Hamilton North and Bellshill was a

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represented in the

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of the

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from 1997 to 2005. It elected one

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(MP) by the

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system of elections.

History

It was formed by the division of the

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constituency to form Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South. Hamilton North and Bellshill was split up in 2005 into parts of Airdrie and Shotts,

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Lanark and Hamilton East Lanark and Hamilton East is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used at the 2005 general election. It covers parts of the former Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and ...

and Motherwell and Wishaw.

Boundaries

The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Bellshill and Tannochside, and North Calder; and the Hamilton District electoral division of Bothwell and Hamilton North.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections of the 2000s

Elections of the 1990s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton North And Bellshill (Uk Parliament Constituency) Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005 Politics of South Lanarkshire Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Bellshill