Subdivisions of Scotland North Lanarkshire Type of constituency Burgh constituency European Parliament constituency Scotland Number of members 1 | Created 1997 Created from Motherwell Member of parliament Marion Fellows | |
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Created from Motherwell North
Motherwell South Replaced by Motherwell North, Motherwell South, Motherwell | ||
Motherwell and Wishaw is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1974, mostly from Motherwell. It was divided in 1983 into Motherwell North and Motherwell South constituencies, but these were recombined in 1997 to recreate Motherwell and Wishaw.
It is situated in the south west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is dominated by the towns of Motherwell and Wishaw.
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 till May 2007.
Boundaries
1974-1983: The burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw.
1997-2005: The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.
2005-present: The area of the North Lanarkshire Council other than those parts in the Airdrie and Shotts County Constituency, the Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Burgh Constituency and the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East County Constituency.
In the boundary changes for 2005, small parts of Hamilton North and Bellshill & Airdrie and Shotts were added to this seat.