Lanark and Hamilton East (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Lanark and Hamilton East in Scotland.
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Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of parliament | Angela Crawley (SNP) |
Created from | Clydesdale Hamilton North & Bellshill Hamilton South |
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European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Lanark and Hamilton East is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005. It covers parts of the former Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Borders
As created by the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland the constituency is one of six covering the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area and the South Lanarkshire council area. The other five constituencies are: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow and Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
The Lanark and Hamilton East constituency covers part of the South Lanarkshire council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency, the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow and the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency. The Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency also covers part of the Dumfries and Galloway council area and part of the South Borders council area.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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2005 | Jimmy Hood | Labour | |
2015 | Angela Crawley | SNP |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Angela Crawley | 26,976 | 48.8 | +27.8 | |
Labour | Jimmy Hood | 16,876 | 30.5 | -19.4 | |
Conservative | Alex Allison[4] | 8,772 | 15.9 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | Donald Mackay[5] | 1,431 | 2.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gregg Cullen | 1,203 | 2.2 | -9.1 | |
Majority | 10,100 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,258 | 69.1 | +6.8 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +23.6 |
The Scottish Christian Party announced Craig Smith as their 2015 candidate,[6] but he did not stand.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jimmy Hood | 23,258 | 50.0 | +3.9 | |
SNP | Clare Adamson | 9,780 | 21.0 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Colin McGavigan | 6,981 | 15.0 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 5,249 | 11.3 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 670 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Rob Sale | 616 | 1.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 13,478 | 29.0 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,554 | 62.3 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.35 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jimmy Hood | 20,072 | 46.0 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Fraser Grieve | 8,125 | 18.6 | +7.3 | |
SNP | John Wilson | 7,746 | 17.8 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 5,576 | 12.8 | +0.3 | |
Scottish Socialist | Dennis Reilly | 802 | 1.8 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Donald Mackay | 437 | 1.0 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 416 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Christian Vote | Robin Mawhinney | 415 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,947 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 43,589 | 59.1 | 0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 |
This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/9532/uk_parliamentary_general_election_results_2015 10Aug15
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- ↑ BBC - Election 2010 - Lanark & Hamilton East
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
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- Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2005
- Politics of South Lanarkshire