Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (UK Parliament constituency)

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Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
County constituency
for the House of Commons
MotherwellWishawCarluke2024Constituency.svg
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 TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Motherwell and Wishaw

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

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Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

The constituency will comprise the following wards of North Lanarkshire: [3]

And from South Lanarkshire: [3]

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Marion Fellows [5]
Labour Pamela Nash [6]
Majority
Turnout

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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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Lanarkshire MP nominated unopposed to contest next General Election for SNP". Daily Record . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList . Retrieved 3 April 2024.


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