Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in Scotland | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire |
Major settlements | Bellshill, Coatbridge, Stepps |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | Steven Bonnar (SNP) |
Created from | Coatbridge & Chryston Hamilton North & Bellshill |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 2005 general election, covering the whole area of the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency and parts of the Hamilton North and Bellshill seat. A small area in the eastern side of Coatbridge lies within the Airdrie and Shotts constituency. Traditionally, the area served by the seat and its predecessors was the safest Labour area in Scotland.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include the loss of Chryston. As a consequence, it will be renamed Coatbridge and Bellshill, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Boundaries
The constituency covers the west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is predominantly urban. Coatbridge lies in the south of the seat, with the urban/rural mix to the north extending in the eastern and western directions following the directions of commuter rail-lines.
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as 'Traditionalist', with left-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. The average age in the constituency is 47.6, which puts it just below the UK and Scottish averages. Employment in the constituency is at 64%, putting it broadly in line with the rest of Scotland and above the overall UK average of 58%. Home ownership in the constituency is below both the Scottish and UK averages, at 59%. Additionally, Electoral Calculus puts the ethnic demography of the constituency as 98% white, above both Scottish and UK averages.[2]
The constituency consistently returned Labour MPs from 1935[3] until 2015 when the Scottish National Party gained the seat from Scottish Labour on an unprecedented 36% swing, unseating the incumbent Tom Clarke MP who had represented the constituency since the 1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election. Since 2015, the seat has changed hands several times. Once back to Labour in 2017, with Hugh Gaffney unseating the Scottish National Party incumbent Phil Boswell. The seat then swung back to the SNP in 2019, with Steven Bonnar gaining the seat from Scottish Labour incumbent Hugh Gaffney
The constituency from 2005 to 2024 was formed by the following electoral divisions:
- In full: Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn, Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead, Coatbridge North, Coatbridge South, Coatbridge West, Thorniewood.
- In part: Bellshill, Cumbernauld North, Mossend and Holytown.
After the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will lose Chryston to Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch.
Geography
Years | Map in Scotland | |
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2005-2024 | Map of boundaries 2010-2024 | |
2024-present | Map of boundaries from 2024 |
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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2005 | Tom Clarke | Labour | |
2015 | Phil Boswell | Scottish National Party | |
2017 | Hugh Gaffney | Labour | |
2019 | Steven Bonnar | Scottish National Party |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Steven Bonnar[5] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Emma Farthing[6] | ||||
Communist | Drew Gilchrist[7] | ||||
Scottish Family | Leo Lanahan[8] | ||||
Scottish Green | Patrick McAleer[9] | ||||
Labour | Frank McNally[10] | ||||
Reform UK | Fionna McRae[11] | ||||
Conservative | Christina Sandhu[12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Steven Bonnar | 22,680 | 47.0 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Hugh Gaffney | 17,056 | 35.4 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Nathan Wilson | 6,113 | 12.7 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Stevens | 1,564 | 3.2 | +1.2 | |
Scottish Green | Patrick McAleer | 808 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 5,624 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,221 | 66.3 | +3.0 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +7.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hugh Gaffney | 19,193 | 42.6 | +8.7 | |
SNP | Phil Boswell | 17,607 | 39.1 | -17.5 | |
Conservative | Robyn Halbert | 7,318 | 16.2 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Bennie | 922 | 2.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,586 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,040 | 63.3 | -5.3 | ||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +13.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Phil Boswell | 28,696 | 56.6 | +39.7 | |
Labour | Tom Clarke | 17,195 | 33.9 | -32.7 | |
Conservative | Mhairi Fraser | 3,209 | 6.3 | -1.8 | |
UKIP | Scott Cairns | 1,049 | 2.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Simpson | 549 | 1.1 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 11,501 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,698 | 68.6 | +9.2 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +36.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Clarke | 27,728 | 66.6 | +2.1 | |
SNP | Frances M. McGlinchey | 7,014 | 16.9 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth C. Elder | 3,519 | 8.5 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Fiona Houston | 3,374 | 8.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 20,714 | 49.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,635 | 59.4 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Clarke | 24,725[a] | 64.5 | −4.8 | |
SNP | Duncan Ross | 5,206 | 13.6 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Ackland | 4,605 | 12.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Lindsay S. Paterson | 2,775 | 7.2 | +2.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | Joan Kinloch | 1,033 | 2.7 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 19,519 | 50.9 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,344 | 56.9 | −3.0 | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
Notes
- ^ This 19,519 majority was the largest numerical majority for any Westminster MP during the 2005-2010 parliament.
References
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Coatbridge+and+Bellshill
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 631. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- ^ "Just a third of general election candidates selected so far are women". The Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election, 4 July 2024". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Communist Party ☭ [@CPBritain] (30 May 2024). "Your Communist candidate for Coatbridge and Bellshill🗳🚩 #VoteCommunist @CPB_Lanarkshire…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @scotfamparty (13 February 2024). "Leo Lanahan will contest Coatbridge and Bellshill and the next UK Parliamentary General Election. Leo is a GP Practice Manager in North Lanarkshire and a father of five adopted children. He has previously stood for the SFP, including the 2022 Scottish Local Elections" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "SCOTTISH GREEN CANDIDATES FOR THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION". Scottish Green Party. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election, 4 July 2024". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "SNP, Labour and Tories confirm all General Election candidates in Scotland". The National. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council.
- ^ "Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election results". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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