Airdrie
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
Airdrie and Shotts shown within theCentral Scotland electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Electorate	54,205 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1999 (as Airdrie and Shotts)
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Neil Gray
Council area	North Lanarkshire

Airdrie and Shotts (Gaelic:An t-Àrd-Ruigh agus Shotts) is acounty constituency of theScottish Parliament covering part of thecouncil area ofNorth Lanarkshire.^[2] It elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by theplurality (first past the post) method of election. Followingsecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries the seat is to be renamed simplyAidrie to avoid confusion with theAirdrie and Shotts constituency of the UK Parliament. The first election under this new name will be at the2026 Scottish Parliament election.^[3]

The seat has also been one of nine constituencies in theCentral Scotlandelectoral region, which elects sevenadditional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole. Following thesecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the renamed Aidrie will form part of the newCentral Scotland and Lothians West electoral region from the2026 Scottish Parliament election onwards.^[4]

The seat has been held byNeil Gray of theScottish National Party since the2021 Scottish Parliament election.

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are:Coatbridge and Chryston,Cumbernauld and Kilsyth,East Kilbride,Falkirk East,Falkirk West,Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse,Motherwell and Wishaw andUddingston and Bellshill. The region covers all of theFalkirk council area, all of theNorth Lanarkshire council area and part of theSouth Lanarkshire council area.

From 2026, the other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region will beAlmond Valley,Bathgate,Coatbridge and Chryston,Cumbernauld and Kilsyth,Falkirk East and Linlithgow,Falkirk West,Motherwell and Wishaw, andUddingston and Bellshill.^[5] The region will cover all of theFalkirk council area, all of theNorth Lanarkshire council area, all of theWest Lothian council area and part of theSouth Lanarkshire council area.^[2]

Map of boundaries from 2005

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in1999, with the name and boundaries of the existingAirdrie and Shotts constituency of the UK House of Commons. Ahead of the2005 United Kingdom general election, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.^[6] It is now one of four Scottish Parliament constituencies covering theNorth Lanarkshire council area, the others beingCoatbridge and Chryston,Cumbernauld and Kilsyth,Motherwell and Wishaw andUddingston and Bellshill, the last of which spans parts of both North andSouth Lanarkshire.

The constituency lies entirely within the North Lanarkshire council area, and covers following electoralwards ofNorth Lanarkshire Council:^[7]

• Airdrie North (entire ward)
• Airdrie Central North (entire ward)
• Airdrie South North (entire ward)
• Fortissat (shared with Motherwell and Wishaw)

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Airdrie and Shotts^{[9][10][11][12]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Neil Gray[a]	16,139	50.6	1.9	14,251	44.6	2.9
	Labour	Richard Leonard[b]	10,671	33.4	4.2	7,964	24.9	1.5
	Conservative	Ross Lambie	4,422	13.9	1.8	6,528	20.4	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Cole	562	1.8	0.8	495	1.5	0.1
	No label	Jimmy Dowson	132	0.4	New
	Green					1,362	4.3	1.0
	Alba					534	1.7	New
	All for Unity					188	0.6	New
	Scottish Family					166	0.5	New
	Independent Green Voice					148	0.5	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					76	0.2	New
	Scottish Libertarian					60	0.2	New
	Reform					53	0.2	New
	UKIP					51	0.2	2.5
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					46	0.1	New
	Independent	Paddy Hogg				33	0.1	New
Majority			5,468	17.2	6.1
Valid Votes			31,926			31,955
Invalid Votes			75			49
Turnout			32,001	59.1	9.6	32,004	59.1	9.6
	SNPhold		Swing		3.1
Notes ^abIncumbent member for this constituency ^Incumbent member on theparty list, or for another constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Airdrie and Shotts^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alex Neil[a]	13,954	52.5	2.4	12,646	47.5	0.6
	Labour	Richard Leonard	7,762	29.2	12.6	7,029	26.4	10.9
	Conservative	Eric Holford	4,164	15.7	9.8	4,270	16.0	11.0
	Green					880	3.3	1.8
	UKIP					730	2.7	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Young	693	2.6	0.4	423	1.6	0.3
	Solidarity					279	1.0	0.8
	RISE					106	0.4	New
	Scottish Christian					248	0.9	0.4
	Independent	Deryck Beaumont				35	0.1	New
Majority			6,192	23.3	14.9
Valid Votes			26,573			26,646
Invalid Votes			102			26
Turnout			26,675	49.5	2.8	26,672	49.5	2.8
	SNPhold		Swing		7.5
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved26 November 2025.

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

• "Airdrie constituency map (2025)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved18 November 2025.
• "Airdrie and Shotts constituency map (2011)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved7 July 2021.

• Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
• Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
• Politics of North Lanarkshire
• 1999 establishments in Scotland
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• Harthill, Scotland

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