South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = South Lanarkshire
Type = County
Year = 1868
Abolition = 1918
members = One

South Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 provided that the South Lanarkshire constituency was to consist of the parishes of Biggar, Cambusnethan, Carluke, Carmichael, Carnwath, Carstairs, Covington and Thankerton, Crawford, Crawfordjohn, Dalserf, Dolphinton, Douglas, Dunsyre, Lanark, Lesmahagow, Libberton, Pitinain, Shotts, Stonehouse, Walston, Wandell and Lamington, Wiston and Roberton, and so much of the parishes of Culter and Moffat as is situated in the County of Lanark.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of "the parishes of Biggar, Carluke, Carmichael, Carnwath, Carstairs, Covington and Thankerton, Crawford, Crawfordjohn, Culter, Dolphinton, Douglas, Dunsyre, Lamington and Wandel, Lanark, Lesmahagow, Liberton, Pettinain, Symington, Walston, Wiston and Roberton, Moffat, Avondale, Stonehouse, Glasford, and East Kilbride; so much of the parish of Cathcart as adjoins East Kilbride, and so much of the parish of Kirkpatrick juxta as may be in the county of Lanark".

Member of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Menzies
votes = 4,816
percentage = 57.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Dennistoun Mitchell
votes = 3,541
percentage = 42.4
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Henry Cecil Hozier
votes = 3,577
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Hamilton
votes = 3,559
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Hamilton
votes = 4,583
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Henry Cecil Hozier
votes = 3,245
percentage =
change =

References

See also