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Motherwell and Wishaw was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1974, mostly from the former Motherwell constituency. In 1983, it was split into two constituencies, Motherwell North and Motherwell South ; but these were re-amalgamated in 1997.
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , it was first contested at the 2024 general election .
Motherwell was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1974. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire . The name was changed in 1974 to Motherwell and Wishaw .
Motherwell is the headquarters for both North Lanarkshire Council, which is one of Scotland's most populous local authority areas, and of Police Scotland "Q" division. These organisations cover an overall population of 327,000 people (59,000 in Motherwell and Wishaw) throughout the 183 square miles (470 km 2) of North Lanarkshire.
Wishaw is represented by several tiers of elected government. North Lanarkshire Council, the unitary local authority for Wishaw, is based at Motherwell, and is the executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local governance.
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Fellows was elected in 2012 as a North Lanarkshire Councillor for Wishaw, [5] and was active in the "Yes Motherwell and Wishaw" campaign during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, which managed to achieve a majority in North Lanarkshire for leaving the United Kingdom, which made North Lanarkshire one of only 4 (out of 32) Scottish council districts to vote for independence, despite a ...
Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire.It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.