Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Clydesdale
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1983–2005
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Lanark & Hamilton East East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow

Clydesdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale, Lanark & Hamilton East and East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

The similarly named Scottish Parliament constituency of Clydesdale continues in existence.

Members of Parliament

General Election 2001: Clydesdale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Hood	17,822	46.6	−5.9
	SNP	Jim Wright	10,028	26.2	+4.1
	Conservative	Kevin Newton	5,034	13.2	−3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Miss Moira Craig	4,111	10.8	+2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Paul Cockshott	974	2.5	N/A
	UKIP	Donald M. Mackay	253	0.7	N/A
Majority			7,794	20.4
Turnout			38,222	59.3	−12.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Clydesdale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Hood	23,859	52.5	+7.9
	SNP	Andrew Doig	10,050	22.1	−0.9
	Conservative	Mark Andrew Izatt	7,396	16.3	−7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Sandra May Grieve	3,796	8.4	+0.1
	BNP	Kenneth Smith	311	0.7	+0.0
Majority			13,809	30.4
Turnout			45,412	71.6	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Clydesdale ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Hood	21,418	44.6	−0.7
	Conservative	Ms. Carol E. Goodwin	11,231	23.4	−0.1
	SNP	Iain G.M. Gray	11,084	23.1	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	Ms. Elspeth M. Buchanan	3,957	8.2	−8.2
	BNP	Steve F. Cartwright	342	0.7	N/A
Majority			10,187	21.2
Turnout			48,029	77.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Clydesdale ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Hood	21,826	45.3	+4.5
	Conservative	Raymond Scott Robertson	11,324	23.5	−4.7
	Social Democratic	John Boyle	7,909	16.4	−5.1
	SNP	Michael William Russell	7,125	14.8	+3.4
Majority			10,502	21.8
Turnout			48,186	78.2	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Clydesdale ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Hart	17,873	38.8	N/A
	Conservative	P.V. Bainbridge	13,007	28.2	N/A
	Social Democratic	Miss M. Craig	9,908	21.5	N/A
	SNP	T. McAlpine	5,271	11.4	N/A
Majority			4,866	10.6	N/A
Turnout			46,059	76.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)