Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency)


Motherwell was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918-1974. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1974 to Motherwell and Wishaw. It is famous for returning the first-ever SNP MP and arguably the first Communist Party MP.

Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The burghs of Motherwell and Wishaw, together with the part of the Middle Ward County District which is contained within the extraburghal portion of the parish of Dalziel."

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Ferguson was associated with the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland movement in Lanarkshire.

Elections in the 1910s

Ferguson was associated with the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland movement in Lanarkshire.