Motherwell and Wishaw - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Motherwell and Wishaw
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	SNP
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	20,622	46.43%	+7.90%
	Labour	14,354	32.31%	-5.45%
	Conservative	7,150	16.10%	-4.15%
	Liberal Democrat	1,675	3.77%	+1.58%
	UKIP	619	1.39%	+0.12%
Majority		6,268	14.11%
Turnout		44,420	64.51%	+3.05%
Electorate		68,856
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.68%
Swing from CON to SNP			6.03%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.65%
	SNP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	16,150	38.52%	-18.02%
	Labour	15,832	37.76%	+5.88%
	Conservative	8,490	20.25%	+12.59%
	Liberal Democrat	920	2.19%	+0.95%
	UKIP	534	1.27%	-1.40%
Majority		318	0.76%
Turnout		41,926	61.46%	-7.17%
Electorate		68,215
Swing from SNP to LAB			11.95%
Swing from SNP to CON			15.31%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.35%
	SNP hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	27,275	56.54%	+38.39%
	Labour	15,377	31.88%	-29.24%
	Conservative	3,695	7.66%	-1.70%
	UKIP	1,289	2.67%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	601	1.25%	-8.57%
Majority		11,898	24.67%
Turnout		48,237	68.63%	+10.17%
Electorate		70,283
Swing from LAB to SNP			33.81%
Swing from CON to SNP			20.04%
Swing from LAB to CON			13.77%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,910	61.11%	+3.64%
	SNP	7,104	18.16%	+1.71%
	Liberal Democrat	3,840	9.82%	-2.21%
	Conservative	3,660	9.36%	+0.09%
	Minor	609	1.56%	N/A
Majority		16,806	42.96%
Turnout		39,123	58.46%	+3.07%
Electorate		66,918
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.97%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.93%
Swing from LD to SNP			1.96%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,327	57.47%	0.00%
	SNP	6,105	16.45%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	4,464	12.03%	0.00%
	Conservative	3,440	9.27%	0.00%
	Others	1,773	4.78%	N/A
Majority		15,222	41.02%
Turnout		37,109	55.40%	-1.29%
Electorate		66,987
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to SNP			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,327	57.47%	+1.26%
	SNP	6,105	16.45%	-2.84%
	Liberal Democrat	4,464	12.03%	+2.62%
	Conservative	3,440	9.27%	-1.36%
	Minor	1,019	2.75%	N/A
	Others	754	2.03%	N/A
Majority		15,222	41.02%
Turnout		37,109	56.68%	+0.08%
Electorate		65,467
Swing from SNP to LAB			2.05%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.68%
Swing from SNP to LD			2.73%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,681	56.22%	-1.19%
	SNP	5,725	19.29%	-3.18%
	Conservative	3,155	10.63%	-0.36%
	Liberal Democrat	2,791	9.41%	+3.04%
	Minor	1,260	4.25%	N/A
	Others	61	0.21%	N/A
Majority		10,956	36.92%
Turnout		29,673	56.61%	-13.47%
Electorate		52,418
Swing from SNP to LAB			1.00%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.41%
Swing from SNP to CON			1.41%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,020	57.40%	N/A
	SNP	8,229	22.47%	N/A
	Conservative	4,024	10.99%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,331	6.37%	N/A
	Minor	797	2.18%	N/A
	Others	218	0.60%	N/A
Majority		12,791	34.93%
Turnout		36,619	70.08%	N/A
Electorate		52,252

	Labour win

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,263	56.87%	+12.25%
	Conservative	11,326	28.93%	+10.72%
	SNP	4,817	12.31%	-19.53%
	Others	740	1.89%	N/A
Majority		10,937	27.94%
Turnout		39,146	77.80%	+2.43%
Electorate		50,317
Swing from CON to LAB			0.77%
Swing from SNP to LAB			15.89%
Swing from SNP to CON			15.13%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,319	44.62%	-2.06%
	SNP	12,357	31.83%	+11.82%
	Conservative	7,069	18.21%	-12.37%
	Liberal	1,126	2.90%	N/A
	Others	946	2.44%	N/A
Majority		4,962	12.78%
Turnout		38,817	75.36%	-1.70%
Electorate		51,506
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.94%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.16%
Swing from CON to SNP			12.10%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,310	46.68%	N/A
	Conservative	11,997	30.59%	N/A
	SNP	7,852	20.02%	N/A
	Others	1,066	2.72%	N/A
Majority		6,313	16.09%
Turnout		39,225	77.06%	N/A
Electorate		50,899

	Labour win

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