Hamilton and Clyde Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Imogen Walker of the Scottish Labour Party.
| Hamilton and Clyde Valley | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Location within Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Major settlements | Hamilton, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Kirkmuirhill, Larkhall |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Imogen Walker (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Lanark and Hamilton East & Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
The constituency name refers to the town of Hamilton and the valley of the River Clyde south-east of Glasgow.
Contents
editThe constituency comprises the following wards of South Lanarkshire:[2]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Imogen Walker | Scottish Labour | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Imogen Walker | 21,020 | 49.9 | +22.8 | |
| SNP | Ross Clark | 11,548 | 27.4 | –16.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Nelson | 4,589 | 10.9 | –14.6 | |
| Reform UK | Lisa Judge | 3,299 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kyle Burns | 1,511 | 3.6 | –0.2 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Ho | 117 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,472 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,267 | 56.0 | −7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,480 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +19.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Hamilton and Clyde Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election - Declaration of Results Hamilton and Clyde Valley Constituency" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
External links
edit- Hamilton and Clyde Valley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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