Motherwell

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Lanarkshire
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): N/A
Constituent Country (or Nation): Scotland
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 603
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 638
Formed 1918
Disbanded 1974
Notes: Constituency first used at the February General election of 1974 (28/02/1974). Full name (in Craig 3,4) Lanarkshire, Motherwell

Elected Members

  1. Robert Nelson

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. John Newbold

    Party: Communist Party of Great Britain
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1923
    Date of exit: 6 December 1923
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Communist Party of Great Britain
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. Hugh Ferguson

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1924
    Date of exit: 29 October 1924
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. James Barr

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Thomas Ormiston

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. James Walker

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 January 1945
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  7. Robert McIntyre

    Party: Scottish National Party
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 12 April 1945
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.
  8. Alexander Anderson

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 5 July 1945
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1954
    Date of exit: 11 February 1954
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  9. George Lawson

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1954
    Date of election: 14 April 1954
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

Other candidates

  1. Hugh Ferguson

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 1918-12-14 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Independent Conservative
    Notes:
  2. John Newbold

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 1918-12-14 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  3. John Colville

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  4. Hugh Ferguson

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Independent Conservative
    Notes:
  5. John Newbold

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 1923-12-06 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Communist Party of Great Britain
    Notes:
  6. Hugh Ferguson

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 1924-10-29 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  7. Robert McIntyre

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 1950-02-23 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Notes:
  8. Michael Hutchison

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 1955-05-26 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: