Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Pamela Nash of Scottish Labour.
Boundaries The constituency comprises the following:2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
In full: the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Wishaw. In part: the North Lanarkshire Council wards of Motherwell North (southern parts including Carfin), Murdostoun (southern and western areas including Cambusnethan and Coltness); and the South Lanarkshire Council wards of Clydesdale North (minority, comprising northern areas, including the village of Forth), Clydesdale West (nearly all, including the town of Carluke). The bulk of the constituency, comprising the areas in North Lanarkshire comes from the former Motherwell and Wishaw constituency; the areas in South Lanarkshire were previously part of the abolished Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.
Constituency profile 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.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Motherwell,%20Wishaw%20and%20Carluke
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s 2019 notional result 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 1.4Majority8,29418.5Turnout44,91962.1Electorate72,318
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References
External links Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK