Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
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]
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.
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:
After the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will lose Chryston to Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch.
Years | Map in Scotland | |
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2005-2024 | ||
2024-present |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
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verification. (November 2009) |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
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]
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.
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:
After the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will lose Chryston to Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch.
Years | Map in Scotland | |
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2005-2024 | ||
2024-present |
Election | Member [4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Tom Clarke | Labour | |
2015 | Phil Boswell | Scottish National Party | |
2017 | Hugh Gaffney | Labour | |
2019 | Steven Bonnar | Scottish National Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2009) |