Bothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
- Bothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Bothwell
Type = County
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1983
members = One
Bothwell was a county constituency in Lanarkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire constituency.
Boundaries
From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The part of the Middle Ward County District which is contained within the parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, exclusive of all burghs or portions of burghs situated therein."
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1930s
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mrs Helen Brown Shaw MBE
votes = 16,571
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Sullivan MBE
votes = 14,423
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = B. McCourt
votes = 2,163
percentage =
change =
See also
* Bothwell by-election, 1919
* Bothwell by-election, 1926
* Bothwell
References
*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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