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Motherwell and Wishaw — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Motherwell and Wishaw was won by SNP at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 6,268 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Motherwell and Wishaw from Oct 1974 to 2019.

Full Election History, Oct 1974–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Oct 1974 Jeremy Bray (Labour) 17,319 44.6% James MacKay (SNP) 4,962 (12.8 pts) 75.4%
Feb 1974 George Lawson (Labour) 18,310 46.7% James Caldwell (Conservative) 6,313 (16.1 pts) 77.0%
1979 Jeremy Bray (Labour) 22,263 56.9% John Thomson (Conservative) 10,937 (27.9 pts) 77.8%
1997 Frank Roy (Labour) 21,020 57.4% James McGuigan (SNP) 12,791 (34.9 pts) 70.1%
2001 Frank Roy (Labour) 16,681 56.2% James McGuigan (SNP) 10,956 (36.9 pts) 56.6%
2005 Frank Roy (Labour) 21,327 57.5% Ian MacQuarrie (SNP) 15,222 (41.0 pts) 55.4%
2010 Frank Roy (Labour) 23,910 61.1% Marion Fellows (SNP) 16,806 (43.0 pts) 58.6%
2015 Marion Fellows (SNP) 27,275 56.5% Frank Roy (Labour) 11,898 (24.7 pts) 68.7%
2017 Marion Fellows (SNP) 16,150 38.5% Angela Feeney (Labour) 318 (0.8 pts) 61.5%
2019 Marion Fellows (SNP) 20,622 46.4% Angela Feeney (Labour) 6,268 (14.1 pts) 64.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Bray Labour 17,31944.6% Yes
James MacKay SNP 12,35731.8% No
James Rae Conservative 7,06918.2% No
David Young Liberal 1,1262.9% No
James Sneddon Communist 9462.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Lawson Labour 18,31046.7% Yes
James Caldwell Conservative 11,99730.6% No
George Nicholson SNP 7,85220.0% No
James Sneddon Communist 1,0662.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Bray Labour 22,26356.9% Yes
John Thomson Conservative 11,32628.9% No
James MacKay SNP 4,81712.3% No
James Wotherspoon Sneddon Communist 7401.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Roy Labour 21,02057.4% Yes
James McGuigan SNP 8,22922.5% No
Scott Dickson Conservative 4,02411.0% No
Alex Mackie Liberal Democrat 2,3316.4% No
Christopher Herriot Socialist Labour 7972.2% No
Thomas Russell Referendum Party 2180.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Roy Labour 16,68156.2% Yes
James McGuigan SNP 5,72519.3% No
Mark Nolan Conservative 3,15510.6% No
Iain Brown Liberal Democrat 2,7919.4% No
Stephen Smellie Scottish Socialist 1,2604.2% No
Claire Watt Socialist Labour 610.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Roy Labour 21,32757.5% Yes
Ian MacQuarrie SNP 6,10516.5% No
Conor Snowden Liberal Democrat 4,46412.0% No
Peter Finnie Conservative 3,4409.3% No
Gregor MacEwan Scottish Socialist 1,0192.7% No
Dallas Carter Free Scotland 3841.0% No
Coral Thompson Christian Vote 3701.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Roy Labour 23,91061.1% Yes
Marion Fellows SNP 7,10418.2% No
Stuart Douglas Liberal Democrat 3,8409.8% No
Patsy Gilroy Conservative 3,6609.4% No
Ray Gunnion Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 6091.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marion Fellows SNP 27,27556.5% Yes
Frank Roy Labour 15,37731.9% No
Meghan Gallacher Conservative 3,6957.7% No
Neil Wilson UKIP 1,2892.7% No
Ross Laird Liberal Democrat 6011.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marion Fellows SNP 16,15038.5% Yes
Angela Feeney Labour 15,83237.8% No
Meghan Gallacher Conservative 8,49020.2% No
Yvonne Finlayson Liberal Democrat 9202.2% No
Neil Wilson UKIP 5341.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marion Fellows SNP 20,62246.4% Yes
Angela Feeney Labour 14,35432.3% No
Meghan Gallacher Conservative 7,15016.1% No
Christopher Wilson Liberal Democrat 1,6753.8% No
Neil Wilson UKIP 6191.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Oct 1974: Labour margin 12.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 34.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 36.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 41.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 43.0 pts 2015: SNP margin 24.7 pts 2017: SNP margin 0.8 pts 2019: SNP margin 14.1 pts Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Motherwell and Wishaw has been contested at 10 general elections on record since Oct 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Motherwell and Wishaw in the 2019 general election?

SNP won Motherwell and Wishaw in 2019 with 20,622 votes (46.4%), a majority of 6,268 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Motherwell and Wishaw since Oct 1974?

Since Oct 1974, Motherwell and Wishaw has been won by: Labour, SNP.

What was the closest result in Motherwell and Wishaw?

The closest result on record for Motherwell and Wishaw was 2017, when SNP beat Labour by just 318 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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