East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow is a

county constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constitue ...

of the

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of the

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, which was first used in the general election of 2005. It replaced

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

and some of Clydesdale, and it elects one

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by the

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system of election.

Boundaries

As created by the Fifth Review of the

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, the constituency covers part of the

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council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the

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, Lanark and Hamilton East, and

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. constituencies. (the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency also covers part of the

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council area and part of the

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council area). The terms of the ''East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow'' name refer to the towns of

Strathaven Strathaven (; from gd, Strath Aibhne ) is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. It is south of Hamilton. The Powmillon Burn runs through the town centre, and joins the Avon Water to the ...

and

Lesmahagow Lesmahagow ( ; sco, Lismahagie or ''Lesmahagae'', gd, Lios MoChuda) is a small town in the historic county of Lanarkshire on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. Lesmahagow was also a civil parish. It lies west ...

. However, the constituency also includes the settlements of Auldhouse, Blackwood,

Caldermill Caldermill is a small settlement in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Caldermill is south-west of Strathaven, and is the next settlement a driver will come across after leaving Strathaven on the A71 westbound towards Kilmarnock. Caldermill is a ham ...

, Chapelton,

Drumclog Drumclog is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Parish of Avendale and Drumclog, Scotland. The habitation is situated on the A71, between Caldermill and Priestland in East Ayrshire at a height of 196.7m and about 5 miles west of Strathaven. ...

, Glassford, Kirkmuirhill, Jackton, Nerston, Stonehouse and Thorntonhall. The following electoral wards form the constituency: *In full: Avondale and Stonehouse, East Kilbride Central North, East Kilbride Central South, East Kilbride East, East Kilbride South, East Kilbride West *In part: Clydesdale South, Clydesdale West

History

Until the SNP landslide at the 2015 election, the constituency, and its predecessors

Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

, and Clydesdale, had been represented continuously by the Labour party since the late 1950s.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

References

;Specific ;General * {{DEFAULTSORT:East Kilbride, Strathaven And Lesmahagow (Uk Parliament Constituency) Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005 Politics of South Lanarkshire East Kilbride