| East Kilbride and Strathaven | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of East Kilbride and Strathaven inScotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Electorate | 75,161 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | East Kilbride,Stonehouse,Strathaven |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Joani Reid (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow &Lanark and Hamilton East |
| Overlaps | |
| Scottish Parliament | East Kilbride,Central Scotland,Clydesdale,South Scotland |
East Kilbride and Strathaven is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons in theUK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the2024 general election, since when it has been represented byJoani Reid ofScottish Labour.
The constituency comprises the following wards ofSouth Lanarkshire:
The vast majority of the constituency comes from the abolishedEast Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency - excludingLesmahagow and surrounding areas, which are now part of the newHamilton and Clyde Valley constituency. A small section of the Avondale and Stonehouse ward came from the abolishedLanark and Hamilton East constituency.[5]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joani Reid | Scottish Labour | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joani Reid | 22,682 | 48.6 | +27.0 | |
| SNP | Grant Costello | 13,625 | 29.2 | −17.8 | |
| Conservative | Ross Lambie | 3,547 | 7.6 | −13.8 | |
| Reform | David Mills | 3,377 | 7.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Ann McGuinness | 1,811 | 3.9 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aisha Mir | 1,074 | 2.3 | −4.6 | |
| Scottish Family | David Richardson | 505 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Donald Mackay | 86 | 0.2 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 9,057 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,707 | 61.1 | −7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,415 | ||||
| Labourgain fromSNP | Swing | +22.4 | |||
| 2019notional result[a][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 24,311 | 47.0 | |
| Labour | 11,142 | 21.6 | |
| Conservative | 11,042 | 21.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,556 | 6.9 | |
| Scottish Greens | 1,074 | 2.1 | |
| UKIP | 559 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 13,169 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | 51,684 | 68.8 | |
| Electorate | 75,161 | ||