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.
| 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 | Joani Reid (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow & Lanark and Hamilton East |
Contents
Map of boundaries from 2024
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46,707 | 61 | –7.7 | ||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 9.2 | |||
References
External links
- East Kilbride and Strathaven UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK