Coatbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950

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Coatbridge

Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland| Lanarkshire
1918–1950
Seats| One
Created from| North East Lanarkshire
Replaced by| Coatbridge & Airdrie

Coatbridge was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1950, elected by the first past the post voting system.

It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1950 to Coatbridge and Airdrie. A later constituency, Coatbridge and Chryston, existed between 1997 and 2005, until it was redrawn as Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.

## Boundaries[edit]

The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of "the burghs of Coatbridge and Airdrie".[1]

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member[2] | Party

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| 1918 | Arthur Louis Hamilton Buchanan | Coalition Conservative
| 1922 | James C. Welsh | Labour
| 1931 | William Templeton | Conservative
| 1935 | James Barr | Labour
| 1945 | Jean Mann | Labour
1950 | constituency abolished: see Coatbridge & Airdrie

## Election results[edit]

General election 1918: Coatbridge [3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Arthur Buchanan | 13,188 | 64.51 |
| Labour | Owen Coyle  | 7,254  | 35.49  |
Majority  | 5,934  | 29.02  |
Turnout | 20,442  | 64.78  |
Registered electors | 31,557  |  |
| Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Coatbridge [5][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,038  | 49.01  | +13.52
| Unionist | Arthur Buchanan | 9,724  | 39.59  | −24.92
| Liberal | Daniel Blades | 2,802  | 11.41  | New
Majority  | 2,314  | 9.42  | N/A
Turnout | 24,564  | 80.14  | +15.36
Registered electors | 30,650  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +19.22  |
General election 1923: Coatbridge [6][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,292  | 55.48  | +6.47
| Unionist | J.B. Young  | 9,865  | 44.52  | +4.93
Majority  | 2,427  | 10.96  | +1.54
Turnout | 22,157  | 71.72  | −8.42
Registered electors | 30,892  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.77  |
General election 1924: Coatbridge [7][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,782  | 50.11  | −5.37
| Unionist | Thomas Moore | 12,725  | 49.89  | +5.37
Majority  | 57  | 0.22  | −10.74
Turnout | 25,507  | 84.03  | +12.31
Registered electors | 30,356  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −5.37  |
General election 1929: Coatbridge [8][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James C. Welsh | 16,879  | 54.98  | +4.87
| Unionist | Alec Douglas-Home | 9,210  | 30.00  | −19.89
| Liberal | Robert Irvine  | 4,610  | 15.02  | New
Majority  | 7,669  | 24.98  | +24.76
Turnout | 30,699  | 82.31  | −1.72
Registered electors | 37,299  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.38  |
General election 1931: Coatbridge[9][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Templeton | 16,223  | 51.31  | +21.31
| Labour | James C. Welsh | 14,722  | 46.56  | −8.42
| New Party | William Weir Gilmour | 674  | 2.13  | New
Majority  | 1,501  | 4.75  | N/A
Turnout | 31,619  | 83.40  | +1.09
Registered electors | 37,911  |  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +14.87  |
General election 1935: Coatbridge [10][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Barr | 17,535  | 57.20  | +10.64
| Unionist | T.D.K. Murray  | 13,121  | 42.80  | −8.51
Majority  | 4,414  | 14.40  | N/A
Turnout | 30,656  | 78.55  | −4.85
Registered electors | 39,029  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.58  |
General election 1945: Coatbridge[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jean Mann | 18,619  | 61.12  | +3.92
| Unionist | Ronald Russell | 11,842  | 38.88  | −3.92
Majority  | 6,777  | 22.24  | +7.84
Turnout | 30,461  | 75.96  | −2.59
Registered electors | 40,104  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.92  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Representation of the People Act 1918, Schedule 9.
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
4. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 631. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
5. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
6. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
7. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
8. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
10. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939

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