Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency).

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population	51,210 (2022) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Jamie Hepburn
Council area	North Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt agus Cill Saidh) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth will form part of the new Central Scotland and Lothians West from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election onwards.

The seat has been held by Jamie Hepburn of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill. The region covers all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

From 2026, the other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region will be Airdrie, Almond Valley, Bathgate, Coatbridge and Chryston, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill. ^[2]

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map of boundaries from 2005

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies. ^[3] Holyrood constituencies were themselves reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, however Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was left unaltered, being the only mainland seat to remain unchanged during this review. ^[4] The seat also remained unchanged following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. ^[5]

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is one of four covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, and Motherwell and Wishaw; Uddingston and Bellshill spans parts of both North and South Lanarkshire. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region.

Following the first Scottish Parliamentary Boundary Review the electoral wards forming Cumbernauld and Kilsyth were:

• In full: Cumbernauld East, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Kilsyth

When redrawn following the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the same electoral wards were used to redefine the seat. ^[6]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Cathie Craigie	Labour
	2011	Jamie Hepburn	SNP

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn [a]	19,633	58.6	1.5	16,592	49.5	2.9
	Labour	Mark Griffin [b]	9,792	29.2	2.6	7,787	23.2	0.4
	Conservative	Haroun Malik	3,375	10.1	0.7	4,679	13.9	1.8
	Green					2,260	6.7	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Ford	678	2.0	0.4	575	1.7	0.2
	Alba					568	1.7	New
	All for Unity					258	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					257	0.8	New
	Independent Green Voice					198	0.6	New
	Independent	Paddy Hogg				86	0.3	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					78	0.2	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					68	0.2	New
	Reform					54	0.2	New
	Scottish Libertarian					48	0.1	New
	UKIP					38	0.1	1.9
Majority			9,841	29.4	4.1
Valid Votes			33,478			33,546
Invalid Votes			115			52
Turnout			33,593	65.3	8.5	33,598	65.3	8.4
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	17,015	60.1	6.3	14,863	52.4	1.2
	Labour	Mark Griffin	7,537	26.6	13.5	6,683	23.6	10.6
	Conservative	Anthony Newman	3,068	10.8	6.2	3,441	12.1	8.0
	Green					1,431	5.0	2.7
	UKIP					579	2.0	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Lang	688	2.4	0.9	541	1.9	0.8
	RISE					265	0.9	New
	Solidarity					263	0.9	0.7
	Scottish Christian					255	0.9	0.5
	Independent	Deryck Beaumont				51	0.2	New
Majority			9,478	33.5	19.8
Valid Votes			28,308			28,372
Invalid Votes			93			58
Turnout			28,401	56.8	4.1	28,430	56.9	4.5
	SNP hold		Swing		9.9
Notes

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	13,595	53.8	13.6	12,873	51.2
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	10,136	40.1	7.9	8,607	34.2
	Conservative	James Boswell	1,156	4.6	0.9	1,021	4.1
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					577	2.3
	Green					577	2.3
	Scottish Christian					363	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Oliver	367	1.5	4.8	270	1.1
	BNP					207	0.8
	Independent	Hugh O'Donnell				156	0.6
	Socialist Labour					101	0.4
	Scottish Socialist					97	0.4
	UKIP					85	0.3
	Solidarity					42	0.2
	Others					160	0.6
Majority			3,459	13.7
Valid Votes			25,254			25,136
Invalid Votes			69			55
Turnout			25,323	52.7	0.9	25,191	52.5
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing		10.8
Notes

2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	12,672	48.0	+6.4
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	10,593	40.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	1,670	6.3	+1.1
	Conservative	Anne Harding	1,447	5.5	+1.5
Majority			2,079	7.8	+5.6
Rejected ballots			803	3.0
Turnout			26,382	53.6	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	10,146	41.6	−8.0
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	9,626	39.4	+3.7
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,823	7.5	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	1,264	5.2	−1.4
	Conservative	Margaret McCulloch	978	4.0	−0.5
	Independent	Christopher Donohue	567	2.3	New
Majority			520	2.2	−11.7
Turnout			24,404	50.1	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	15,182	49.6	N/A
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	10,923	35.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	2,029	6.6	N/A
	Conservative	Robin Slack	1,362	4.5	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,116	3.6	N/A
Majority			4,259	13.9	N/A
Turnout			30,612	62.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Footnotes

Citations

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
3. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 19.
6. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
7. "Central Scotland Region: Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated". North Lanarkshire Council . 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
8. Constituencies A-Z | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
9. "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
10. "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
11. "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
12. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

Bibliography

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

External links

• "Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency map (2026 borders)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
• "Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency map (2011 borders)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 7 July 2021.