# East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency)

East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005. It replaced East Kilbride and some of Clydesdale, and it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which included the loss of Lesmahagow. As a consequence, the relevant seat was renamed East Kilbride and Strathaven, first contested at the 2024 general election.

## Boundaries

As created by the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the constituency covered part of the South Lanarkshire council area. The rest of the council area was covered by the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East, and Rutherglen and Hamilton West. constituencies. The Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency also covered part of the Dumfries and Galloway council area and part of the Scottish Borders council area.
The terms of the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow name refer to the towns of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow. However, the constituency also included the settlements of Auldhouse, Blackwood, Caldermill, Chapelton, Drumclog, Glassford, Kirkmuirhill, Jackton, Nerston, Stonehouse and Thorntonhall.
The following electoral wards formed the constituency:
* In full: Avondale and Stonehouse, East Kilbride Central North, East Kilbride Central South, East Kilbride East, East Kilbride South, East Kilbride West
* In part: Clydesdale South, Clydesdale West

## History

Until the SNP landslide at the 2015 election, the constituency, and its predecessors East Kilbride, Lanark, and Clydesdale, had been represented continuously by the Labour party since the late 1950s. Following the defection of sitting MP Lisa Cameron in October 2023 from the SNP, the constituency was represented by the Conservative Party for the first time.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 2005 | Adam Ingram | Labour Party | Previously MP for East Kilbride |
| 2010 | Michael McCann | Labour Party | |
| 2015 | Lisa Cameron | Scottish National Party | |
| 2023 | Lisa Cameron | Conservative | |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Lisa Cameron | 26,113 | 46.4 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Monique McAdams | 12,791 | 22.7 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Gail Macgregor | 11,961 | 21.2 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan McRobert | 3,760 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| | Scottish Green | Erica Bradley-Young | 1,153 | 2.0 | New |
| | UKIP | David MacKay | 559 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,322 | 23.7 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,337 | 69.4 | +2.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +8.2 | |
2017 general election: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Lisa Cameron | 21,023 | 38.9 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Monique McAdams | 17,157 | 31.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark McGeever | 13,704 | 25.3 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 1,590 | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 628 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,866 | 7.2 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,102 | 67.3 | −5.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | −10.1 | |
2015 general election: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Lisa Cameron | 33,678 | 55.6 | +32.6 |
| | Labour | Michael McCann | 17,151 | 28.3 | −23.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 7,129 | 11.8 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Rob Sale | 1,221 | 2.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 1,042 | 1.7 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | John Houston | 318 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,527 | 27.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,539 | 72.8 | +6.2 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +27.9 | |
2010 general election: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McCann | 26,241 | 51.5 | +2.8 |
| | SNP | John McKenna | 11,738 | 23.0 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson | 6,613 | 13.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Loughton | 5,052 | 9.9 | −6.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Kirsten Robb | 1,003 | 2.0 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | John Houston | 299 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,503 | 28.5 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,946 | 66.6 | +3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.2 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Ingram | 23,264 | 48.7 | −4.3 |
| | SNP | Douglas Edwards | 8,541 | 17.9 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Oswald | 7,904 | 16.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Tony Lewis | 4,776 | 10.0 | +0.3 |
| | Scottish Green | Kirsten Robb | 1,575 | 3.3 | New |
| | Independent | Rose Gentle | 1,513 | 3.2 | New |
| | Independent | John Houston | 160 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,723 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,733 | 63.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |