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Encyclopedia > Lanark and Hamilton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Lanark and Hamilton East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from parts of the old Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies. 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 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... Hamilton South is a former constituency in the UK Parliament which has now been abolished. ...

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

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

Jimmy Hood (born 16 May 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Lanark and Hamilton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 20072 46.0% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Fraser Grieve 8125 18.6% +7.3
SNP John Wilson 7746 17.8% -4.1
Conservative Robert Pettigrew 5576 12.8% +0.3
SSP Dennis Reilly 802 1.8% -1.3
UKIP Donald Mackay 437 1.0% +0.5
Independent Duncan McFarlane 416 1.0% +1.0
Operation Christian Vote Robin Mawhinney 415 1.0% +1.0
Majority 11947 27.4%
Turnout 43589 59.1 0.0
Labour hold Swing -5.9

This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies. The results of these constituencies in the last general election are listed below. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Jimmy Hood (born 16 May 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamilton South is a former constituency in the UK Parliament which has now been abolished. ...

General Election 2001: Clydesdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jimmy Hood 17,822 46.6 -5.9
SNP Jim Wright 10,028 26.2 +4.1
Conservative Kevin Newton 5,034 13.2 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Moira Craig 4,111 10.8 +2.4
SSP Paul Cockshott 974 2.5 N/A
UKIP Donald Mackay 253 0.7 N/A
Majority 7,794 20.4
Turnout 38,222 59.3 -12.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Hamilton North and Bellshill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Reid 18,786 61.8 -2.2
SNP Chris Stephens 5,225 17.2 -1.9
Conservative Bill Frain-Bell 2,649 8.7 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Legg 2,360 7.8 +2.7
SSP Shareen Blackall 1,189 3.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Party Stephen Mayes 195 0.6 N/A
Majority 13,561 44.6
Turnout 30,404 56.8 -14.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Hamilton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Tynan 15,965 59.7 -5.9
SNP John Wilson 5,190 19.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats John Oswald 2,388 8.9 +3.8
Conservative Neil Richardson 1,876 7.0 -1.6
SSP Gena Mitchell 1,187 4.4 N/A
UKIP Janice Murdoch 151 0.6 N/A
Majority 10,775 40.3
Turnout 26,757 57.3 -13.7
Labour hold Swing

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 social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Jimmy Hood (born 16 May 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic 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 social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This is a page about John Reid, a British politician. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic 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 social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... William Tynan (born 18 August United Kingdom. ... 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 liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic 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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