Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)

Airdrie and Shotts; County constituency
Airdrie and Shotts shown within Scotland
Created:	1997
MP:	John Reid
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	North Lanarkshire
EP constituency:	Scotland

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Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one MP by first past the post. It was created for the 1997 general election. A similar constituency, also called Airdrie and Shotts, is used by the Scottish Parliament.

[edit] Boundaries and History

The majority of the newly created constituency maintains the boundaries of its predecessor. From North Lanarkshire come Holytown and Newarthill. This seat is positioned on either side of the M8 motorway to Glasgow.

Small semi-urban towns such as Stane, Dykehead and Shotts were added to Airdrie in the 1990s redistribution to form this seat, the predecessor of which was Monklands East. An area in the eastern part of Coatbridge is also part of the constituency.

The 2005 changes saw the seat lose some territory to Motherwell and Wishaw whilst gaining part of Hamilton North and Bellshill. It has proved to be a Labour Party stronghold since its creation.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Helen Liddell	Labour
	2005	John Reid	Labour

[edit] Election results

UK general election, 2005: Airdrie and Shotts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Reid	19,568	59.0	+0.8
	Scottish National	Malcolm Balfour	5,484	16.5	-2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Watt	3,792	11.4	+3.9
	Conservative	Stuart Cottis	3,271	9.9	-3.7
	Scottish Socialist	Fraser Coats	706	2.1	-1.6
	Scottish Independence Party	Joseph Rowan	337	1.0	N/A
Majority			14,084	42.5
Turnout			33,158	53.5	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

UK General Election, 2001: Airdrie and Shotts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Liddell	18,478	58.2	-3.6
	Scottish National	Alison Lindsay	6,138	19.3	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	John Love	2,376	7.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Gordon McIntosh	1,960	6.2	-2.7
	Scottish Unionist	Mark Dempsey	1,439	4.5	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McGuigan	1,171	3.7	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Christ Herriot	174	0.5	N/A
Majority			12,340	38.9
Turnout			31,736	54.4	-17.0

UK General Election, 1997: Airdrie and Shotts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Liddell	25,460	61.8	N/A
	Scottish National	Keith Robertson	10,048	24.4	N/A
	Conservative	Nicholas Brook	3,660	8.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Wolseley	1,719	4.2	N/A
	Referendum Party	C. Semple	294	0.7	N/A
Majority			15,412		N/A
Turnout				71.4	N/A

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Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)

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