Motherwell South was a
burgh constituency
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of
Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.
Boundaries
The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections of the 1980s
Elections of the 1990s
References
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Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997
Motherwell
Politics of North Lanarkshire