Motherwell North was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.
Boundaries
The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Bellshill and Tannochside, Clydesdale, and Fortissat.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections of the 1980s
General election 1987: Motherwell North[3] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| | Labour | John Reid | 29,825 | 66.9 | +9.1 |
| | SNP | Andrew Currie | 6,230 | 14.0 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hargrave | 4,939 | 11.1 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal | George Swift | 3,558 | 8.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | 23,595 | 52.9 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | 44,552 | 77.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
Elections of the 1990s
General election 1992: Motherwell North[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| | Labour | John Reid | 27,852 | 63.4 | −3.5 |
| | SNP | David Clark | 8,942 | 20.3 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hargrave | 5,011 | 11.4 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harriet Smith | 2,145 | 4.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | 18,910 | 43.1 | -9.8 |
| Turnout | 43,950 | 76.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
References
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