Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)




Not to be confused with Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency).

















Clydesdale

Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

1983–2005
Number of members
One
Replaced by
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Lanark and Hamilton East
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Created from
Lanark and Hamilton[1]

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


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




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Elections


    • 3.1 Elections of the 1980s


    • 3.2 Elections of the 1990s


    • 3.3 Elections of the 2000s




  • 4 References





Boundaries


Clydesdale District, and the Hamilton District electoral division of Larkhall and Stonehouse.



Members of Parliament

























Election Member[2]
 Party

1983 Judith Hart
Labour

1987 Jimmy Hood
Labour

2005
constituency abolished


Elections



Elections of the 1980s






























































General Election 1983: Clydesdale[3][4]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Judith Hart
 17,873
 38.8
N/A


Conservative
 Peter Bainbridge
 13,007
 28.2
N/A


Social Democratic
 Moira Craig
 9,908
 21.5
N/A


SNP
Tom 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)
































































General Election 1987: Clydesdale[5][6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Jimmy Hood
 21,826
 45.3
 +4.5


Conservative
Raymond Robertson
 11,324
 23.5
 −4.7


Social Democratic
 John Boyle
 7,909
 16.4
 −5.1


SNP
Michael Russell
 7,125
 14.8
 +3.4
Majority
 10,502
 21.8
 +11.2

Turnout
 48,186
 78.2
 +1.7


Labour hold
Swing



Elections of the 1990s









































































General Election 1992: Clydesdale[7][8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Jimmy Hood
 21,418
 44.6
 −0.7


Conservative
 Carol Goodwin
 11,231
 23.4
 −0.1


SNP
 Iain Gray
 11,084
 23.1
 +8.3


Liberal Democrat
 Elspeth M. Buchanan
 3,957
 8.2
 −8.2


BNP
 Stephen Cartwright
 342
 0.7
N/A
Majority
 10,187
 21.2
 -0.6

Turnout
 48,029
 77.6
 -0.6


Labour hold
Swing









































































General Election 1997: Clydesdale[9][10]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Jimmy Hood
 23,859
 52.5
 +7.9


SNP
 Andrew Doig
 10,050
 22.1
 −0.9


Conservative
 Mark Izatt
 7,396
 16.3
 −7.1


Liberal Democrat
 Sandra Grieve
 3,796
 8.4
 +0.1


BNP
 Kenneth Smith
 311
 0.7
 +0.0
Majority
 13,809
 30.4
 +9.2

Turnout
 45,412
 71.6
 −6.0


Labour hold
Swing



Elections of the 2000s

















































































General Election 2001: Clydesdale[11][10]
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
 Moira Craig
 4,111
 10.8
 +2.4


Scottish Socialist
Paul Cockshott
 974
 2.5
N/A


UKIP
 Donald Mackay
 253
 0.7
N/A
Majority
 7,794
 20.4
 -10.0

Turnout
 38,222
 59.3
 −12.3


Labour hold
Swing



References





  1. ^ "'Clydesdale', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)


  3. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  4. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i05.htm


  5. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  6. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i05.htm


  7. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  8. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i05.htm


  9. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  10. ^ ab http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/600.htm


  11. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.









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