Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (UK Parliament constituency)

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire
Major settlements	Motherwell, Wishaw, Carluke
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Pamela Nash (Labour)
Created from	Motherwell and Wishaw

Contents

Map of boundaries from 2024

The vast majority of the constituency comes from Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.^[2]

The constituency comprises the following wards of North Lanarkshire:^[3]

• Motherwell North, Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Murdostoun and Wishaw from the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency:

And from South Lanarkshire:^[3]

• Clydesdale North and Clydesdale West from the 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.^[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Nash	19,168	49.1	+21.6
	SNP	Marion Fellows	12,083	31.0	–14.9
	Reform UK	Robert McLaughlan	3,004	7.7	N/A
	Conservative	Oyebola Ajala	2,415	6.2	–15.0
	Scottish 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
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	+18.2

References

1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
3. "New Seat Details - Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
4. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Motherwell,%20Wishaw%20and%20Carluke
5. "Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
6. "Results from the general election in North Lanarkshire". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

• Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK