# East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)

East Kilbride (Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held by Collette Stevenson of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill.
The region covers all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
The Holyrood constituency is one of five covering the South Lanarkshire council area, the others being Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, which is within the Central Scotland region, Rutherglen, within the Glasgow region, and Clydesdale, within the South Scotland region. Part of the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency includes parts of South Lanarkshire and is part of the Central Scotland region.
Covering the entirety of the large town of East Kilbride, the electoral Wards of the United Kingdom wards used in the creation of the constituency are:
* East Kilbride Central North, East Kilbride Central South, East Kilbride East, East Kilbride South, East Kilbride West

### Constituency profile

BBC profile for 2016 election:
* This constituency is based around Scotland's oldest new town - East Kilbride. Its post-war housing, built on former farm land, has attracted families who work in office-based centres and who commute into nearby Glasgow, 8 miles to the north west.
* The area's Hairmyres Hospital was opened 10 years ago and was built with private finance initiative money. The constituency's good road and public transport links has attracted some big employers. These include HM Revenue and Customs, which has several large office in East Kilbride, although these are facing closure as the agency restructures its operations. The dairy company Robert Wiseman is also based in East Kilbride, and the town centre is occupied by a large shopping centre comprising six interlinked malls.
* Labour's Andy Kerr represented the seat from the founding of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until Linda Fabiani took it for the SNP in 2011.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Andy Kerr | Labour |
| 2011 | Linda Fabiani | SNP |
| 2021 | Collette Stevenson | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Collette Stevenson | 21,149 | 51.9 | 4.0 | 18,331 | 44.8 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Monique McAdams | 12,477 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 9,625 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 5,923 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 7,127 | 17.4 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 1,217 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 932 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,903 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 619 | 1.5 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 391 | 1.0 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 278 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 217 | 0.5 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 131 | 0.3 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 90 | 0.2 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 86 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 74 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 56 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | 40 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,672 | 21.3 | 10.4 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,766 | | | 40,900 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 157 | | | 47 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,923 | 66.6 | 9.7 | 40,947 | 66.6 | 9.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 5.2 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Linda Fabiani | 19,371 | 55.9 | 7.9 | 16,929 | 48.8 | 2.4 |
| | Labour | LizAnne Handibode | 8,392 | 24.2 | 17.3 | 7,758 | 22.4 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 5,857 | 16.9 | 9.3 | 5,755 | 16.6 | 10.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,127 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 1,009 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 681 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 640 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 399 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 254 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 113 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | 53 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,979 | 31.7 | 25.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,629 | | | 34,709 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 139 | | | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,768 | 56.9 | 5.4 | 34,767 | 56.9 | 5.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 12.6 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Linda Fabiani | 14,359 | 48.0 | N/A | 13,906 | 46.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andy Kerr | 12,410 | 41.5 | N/A | 10,006 | 33.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 2,260 | 7.6 | N/A | 1,911 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 468 | 1.6 | N/A | 422 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Houston | 414 | 1.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,259 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 855 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 256 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 320 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | 36 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 98 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | 193 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 348 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 94 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 142 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | 70 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,949 | 6.5 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,911 | | | 29,916 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 103 | | | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,014 | 51.5 | N/A | 29,999 | 51.5 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Kerr | 15,334 | 42.7 | +2.1 |
| | SNP | Linda Fabiani | 13,362 | 37.2 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 4,115 | 11.5 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Clark | 3,092 | 8.6 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,972 | 5.5 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,903 | 53.6 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Kerr | 13,825 | 40.56 | −7.82 |
| | SNP | Linda Fabiani | 8,544 | 25.07 | −7.42 |
| | Conservative | Grace Campbell | 3,785 | 11.10 | +0.29 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Carolyn Leckie | 2,736 | 8.03 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex McKie | 2,181 | 6.40 | −1.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,281 | 15.49 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,087 | 52.06 | −10.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: East Kilbride :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Kerr | 19,987 | 48.38 | N/A |
| | SNP | Linda Fabiani | 13,488 | 32.65 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Craig Stevenson | 4,465 | 10.81 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Hawthorn | 3,373 | 8.16 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,499 | 15.73 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,313 | 62.79 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ "East Kilbride - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. 2016.
* ↑ "Constituency Declaration of Results 2021 - East Kilbride". South Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Regional Results 2021 - East Kilbride". South Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Return of constituency members 2016" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Return of regional members 2016" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ Statement of Persons Nomination Archived 5 August 2012 at archive.today South Lanarkshire Council
* ↑ "Return of constituency members 2011" (PDF). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2021.