Bothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bothwell County constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Bothwell was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire.
[edit] Boundaries
From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The part of the Middle Ward County District which is contained within the parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, exclusive of all burghs or portions of burghs situated therein."
[edit] Members of Parliament
1918 David Henderson Macdonald
1919 John Robertson
1926 Joseph Sullivan Labour
1931 Helen Brown Shaw Conservative
1935 James Welsh
1945 John Timmons
1964 James Hamilton
[edit] Results
| General Election 1931: Bothwell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mrs Helen Brown Shaw MBE | 16,571 | |||
| Labour | Joseph Sullivan MBE | 14,423 | |||
| Communist | B. McCourt | 2,163 | |||
