Motherwell South was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.
Boundaries
The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|
| 1983 | Jeremy Bray | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections of the 1980s
General election 1983: Motherwell South| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 19,939 | 52.4 | −4.7 |
| Conservative | Paul Walker | 7,590 | 20.0 | −8.8 |
| SDP | Brian Ashley | 6,754 | 17.8 | New |
| SNP | James Wright | 3,743 | 9.8 | −2.4 |
| Majority | 12,349 | 32.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | 38,026 | 72.9 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Motherwell South| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 22,957 | 58.3 | +5.9 |
| SNP | James Wright | 6,027 | 15.3 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | John Bercow | 5,702 | 14.5 | −5.5 |
| SDP | Ross MacGregor | 4,463 | 11.3 | −6.5 |
| Communist | Robert Somerville | 223 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | 16,930 | 43.0 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | 39,372 | 75.5 | +2.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections of the 1990s
General election 1992: Motherwell South| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 21,771 | 57.1 | −1.2 |
| SNP | Kay Ullrich | 7,758 | 20.3 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | Gordon McIntosh | 6,097 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Mackie | 2,349 | 6.2 | −5.1 |
| Ind. Socialist | David Lettice | 146 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | 14,013 | 36.8 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | 38,121 | 76.1 | +0.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |