Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Clydesdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. In the latter year, as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies, it was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East and East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.
The similarly named Scottish Parliament constituency of Clydesdale continues in existence.
Contents
Boundaries
Clydesdale District, and the Hamilton District electoral division of Larkhall and Stonehouse.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Judith Hart | Labour | |
| 1987 | Jimmy Hood | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections of the 1980s
| General election 1983: Clydesdale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Judith Hart | 17,873 | 38.8 | -8.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bainbridge | 13,007 | 28.2 | +1.7 | |
| SDP | Moira Craig | 9,908 | 21.5 | +14.5 | |
| SNP | Tom McAlpine | 5,271 | 11.4 | -8.1 | |
| Majority | 4,866 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 46,059 | 76.5 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| General election 1987: Clydesdale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jimmy Hood | 21,826 | 45.3 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Raymond Robertson | 11,324 | 23.5 | −4.7 | |
| SDP | John Boyle | 7,909 | 16.4 | −5.1 | |
| SNP | Michael Russell | 7,125 | 14.8 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 10,502 | 21.8 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,186 | 78.2 | +1.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 1990s
| General election 1992: Clydesdale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jimmy Hood | 21,418 | 44.6 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Carol Goodwin | 11,231 | 23.4 | −0.1 | |
| SNP | Iain Gray | 11,084 | 23.1 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elspeth M. Buchanan | 3,957 | 8.2 | −8.2 | |
| BNP | Stephen Cartwright | 342 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 10,187 | 21.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 48,029 | 77.6 | -0.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1997: Clydesdale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jimmy Hood | 23,859 | 52.5 | +7.9 | |
| SNP | Andrew Doig | 10,050 | 22.1 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Mark Izatt | 7,396 | 16.3 | −7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Grieve | 3,796 | 8.4 | +0.2 | |
| BNP | Kenneth Smith | 311 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 13,809 | 30.4 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 45,412 | 71.6 | −6.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 2000s
| 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 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Paul Cockshott | 974 | 2.5 | New | |
| UKIP | Donald Mackay | 253 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 7,794 | 20.4 | -10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,222 | 59.3 | −12.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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