Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Clydesdale was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East and East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies. The similarly named constituency of Clydesdale continues for the Scottish Parliament.

Boundaries

General Election 2001: Clydesdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Hood	17,822	46.6	−5.9
	SNP	J. Wright	10,028	26.2	+4.1
	Conservative	K. Newton	5,034	13.2	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Craig	4,111	10.8	+2.4
	Scottish Socialist	WP Cockshott	974	2.5	K.A.
	UKIP	DM MacKay	253	0.7	K.A.
Majority
Turnout				59.3
	Labour hold		Swing