East Kilbride and Strathaven (UK Parliament constituency)

East Kilbride and Strathaven
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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
Overlaps
Scottish Parliament	East 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 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Joani Reid of Scottish Labour.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of South Lanarkshire:

• Avondale and Stonehouse, East Kilbride Central North, East Kilbride Central South, East Kilbride East, East Kilbride South and East Kilbride West. ^{[2] [3]}

The vast majority of the constituency comes from the abolished East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency - excluding Lesmahagow and surrounding areas, which are now part of the new Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency. A small section of the Avondale and Stonehouse ward came from the abolished Lanark and Hamilton East constituency. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Joani Reid	Scottish Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: East Kilbride and Strathaven ^{[5] [6]}

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

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. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
4. "New Seat Details – East Kilbride and Strathaven". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
5. "UK Parliamentary General Election- Declaration of Results East Kilbride and Strathaven Constituency" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. "East Kilbride and Strathaven results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• East Kilbride and Strathaven UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK