Original: After boundary changes, he was returned at the 1997 election for the new constituency of Hamilton North and Bellshill; and after further boundary changes in 2005, he was returned at the 2005 election for the new constituency of Airdrie and Shotts with 59% of the vote.
Simplified: The boundary of the constituency was changed, and in the 1997 election he was elected to the new constituency of Hamilton North and Bellshill.