Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (UK Parliament constituency)
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire |
Major settlements | Motherwell, Wishaw, Carluke |
Current constituency | |
Created | Next United Kingdom general election |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Motherwell and Wishaw |
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
Contents
The vast majority of the constituency comes from Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.[2]
The constituency will comprise the following wards of North Lanarkshire:[3]
- Motherwell North, Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Murdostoun and Wishaw from the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency:
And from South Lanarkshire:[3]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Traditionalist", with left-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. Incomes and house prices in the seat are well below UK averages.[4]
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Marion Fellows[5] | ||||
Labour | Pamela Nash[6] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
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.
- ^ "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Motherwell,%20Wishaw%20and%20Carluke
- ^ "Lanarkshire MP nominated unopposed to contest next General Election for SNP". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 3 April 2024.