North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983

North Lanarkshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1983
Seats| One
Created from| North East Lanarkshire and North West Lanarkshire
Replaced by| Motherwell North, Monklands West, Monklands East and Strathkelvin & Bearsden[1]
1868–1885
Seats| One
Type of constituency| County constituency
Created from| Lanarkshire
Replaced by| Govan
Mid Lanarkshire
North East Lanarkshire
North West Lanarkshire
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North (or Northern) Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

## Boundaries

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### 1868 to 1885

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The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 provided that the North Lanarkshire constituency was to consist of the parishes of Avondale, Barony, Blantyre, Bothwell, Cadder, Cambuslang, Carmunnock, City Parish of Glasgow, Dalziel, East Kilbride, Glassford, Hamilton, New Monkland, Old Monkland, Rutherglen and so much of the parishes of Govan and of Cathcart as is situated in Lanarkshire.

### 1918 to 1983

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From 1918 the Northern Lanarkshire constituency consisted of "The parts of the Lower Ward and Middle Ward County Districts which are contained within the parishes of Glasgow, Cadder, New Monkland, Shotts, and Cambusnethan, exclusive of any burghs or portions of burghs situated therein."

## Members of Parliament

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### MPs 1868–1885

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Election | Member[2] | Party

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| 1868 | Sir Edward Colebrooke |
1885 | constituency abolished

### MPs 1918–1983

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Election | Member[2] | Party

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| 1918 | Robert McLaren | Unionist
| 1922 | Joseph Sullivan | Labour
| 1924 | Sir Alexander Sprot | Unionist
| 1929 by-election | Jennie Lee | Labour
| 1931 | William Anstruther-Gray | Unionist
| 1945 | Margaret Herbison | Labour
| 1970 | John Smith | Labour
1983 | constituency abolished: see Monklands East

## Election results

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### Elections 1868–1885

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General election 1868: North Lanarkshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Colebrooke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,458  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1874: North Lanarkshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Colebrooke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,217  |  |
| Liberal hold
General election 1880: North Lanarkshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Colebrooke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 10,324  |  |
| Liberal hold

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: North Lanarkshire[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Robert McLaren | 7,175 | 43.1 |
| Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 5,673  | 34.1  |
| Liberal | Alexander Erskine-Hill | 3,068  | 18.5  |
| Independent | J.R. Auld  | 710  | 4.3  |
Majority | 1,502  | 9.0  |
Turnout | 16,626  | 41.6  |
Registered electors | 40,014  |  |
| Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: North Lanarkshire[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 10,349  | 47.3  | +13.2
| Unionist | Robert McLaren | 7,957  | 36.4  | −6.7
| Liberal | John Connolly Carroll  | 3,569  | 16.3  | −2.2
Majority | 2,392  | 10.9  | N/A
Turnout | 21,875  | 72.1  | +30.5
Registered electors | 30,359  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.0  |
General election 1923: North Lanarkshire[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 10,526  | 50.5  | +3.2
| Unionist | Alexander McClure  | 7,165  | 34.3  | −2.1
| Liberal | Edward Rolland McNab  | 3,168  | 15.2  | −1.1
Majority | 3,361  | 16.2  | +5.3
Turnout | 20,859  | 65.3  | −5.8
Registered electors | 31,942  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.7  |
General election 1924: North Lanarkshire[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Alexander Sprot | 13,880  | 53.9  | +19.6
| Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 11,852  | 46.1  | −4.4
Majority | 2,028  | 7.8  | N/A
Turnout | 25,732  | 79.9  | +14.6
Registered electors | 32,194  |  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0  |
1929 North Lanarkshire by-election[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jennie Lee | 15,711  | 57.5  | +11.4
| Unionist | Mungo Murray | 9,133  | 33.4  | −20.5
| Liberal | Elizabeth Mitchell | 2,488  | 9.1  | New
Majority | 6,578  | 24.1  | N/A
Turnout | 27,332  | 82.3  | +2.4
Registered electors | 33,215  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +16.0  |
General election 1929: North Lanarkshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jennie Lee | 19,884  | 55.9  | +9.8
| Unionist | Mungo Murray | 15,680  | 44.1  | −9.8
Majority | 4,204  | 11.8  | N/A
Turnout | 35,564  | 78.6  | −1.3
Registered electors | 45,247  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.8  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: North Lanarkshire[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 24,384  | 55.32  |
| Ind. Labour Party | Jennie Lee | 19,691  | 44.68  |
Majority | 4,693  | 10.64  | N/A
Turnout | 44,075  | 82.24  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1935: North Lanarkshire[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 22,301  | 48.13  |
| Ind. Labour Party | Jennie Lee | 17,267  | 37.27  |
| Labour | Gilbert McAllister | 6,763  | 14.60  | N/A
Majority | 5,034  | 10.86  |
Turnout | 46,331  | 78.12  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 30,251  | 59.62  |
| Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 20,489  | 40.38  |
Majority | 9,762  | 19.24  | N/A
Turnout | 50,740  | 73.47  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 22,162  | 58.33  |
| Unionist | TD Ross  | 14,812  | 38.98  |
| Liberal | Robert Frank Brian Nelson  | 1,023  | 2.69  | New
Majority | 7,350  | 19.35  |
Turnout | 37,997  | 84.70  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 22,304  | 58.23  |
| Unionist | William S How  | 16,000  | 41.77  |
Majority | 6,304  | 16.46  |
Turnout | 38,304  | 85.39  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 20,307  | 57.87  |
| Unionist | Forbes Hendry | 14,784  | 42.13  |
Majority | 5,523  | 15.74  |
Turnout | 35,091  | 81.51  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1959: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 21,152  | 58.70  |
| Unionist | George Younger | 14,883  | 41.30  |
Majority | 6,269  | 17.40  |
Turnout | 36,035  | 82.83  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 23,385  | 60.62  |
| Unionist | John Corrie | 15,192  | 39.38  |
Majority | 8,193  | 21.24  |
Turnout | 38,577  | 82.02  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1966: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peggy Herbison | 23,160  | 60.92  |
| Conservative | Robert BJD Black  | 14,857  | 39.08  |
Majority | 8,303  | 21.84  |
Turnout | 38,017  | 78.76  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Smith | 21,982  | 51.81  |
| Conservative | Robert BJD Black  | 16,963  | 39.98  |
| SNP | James Hutchison  | 3,486  | 8.22  | New
Majority | 5,019  | 11.83  |
Turnout | 42,431  | 77.73  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Smith | 21,448  | 48.42  |
| Conservative | AMS Pickering  | 14,664  | 33.10  |
| SNP | P Watt  | 8,187  | 18.48  |
Majority | 6,784  | 15.32  |
Turnout | 44,299  | 82.74  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Smith | 19,902  | 46.25  |
| SNP | P Watt  | 11,561  | 26.87  |
| Conservative | J Crichton  | 9,665  | 22.46  |
| Liberal | Alexander P. Brodie  | 1,899  | 4.41  | New
Majority | 8,341  | 19.38  |
Turnout | 43,027  | 79.46  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: North Lanarkshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Smith | 25,015  | 55.47  |
| Conservative | GJ Robertson  | 14,195  | 31.48  |
| SNP | J Ralston  | 5,887  | 13.05  |
Majority | 10,820  | 23.99  |
Turnout | 45,097  | 79.73  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "'Lanarkshire North', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
3. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
5. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
6. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
7. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
8. ^ The Times, 23 March 1929
9. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
10. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
11. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939

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