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 ScotlandNorth Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
Major settlementsMotherwell, Wishaw, Carluke
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentPamela Nash (Labour)
Created fromMotherwell 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.

Contents[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The vast majority of the constituency comes from Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.[2]

The constituency will comprise the following wards of North Lanarkshire:[3]

And from South Lanarkshire:[3]

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.[4]

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

General election 2024: Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke [5] [6] [7]
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 New
Conservative Oyebola Ajala 2,415 6.2 –15.0
Scottish Green Gordon Miller 1,200 3.1 New
Liberal Democrats Hayley Bennie 822 2.1 –1.9
British Unionist Gus Ferguson 158 0.4 New
UKIP Neil Wilson 110 0.3 –1.1
Scottish Libertarian Ross Hagen 66 0.2 New
Majority 7,085 18.1
Turnout 39,151 54.55
Labour gain from SNP Swing +18.2

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. ^ "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Motherwell,%20Wishaw%20and%20Carluke
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Results from the general election in North Lanarkshire". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

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