Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandNorth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsBellshill, Coatbridge, Stepps, Whifflet
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentSteven Bonnar (SNP)
Created fromCoatbridge & Chryston
Hamilton North & Bellshill

It was created for the 2005 general election, covering the whole area of the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency and parts of the Hamilton North and Bellshill seat. A small area in the eastern side of Coatbridge lies within the Airdrie and Shotts constituency. Traditionally, the area served by the seat and its predecessors was the safest Labour area in Scotland. Its previous MP was Hugh Gaffney of the Labour Party, who gained the seat at the 2017 general election, succeeding SNP MP Phil Boswell, who had held the seat since the SNP landslide victory in 2015. It was retaken by the SNP's Steven Bonnar at the 2019 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include the loss of Chryston. As a consequence, it will be renamed Coatbridge and Bellshill, to be first contested at the next general election.

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