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  UK Parliament - Motherwell & Wishaw
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Motherwell & Wishaw
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia April 20, 2017 07:01pm
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Description BBC Constituency Profile:

As one of the last remaining symbols of Scotland's industrial past, the closure of Ravenscraig steelworks in 1992 remains a pivotal moment in the nation's history. Today the site, part of the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, is being transformed under a 20-year, £1.2bn redevelopment programme.

This Clyde Valley constituency, to the south-east of Glasgow, remains dominated by its social housing estates, although its industrial character is leavened by the 400-hectare Strathclyde Country Park. The area has seen a number of call-centres and business parks spring up, while whisky distillers William Grant & Sons also provides local employment.

In 1945, the SNP won their first Westminster seat, after Dr Robert McIntyre claimed victory in the Motherwell by-election of that year. Other than that, the area has been represented by Labour MPs, with the party's Frank Roy holding the seat in 2010 with a 16,806 vote majority.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameFrank Roy Votes23,910 (61.11%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin16,806 (+42.96%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyScottish National Won06/08/2017
NameMarion Fellows Votes16,150 (38.52%)
Term06/08/2017 - 12/12/2019 Margin318 (+0.76%)
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Name Marion Fellows (I) MP Frank Roy Meghan Gallacher Neil Wilson Ross Laird  
PartyScottish National Labour Conservative UK Independence Liberal Democrats  
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Certified Votes 27,275 (56.54%) 15,377 (31.88%) 3,695 (7.66%) 1,289 (2.67%) 601 (1.25%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -11,898 (-24.67%) -23,580 (-48.88%) -25,986 (-53.87%) -26,674 (-55.30%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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