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 elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandNorth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsBellshill, Coatbridge, Stepps, Whifflet
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentSteven Bonnar (Scottish National Party)
Created fromCoatbridge & Chryston
Hamilton North & Bellshill

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. Traditionally, the area served by the seat and its predecessors was the safest Labour area in Scotland. Its previous MP was Hugh Gaffney of the Labour Party who gained the seat at the 2017 general election, succeeding SNP MP Phil Boswell who had held the seat since the SNP landslide victory in 2015. It was retaken by the SNP's Steven Bonnar at the 2019 general election.

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.

The constituency is formed by the following electoral divisions:

  • In full: Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn, Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead, Coatbridge South, Coatbridge West, Thorniewood.
  • In part: Bellshill, Cumbernauld North, Mossend and Holytown.

Members of Parliament

Tom Clarke of the Scottish Labour held this seat from its creation in 2005, having previously represented the predecessor constituencies of Monklands West and Coatbridge & Chryston since 1982. Clarke lost his seat to Phil Boswell of the Scottish National Party in 2015 with Boswell then losing his seat two years later to Hugh Gaffney of the Labour Party. In 2019 the SNP regained the seat with Steven Bonnar winning over Hugh Gaffney with a majority of 5,642 votes.[1]

ElectionMember[2]Party
2005 Tom Clarke Labour
2015 Phil Boswell Scottish National Party
2017 Hugh Gaffney Labour
2019 Steven Bonnar Scottish National Party

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2019 general election: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Steven Bonnar 22,680 46.9 +7.8
Labour Hugh Gaffney 17,056 35.3 -7.3
Conservative Nathan Wilson 6,113 12.6 -3.6
Liberal Democrats David Stevens 1,564 3.2 +1.2
Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 808 1.7 New
Majority 5,624 11.6 N/A
Turnout 48,342 66.3 +3.0
SNP gain from Labour Swing +7.6
2017 general election: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Gaffney 19,193 42.6 +8.7
SNP Phil Boswell 17,607 39.1 -17.5
Conservative Robyn Halbert 7,318 16.2 +9.9
Liberal Democrats David Bennie 922 2.0 +0.9
Majority 1,586 3.5 N/A
Turnout 45,040 63.3 -5.3
Labour gain from SNP Swing +13.1
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
2015 general election: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Phil Boswell 28,696 56.6 +39.7
Labour Tom Clarke 17,195 33.9 -32.7
Conservative Mhairi Fraser 3,209 6.3 -1.8
UKIP Scott Cairns 1,049 2.1 New
Liberal Democrats Robert Simpson 549 1.1 -7.4
Majority 11,501 22.7 N/A
Turnout 50,698 68.6 +9.2
SNP gain from Labour Swing +36.3
2010 general election: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Clarke 27,728 66.6 +2.1
SNP Frances M. McGlinchey 7,014 16.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Kenneth C. Elder 3,519 8.5 −3.5
Conservative Fiona Houston 3,374 8.1 +0.9
Majority 20,714 49.7 −1.2
Turnout 41,766 59.4 +2.5
Labour hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 2000s
2005 general election: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Clarke 24,725[lower-alpha 1] 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 S. 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

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

References
  1. "Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  3. "UK Parliamentary Elections 2019". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. North Lanarkshire Council.
  4. "Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. "Election results". northlanarkshire.gov.uk. 5 May 2015.
  7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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