Monklands West (UK Parliament constituency)
- Monklands West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Monklands West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was then replaced by the Coatbridge & Chryston constituency.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Election results
It was a Labour stronghold throughout Tom Clarke's time. The Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats vied it out for second and third place, while the Conservative Party did poorly and came fourth on all occasions.
References
Categories:
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997
- Politics of North Lanarkshire
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