Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Uddingston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
Central Scotland 2011 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Uddingston and Bellshill shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population74,351 (2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2011
Party SNP
MSP Stephanie Callaghan
Council area North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire

Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of North Lanarkshire and South 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.

Contents

The constituency was formed for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and comprises parts of the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill, along with areas that were formerly in the seat of Motherwell and Wishaw. [2]

The seat has been held by Stephanie Callaghan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the Central Scotland region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and Motherwell and Wishaw.

The region covers all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2011

The Uddingston and Bellshill Holyrood constituency is one of five covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Motherwell and Wishaw. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region. Part of the constituency includes territory within South Lanarkshire; it is one of five covering the South Lanarkshire council area, the others being Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and East Kilbride which are within the Central Scotland region, Rutherglen within the Glasgow region, and Clydesdale within the South Scotland region.

At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Uddingston and Bellshill was fought for the first time. It was created from the electoral wards below: [3]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011 Michael McMahon Labour
2016 Richard Lyle Scottish National Party
2021 Stephanie Callaghan

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Stephanie Callaghan 17,95349.9Increase2.svg1.115,96644.3Decrease2.svg0.4
Labour Frank McNally 12,64735.1Increase2.svg2.69,55926.5Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Bryan Flannagan4,56912.7Decrease2.svg3.26,25317.3Increase2.svg0.9
Green 1,8795.2Increase2.svg1.2
Alba 6291.7New
Liberal Democrats Dawn Allan8212.3Decrease2.svg0.45921.6Decrease2.svg0.2
All for Unity 3060.8New
Scottish Family 2890.8New
Independent Green Voice 2170.6New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 890.2New
Scottish Libertarian 710.2New
Freedom Alliance (UK)710.2New
Reform UK 610.2New
UKIP 540.1Decrease2.svg2.2
Independent Paddy Hogg340.1New
Majority5,30614.8Decrease2.svg1.5
Valid Votes35,99036,070
Invalid Votes13779
Turnout 36,12761.0Increase2.svg9.736,14961.0Increase2.svg9.4
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9
Notes

    2010s

    2016 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill [7] [8]
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    SNP Richard Lyle [a] 14,42448.8Increase2.svg5.513,26344.7Increase2.svg2.8
    Labour Michael McMahon [b] 9,61532.5Decrease2.svg13.68,25327.8Decrease2.svg11.2
    Conservative Andy Morrison4,69315.9Increase2.svg7.44,87216.4Increase2.svg9.1
    Green 1,1894.0Increase2.svg2.1
    UKIP 6782.3Increase2.svg1.8
    Liberal Democrats Kaitey Blair8112.7Increase2.svg0.65311.8Increase2.svg0.4
    Solidarity 3821.3Increase2.svg1.0
    RISE 2180.7New
    Scottish Christian 2240.8Decrease2.svg0.6
    Independent Deryck Beaumont490.2New
    Majority4,80916.3N/A
    Valid Votes29,54329,659
    Invalid Votes17340
    Turnout 29,71651.3Increase2.svg6.229,69951.5Increase2.svg6.4
    SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg9.6
    Notes
    1. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
    2. Incumbent member for this constituency
    Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Uddingston and Bellshill [9]
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Labour Michael McMahon [a] 11,53146.1N/A9,75439.0N/A
    SNP Richard Lyle [b] 10,81743.3N/A10,49341.9N/A
    Conservative Mark Brown2,1178.5N/A1,8147.3N/A
    Scottish Senior Citizens 6032.4N/A
    Green 4821.9N/A
    Scottish Christian 3521.4N/A
    Liberal Democrats Fraser MacGregor5302.1N/A3421.4N/A
    Socialist Labour 3021.2N/A
    BNP 2350.9N/A
    UKIP 1210.5N/A
    Independent Hugh O'Donnell1030.4N/A
    Scottish Socialist 950.4N/A
    Solidarity 810.3N/A
    Others2381.0N/A
    Majority7142.8N/A
    Valid Votes24,99525,015
    Invalid Votes10181
    Turnout 25,09645.1N/A25,09645.1N/A
    Labour win (new seat)
    Notes
    1. Incumbent member for the Hamilton North and Bellshill constituency
    2. Elected on the party list

    Notes

    1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based) Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine , National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine )
    2. "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    3. "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 197. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
    4. "Central Scotland Region: Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated". North Lanarkshire Council . 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
    5. "Constituencies A-Z, Uddingston and Bellshill". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
    6. "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
    7. "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
    8. "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
    9. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.