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Revision as of 08:38, 29 July 2024
| East Kilbride and Strathaven | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of East Kilbride and Strathaven in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Major settlements | East Kilbride, Stonehouse, Strathaven |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Joani Reid (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow & Lanark and Hamilton East |
| Overlaps | |
| Scottish Parliament | East Kilbride, Central Scotland, Clydesdale, South Scotland |
East Kilbride and Strathaven is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Contents
The vast majority of the constituency comes from the abolished East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.
The constituency comprises the following wards of South Lanarkshire:[2]
- Avondale and Stonehouse, East Kilbride Central North, East Kilbride Central South, East Kilbride East, East Kilbride Central South and East Kilbride West from the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency.
- a section of Avondale and Stonehouse from the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joani Reid | Scottish Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joani Reid | 22,682 | 48.6 | +27.0 | |
| SNP | Grant Costello | 13,625 | 29.2 | –17.8 | |
| Conservative | Ross Lambie | 3,547 | 7.6 | –13.8 | |
| Reform UK | David Mills | 3,377 | 7.2 | New | |
| Scottish Green | Ann McGuinness | 1,811 | 3.9 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aisha Mir | 1,074 | 2.3 | –4.6 | |
| Scottish Family | David Richardson | 505 | 1.1 | New | |
| UKIP | Donald Mackay | 86 | 0.2 | –0.9 | |
| Majority | 9,057 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,838 | 61.3 | –7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,415 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +22.4 | |||
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details – East Kilbride and Strathaven". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election- Declaration of Results East Kilbride and Strathaven Constituency" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "East Kilbride and Strathaven results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
External links
- East Kilbride and Strathaven UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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