# North West Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North West Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

## Boundaries

The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the North-West division was to consist of "so much of the Parish of Barony as lies beyond the present boundary of the municipal burgh of Glasgow and to the east of the main line of railway before mentioned (main line of railway between Glasgow and Edinburgh of the North British Railway Company (being the old Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway), and the parishes of Cadder and Old Monkland".

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | John Baird | Conservative |
| | 1886 | Cunninghame Graham | Liberal |
| | 1892 | Graeme Whitelaw | Conservative |
| | 1895 | John Goundry Holburn | Liberal |
| | 1899 b-e | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | Liberal |
| | 1906 | William Mitchell-Thompson | Conservative |
| | Jan. 1910 | William Pringle | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Baird | 4,545 | 56.9 | |
| | Lib-Lab | Cunninghame Graham | 3,442 | 43.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,987 | 85.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,373 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Cunninghame Graham | 4,030 | 52.1 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | John Baird | 3,698 | 47.9 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,728 | 82.4 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,373 | | |
| | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graeme Whitelaw | 4,770 | 50.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | James C.R. Reade | 4,689 | 49.6 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,459 | 82.9 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,408 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +2.5 | |
General election 1895: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Goundry Holburn | 5,244 | 50.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Whitelaw | 5,147 | 49.5 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,391 | 84.0 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,371 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.9 | |
Holburn's death caused a by-election.
By-election 21 Feb 1899: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | 5,723 | 51.6 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Whitelaw | 5,364 | 48.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 3.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,087 | 83.1 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,337 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | 5,505 | 51.4 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Edmunds | 5,214 | 48.6 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 2.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,719 | 79.0 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,568 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
General election 1906: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mitchell-Thomson | 5,588 | 40.5 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | 4,913 | 35.6 | −15.8 |
| | Scottish Workers | Joseph Sullivan | 3,291 | 23.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,792 | 82.0 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,814 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Pringle | 8,422 | 47.7 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | William Mitchell-Thomson | 7,528 | 42.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Small | 1,718 | 9.7 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 894 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,668 | 87.1 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,274 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.0 | |
General election December 1910: North West Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Pringle | 9,315 | 52.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Stanley Pringle | 8,486 | 47.7 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 4.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,801 | 83.2 | −3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,398 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: William Pringle
* Unionist: