Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (UK Parliament constituency)
| Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire |
| Major settlements | Motherwell, Wishaw, Carluke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Pamela Nash (Labour) |
| Created from | Motherwell and Wishaw |
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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, when it was won by Pamela Nash of Scottish Labour.
Boundaries
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The constituency comprises the following:[2][3]
- In full: the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Wishaw.
- In part: the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Motherwell North (southern parts including Carfin), Murdostoun (southern and western areas including Cambusnethan and Coltness); and the South Lanarkshire Council wards of Clydesdale North (minority, comprising northern areas, including the village of Forth), Clydesdale West (nearly all, including the town of Carluke).
The bulk of the constituency, comprising the areas in North Lanarkshire comes from the former Motherwell and Wishaw constituency; the areas in South Lanarkshire were previously part of the abolished Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.[4][5]
Constituency profile
[edit]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.[6]
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Nash | 19,168 | 49.1 | +21.6 | |
| SNP | Marion Fellows | 12,083 | 31.0 | −14.9 | |
| Reform UK | Robert McLaughlan | 3,004 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Oyebola Ajala | 2,415 | 6.2 | −15.0 | |
| Scottish Green | Gordon Miller | 1,200 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hayley Bennie | 822 | 2.1 | −1.9 | |
| BUP | Gus Ferguson | 158 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Neil Wilson | 110 | 0.3 | −1.1 | |
| Scottish Libertarian | Ross Hagen | 66 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,085 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 39,026 | 54.4 | −7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,777 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +18.2 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
- ^ "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Results from the general election in North Lanarkshire". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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