# Coatbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1950, elected by the first past the post voting system.
It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1950 to Coatbridge and Airdrie. A later constituency, Coatbridge and Chryston, existed between 1997 and 2005, until it was redrawn as Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.

## Boundaries

The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of "the burghs of Coatbridge and Airdrie".

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Arthur Louis Hamilton Buchanan | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1922 | James C. Welsh | Labour |
| | 1931 | William Templeton | Conservative |
| | 1935 | James Barr | Labour |
| | 1945 | Jean Mann | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished: see Coatbridge & Airdrie | constituency abolished: see Coatbridge & Airdrie |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Arthur Buchanan | 13,188 | 64.51 | |
| | Labour | Owen Coyle | 7,254 | 35.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,934 | 29.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,442 | 64.78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,557 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,038 | 49.01 | +13.52 |
| | Unionist | Arthur Buchanan | 9,724 | 39.59 | −24.92 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Blades | 2,802 | 11.41 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,314 | 9.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,564 | 80.14 | +15.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,650 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +19.22 | |
General election 1923: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,292 | 55.48 | +6.47 |
| | Unionist | J.B. Young | 9,865 | 44.52 | +4.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,427 | 10.96 | +1.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,157 | 71.72 | −8.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,892 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.77 | |
General election 1924: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James C. Welsh | 12,782 | 50.11 | −5.37 |
| | Unionist | Thomas Moore | 12,725 | 49.89 | +5.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 0.22 | −10.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,507 | 84.03 | +12.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,356 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.37 | |
General election 1929: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James C. Welsh | 16,879 | 54.98 | +4.87 |
| | Unionist | Alec Douglas-Home | 9,210 | 30.00 | −19.89 |
| | Liberal | Robert Irvine | 4,610 | 15.02 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,669 | 24.98 | +24.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,699 | 82.31 | −1.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,299 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.38 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Templeton | 16,223 | 51.31 | +21.31 |
| | Labour | James C. Welsh | 14,722 | 46.56 | −8.42 |
| | New Party | William Weir Gilmour | 674 | 2.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,501 | 4.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,619 | 83.40 | +1.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,911 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +14.87 | |
General election 1935: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Barr | 17,535 | 57.20 | +10.64 |
| | Unionist | T.D.K. Murray | 13,121 | 42.80 | −8.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,414 | 14.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,656 | 78.55 | −4.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,029 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.58 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Coatbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Mann | 18,619 | 61.12 | +3.92 |
| | Unionist | Ronald Russell | 11,842 | 38.88 | −3.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,777 | 22.24 | +7.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,461 | 75.96 | −2.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,104 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.92 | |