Monklands West (UK Parliament constituency)

Monklands West (UK Parliament constituency)
Monklands West
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Monklands
1983 (1983)1997 (1997)
Number of members One
Replaced by Coatbridge & Chryston

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.

Contents

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1983 Tom Clarke Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Coatbridge & Chryston

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.

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