 | 2.6 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Susan Bell | 799 | 2.3 | −13.7 | |
| Independent | Abi Bremner | 69 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Duncan Patterson | 58 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,640 | 4.9 | −42.4 | ||
| Turnout | 70.0 | −5.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Monklands East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Smith | 22,266 | 61.3 | +0.3 | |
| SNP | J. Wright | 6,554 | 18.0 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | S. Walters | 5,830 | 16.1 | −6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | P. W. Ross | 1,679 | 4.6 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 15,712 | 43.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 75.0 | +0.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Islwyn |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1992 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Derby South |
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