Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Uddingston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Uddingston and Bellshill shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population74,351 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartySNP
MSPStephanie Callaghan
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire

Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was formed for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and comprises parts of the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill, along with areas that were formerly in the seat of Motherwell and Wishaw.[2]

The seat has been held by Stephanie Callaghan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region[edit]

See also: Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the Central Scotland region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and Motherwell and Wishaw.

The region covers all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2011

The Uddingston and Bellshill Holyrood constituency is one of five covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Motherwell and Wishaw. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region. Part of the constituency includes territory within South Lanarkshire; it is one of five covering the South Lanarkshire council area, the others being Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and East Kilbride which are within the Central Scotland region, Rutherglen within the Glasgow region, and Clydesdale within the South Scotland region.

At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Uddingston and Bellshill was fought for the first time. It was created from the electoral wards below:[3]

Member of the Scottish Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
2011 Michael McMahon Labour
2016 Richard Lyle Scottish National Party
2021 Stephanie Callaghan

Election results[edit]

2020s[edit]

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Stephanie Callaghan 17,953 49.9 Increase1.1 15,966 44.3 Decrease0.4
Labour Frank McNally 12,647 35.1 Increase2.6 9,559 26.5 Decrease1.3
Conservative Bryan Flannagan 4,569 12.7 Decrease3.2 6,253 17.3 Increase0.9
Scottish Green 1,879 5.2 Increase1.2
Alba 629 1.7 New
Liberal Democrats Dawn Allan 821 2.3 Decrease0.4 592 1.6 Decrease0.2
All for Unity 306 0.8 New
Scottish Family 289 0.8 New
Independent Green Voice 217 0.6 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 89 0.2 New
Libertarian 71 0.2 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 71 0.2 New
Reform UK 61 0.2 New
UKIP 54 0.1 Decrease2.2
Independent Paddy Hogg 34 0.1 New
Majority 5,306 14.8 Decrease1.5
Valid Votes 35,990 36,070
Invalid Votes 137 79
Turnout 36,127 61.0 Increase9.7 36,149 61.0 Increase9.4
SNP hold Swing Decrease1.9
Notes

2010s[edit]

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill[7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Richard Lyle[a] 14,424 48.8 Increase5.5 13,263 44.7 Increase2.8
Labour Michael McMahon[b] 9,615 32.5 Decrease13.6 8,253 27.8 Decrease11.2
Conservative Andy Morrison 4,693 15.9 Increase7.4 4,872 16.4 Increase9.1
Scottish Green 1,189 4.0 Increase2.1
UKIP 678 2.3 Increase1.8
Liberal Democrats Kaitey Blair 811 2.7 Increase0.6 531 1.8 Increase0.4
Solidarity 382 1.3 Increase1.0
RISE 218 0.7 New
Scottish Christian 224 0.8 Decrease0.6
Independent Deryck Beaumont 49 0.2 New
Majority 4,809 16.3 N/A
Valid Votes 29,543 29,659
Invalid Votes 173 40
Turnout 29,716 51.3 Increase6.2 29,699 Increase6.4
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase9.6
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Uddingston and Bellshill[9]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McMahon[a] 11,531 46.1 N/A 9,754 39.0 N/A
SNP Richard Lyle[b] 10,817 43.3 N/A 10,493 41.9 N/A
Conservative Mark Brown 2,117 8.5 N/A 1,814 7.3 N/A
Scottish Senior Citizens 603 2.4 N/A
Scottish Green 482 1.9 N/A
Scottish Christian 352 1.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fraser MacGregor 530 2.1 N/A 342 1.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 302 1.2 N/A
BNP 235 0.9 N/A
UKIP 121 0.5 N/A
Independent Hugh O'Donnell 103 0.4 N/A
Scottish Socialist 95 0.4 N/A
Solidarity 81 0.3 N/A
Others 238 1.0 N/A
Majority 714 2.8 N/A
Valid Votes 24,995 25,015
Invalid Votes 101 81
Turnout 25,096 45.1 N/A 25,096 45.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for the Hamilton North and Bellshill constituency
  2. ^ Elected on the party list

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 197. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Central Scotland Region: Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated". North Lanarkshire Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Constituencies A-Z, Uddingston and Bellshill". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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