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Encyclopedia > Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It mostly replaced Coatbridge and Chryston for the 2005 general election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

The constituency covers the west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is predominantly urban. North Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Member of Parliament

The Right Honourable Thomas Clarke (born January 10, 1941) is the Labour MP for Coatbridge and Chryston in Scotland. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

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 Democrats Rodney Ackland 4,605 12.0 +6.4
Conservative Lindsay Paterson 2,775 7.2 +2.2
SSP Joan Kinloch 1,033 2.7 -.24
Majority 19,519 50.9
Turnout 38,344 56.9 -3.0
Labour hold Swing -1.8
General Election 2001: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Clarke 19,807 65.3 -3.0
SNP Peter Kearney 4,493 14.8 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Alistair Tough 2,293 7.6 +2.1
Conservative Patrick Ross-Taylor 2,171 7.2 -1.4
SSP Lynne Sheridan 1,547 5.1 N/A
Majority 15,314 50.5
Turnout 30,311 58.1 -14.2
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Thomas Clarke (born January 10, 1941) is the Labour MP for Coatbridge and Chryston in Scotland. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Thomas Clarke (born January 10, 1941) is the Labour MP for Coatbridge and Chryston in Scotland. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (105 words)
East Lothian is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency.
The constituency covers the whole of the East Lothian council area with Musselburgh added to the seat from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh.
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at AllExperts (226 words)
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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.
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