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East Kilbride and Strathaven (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Kilbride and Strathaven
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of East Kilbride and Strathaven in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsEast Kilbride, Stonehouse, Strathaven
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJoani Reid (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow & Lanark and Hamilton East
Overlaps
Scottish ParliamentEast 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

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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]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Joani Reid Scottish Labour

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: East Kilbride and Strathaven [3] [4]
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 N/A
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 N/A
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

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  1. ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "New Seat Details – East Kilbride and Strathaven". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election- Declaration of Results East Kilbride and Strathaven Constituency" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "East Kilbride and Strathaven results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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