UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Motherwell and Wishaw
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 21,327 | 6,105 | 4,464 | 3,440 | 1,773 |
| Votes gained | +4,646 | +380 | +1,673 | +285 | +452 |
| Share of votes | 57.5% | 16.5% | 12.0% | 9.3% | 4.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 31.9% | 9.1% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 2.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.3% | -2.8% | +2.6% | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.1% | -1.8% | +1.4% | -0.9% | +0.1% |
| Total votes: | 37,109 | |
| Electorate: | 66,873 | |
| Turnout: | 55.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.7% | Liberal Democrat from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Motherwell North, Motherwell South 1 May 1997 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | UKIP | Liberal | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 14,354 | 20,622 | 7,150 | 1,675 | 619 | ||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 15,832 | 16,150 | 8,490 | 920 | 534 | ||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 15,377 | 27,275 | 3,695 | 601 | 1,289 | ||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 23,910 | 7,104 | 3,660 | 3,840 | 609 | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 21,327 | 6,105 | 3,440 | 4,464 | 1,773 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 16,681 | 5,725 | 3,155 | 2,791 | 1,321 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,020 | 8,229 | 4,024 | 2,331 | 1,015 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 22,263 | 4,817 | 11,326 | 740 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,319 | 12,357 | 7,069 | 946 | 1,126 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,310 | 7,852 | 11,997 | 1,066 | |||