East Kilbride was a

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of the

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of the

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(at

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) from 1974 until 2005. It returned one

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(MP), elected by the

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voting system. At the 2005 general election it was merged with part of

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to form the new constituency of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow. The East Kilbride Holyrood constituency, created to be coterminous in 1999, continues in use for elections to the

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Boundaries

1974–1983: The

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of East Kilbride, the fourth district electoral division of Avondale, and the eighth district electoral divisions of Blantyre, High Blantyre, and Stonefield. 1983–1996: East Kilbride District.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections of the 1970s

Elections of the 1980s

Elections of the 1990s

Elections of the 2000s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:East Kilbride (Uk Parliament Constituency) Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005 East Kilbride Politics of South Lanarkshire