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North West Lanarkshire — UK General Election Results

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

North West Lanarkshire was won by Liberal at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 894 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North West Lanarkshire from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Baird (Conservative) 4,545 56.9% Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (Liberal-Labour) 1,103 (13.8 pts) 85.2%
1886 Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (Liberal-Labour) 4,030 52.1% John Baird (Conservative) 332 (4.3 pts) 82.4%
1892 Graeme Alexander Whitelaw (Conservative) 4,770 50.4% James Reade (Liberal) 81 (0.9 pts) 82.9%
1895 John Goundry Holburn (Liberal) 5,244 50.5% Graeme Alexander Whitelaw (Conservative) 97 (0.9 pts) 84.0%
1900 Charles Mackinnon Douglas (Liberal) 5,505 51.4% Lewis Edmunds (Conservative) 291 (2.7 pts) 79.0%
1906 William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Conservative) 5,588 40.5% Charles Mackinnon Douglas (Liberal) 675 (4.9 pts) 82.0%
Dec 1910 William Mather Rutherford Pringle (Liberal) 9,315 52.3% Arthur Stanley Pringle (Liberal Unionist) 829 (4.7 pts) 83.2%
Jan 1910 William Mather Rutherford Pringle (Liberal) 8,422 47.7% William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Conservative) 894 (5.1 pts) 87.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baird Conservative 4,54556.9% Yes
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham Liberal-Labour 3,44243.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham Liberal-Labour 4,03052.1% Yes
John Baird Conservative 3,69847.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graeme Alexander Whitelaw Conservative 4,77050.4% Yes
James Reade Liberal 4,68949.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Goundry Holburn Liberal 5,24450.5% Yes
Graeme Alexander Whitelaw Conservative 5,14749.5% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mackinnon Douglas Liberal 5,50551.4% Yes
Lewis Edmunds Conservative 5,21448.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Conservative 5,58840.5% Yes
Charles Mackinnon Douglas Liberal 4,91335.6% No
Joseph Sullivan Scottish Workers' Representation 3,29123.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mather Rutherford Pringle Liberal 9,31552.3% Yes
Arthur Stanley Pringle Liberal Unionist 8,48647.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mather Rutherford Pringle Liberal 8,42247.7% Yes
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Conservative 7,52842.6% No
Robert Small Labour 1,7189.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1886: Liberal-Labour margin 4.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 0.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1906: Conservative margin 4.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

North West Lanarkshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal-Labour, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North West Lanarkshire in the Jan 1910 general election?

Liberal won North West Lanarkshire in Jan 1910 with 8,422 votes (47.7%), a majority of 894 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North West Lanarkshire since 1885?

Since 1885, North West Lanarkshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in North West Lanarkshire?

The closest result on record for North West Lanarkshire was 1892, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 81 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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