Hamilton and Clyde Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hamilton and Clyde Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
HamiltonClydeValley2024Constituency.svg
Boundary of Hamilton and Clyde Valley in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland South Lanarkshire
Major settlements Hamilton, Lesmahagow
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Lanark and Hamilton East & Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Hamilton and Clyde Valley 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.

Contents

The constituency name refers to the town of Hamilton and the valley of the River Clyde south of Glasgow.

Contents

Hamilton and Clyde Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following wards of South Lanarkshire: [2]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Hamilton and Clyde Valley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kyle Burns
SNP Ross Clark [4]
UKIP Christopher Ho
Reform UK Lisa Judge
Conservative Richard Nelson
Labour Imogen Walker [5]
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. "New Seat Details - Hamilton and Clyde Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200237/elections/2221/uk_parliamentary_general_election_thursday_4_july_2024/4
  4. @rossclarksnp (October 26, 2023). "📣 Delighted to announce that I have been selected by local members to be the SNP candidate for Hamilton and Clyde Valley in the next General Election. Now it's time to take our positive vision to our communities who I would be honoured to represent" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList . Retrieved 3 April 2024.