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Hamilton and Clyde Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hamilton and Clyde Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hamilton and Clyde Valley in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsHamilton, Lesmahagow
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentImogen Walker (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Lanark and Hamilton East & Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Hamilton and Clyde Valley 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.

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

Contents

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Imogen Walker Scottish Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Hamilton and Clyde Valley[3]
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

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  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. ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election- Declaration of Results Hamilton and Clyde Valley Constituency" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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