| Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke inScotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire |
| Electorate | 72,318 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Motherwell,Wishaw,Carluke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Pamela Nash (Labour) |
| Created from | Motherwell and Wishaw |
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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, when it was won byPamela Nash ofScottish Labour.
The constituency comprises the following:[3][4]
The bulk of the constituency, comprising the areas in North Lanarkshire comes from the formerMotherwell and Wishaw constituency; the areas in South Lanarkshire were previously part of the abolishedLanark and Hamilton East constituency.[5][6]
Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Traditionalist", with left-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. Incomes and house prices in the seat are well below UK averages.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Nash | 19,168 | 49.1 | +21.6 | |
| SNP | Marion Fellows | 12,083 | 31.0 | −14.9 | |
| Reform | Robert McLaughlan | 3,004 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Oyebola Ajala | 2,415 | 6.2 | −15.0 | |
| Green | Gordon Miller | 1,200 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hayley Bennie | 822 | 2.1 | −1.9 | |
| BUP | Gus Ferguson | 158 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Neil Wilson | 110 | 0.3 | −1.1 | |
| Scottish Libertarian | Ross Hagen | 66 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,085 | 18.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,026 | 54.4 | −7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,777 | ||||
| Labourgain fromSNP | Swing | +18.2 | |||
| 2019notional result[a][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 20,638 | 45.9 | |
| Labour | 12,344 | 27.5 | |
| Conservative | 9,537 | 21.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,781 | 4.0 | |
| UKIP | 619 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 8,294 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | 44,919 | 62.1 | |
| Electorate | 72,318 | ||