Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency).

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
county constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Jamie Hepburn
Council area	North Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is 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.

Electoral region

See also: Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament region are Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill.

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 area

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

The Holyrood constituency is one of four covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill. All four are within the Central Scotland electoral region.

The electoral wards used in the creation of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth are:

• In full: Kilsyth, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Abronhill, Kildrum and The Village

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Cathie Craigie	Labour
	2003
	2007
	2011	Jamie Hepburn	SNP

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	13,595	53.8	+13.7
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	10,136	40.1	-7.9
	Conservative	James Boswell	1,156	4.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Oliver	367	1.5	-4.9
Majority			3,459	13.7
Turnout			25,254	51.9	-4.3%
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	+10.8

Liberal Democrats polled under 5% and thus lost their deposit

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	12,672	48.0	+6.4
	SNP	Jamie Hepburn	10,593	40.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	1,670	6.3	+1.1
	Conservative	Anne Harding	1,447	5.5	+1.5
Majority			2,079	7.9
Rejected ballots			803		{{{change}}}
Turnout			26,382	53.6	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	10,146	41.58	-8.01
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	9,626	39.44	+3.76
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,823	7.47	+3.82
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	1,264	5.18	-1.12
	Conservative	Margaret McCulloch	978	4.01	-0.44
	Independent	Christopher Donohue	567	2.32	+2.32
Majority			520	2.13	-11.78
Turnout			24,404	50.14	-11.83
	Labour hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathie Craigie	15,182	49.6	N/A
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	10,923	35.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	2,029	6.63	N/A
	Conservative	Robin Slack	1,362	4.5	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Kenny McEwan	1,116	3.65	N/A
Majority			4,259	13.9	N/A
Turnout					N/A
	Labour win (new seat)