Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Motherwell and Wishaw is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1974, mostly from the former Motherwell constituency. In 1983, it was split into two constituencies, Motherwell North and Motherwell South; but these were amalgamated in 1997 to recreate the old Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.
Motherwell and Wishaw | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire |
Major settlements | Carfin, Cleland, Holytown, Motherwell, Wishaw |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Marion Fellows (SNP) |
Created from | Motherwell North Motherwell South |
1974 (1974)ā1983 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Burgh constituency |
Created from | Motherwell |
Replaced by | Motherwell South[1] |
The corresponding Scottish Parliamentary seat of the same name Motherwell and Wishaw was held by Jack McConnell, the former First Minister of Scotland from November 2001 until May 2007.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include expansion into South Lanarkshire, incorporating the town of Carluke. As a consequence, it will be renamed Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]