East Kilbride and Strathaven (UK Parliament constituency)
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 will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
| East Kilbride and Strathaven | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow & Lanark and Hamilton East |
Contents
The vast majority of the constituency comes from East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.
The constituency will comprise 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.
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Grant Costello | ||||
| Conservative | Ross Lambie | ||||
| UKIP | Donald Mackay | ||||
| Scottish Green | Ann McGuinness | ||||
| Reform UK | David Mills | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Aisha Mir | ||||
| Labour | Joani Reid | ||||
| Scottish Family | David Richardson | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
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 Thursday 4 July 2024". 7 June 2024.
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