Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 55°53′06″N 4°03′36″W / 55.885°N 4.060°W / 55.885; -4.060

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland	North Lanarkshire
Current constituency
Created	2005 (2005)
Member of Parliament	Tom Clarke (Labour)
Created from	Coatbridge & Chryston Hamilton North & Bellshill
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Scotland

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.

Boundaries

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.

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill includes most of the territory of the former Monklands West constituency.

Members of Parliament

Tom Clarke has held this seat since its creation in 2005, having previously represented the predecessor constituencies of Monklands West and Coatbridge & Chryston.

Election		Member[1]	Party
	2005	Tom Clarke	Labour

Election results

United Kingdom general election, 2010: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Clarke	27,728	66.6	+2.12
	SNP	Frances McGlinchey	7,014	16.9	+3.27
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Elder	3,519	8.5	-3.55
	Conservative	Fiona Houston	3,374	8.1	+0.87
Majority			20,714	49.75	-1.2
Turnout			41,766	59.4	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.58

General Election 2005: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Clarke	24,725	64.5	-4.8
	SNP	Duncan Ross	5,206	13.6	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Rodney Ackland	4,605	12.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Lindsay Paterson	2,775	7.2	+2.2
	Scottish Socialist	Joan Kinloch	1,033	2.7	-2.4
Majority			19,519	50.9
Turnout			38,344	56.9	-3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

This 19,519 majority was the largest numerical majority for any Westminster MP during the 2005-2010 parliament.

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
2. ^ Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill UKPolling