Hamilton North and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

History

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.

Boundaries

The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Bellshill and Tannochside, and North Calder; and the Hamilton District electoral division of Bothwell and Hamilton North.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	1997	John Reid	Labour
2005		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 2000s

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	William Frain-Bell	2,649	8.7	−1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Keith M. Legg	2,360	7.8	+2.7
	Scottish Socialist	Miss Shareen Blackall	1,189	3.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Stephen J. Mayes	195	0.6	N/A
Majority			13,561	44.6
Turnout			30,404	56.8	−14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Hamilton North and Bellshill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Reid	24,322	64.0	N/A
	SNP	Michael S. Matheson	7,255	19.1	N/A
	Conservative	Gordon McIntosh	3,944	10.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Keith M. Legg	1,719	5.1	N/A
	Referendum	Ray P.D. Conn	554	1.5	N/A
Majority			17,067	44.9	N/A
Turnout			37,999	70.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)