East Kilbride and Strathaven (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Kilbride and Strathaven
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of East Kilbride and Strathaven in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsEast Kilbride, Stonehouse, Strathaven
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow & Lanark and Hamilton East

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 will first be contested at the next general election.

Contents[edit]

Map
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]

And a section of Avondale and Stonehouse from the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.

Candidates[edit]

The SNP selected candidate is Grant Costello, and the Labour candidate will be Joani Reid, granddaughter of Jimmy Reid, who was selected for the predecessor seat.[3]

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: East Kilbride and Strathaven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joani Reid[4]
Reform UK John Houston[5]
Scottish Family David Richardson[6]
SNP Grant Costello[7]
Majority
Turnout

References[edit]

  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. ^ "New Seat Details - East Kilbride and Strathaven". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ Carrell, Severin; Brooks, Libby (13 October 2023). "Humza Yousaf urges Lisa Cameron to resign as MP after Tory defection". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Labour selections: Parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Find My Prospective Parliamentary Candidate". Reform UK. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Announcement Via X".
  7. ^ Lambrou, Andrea (2023-10-13). "SNP staffer Grant Costello to contest EK MP's seat at next general election". Daily Record. Retrieved 2023-10-13.