# Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt agus Cill Saidh) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also 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 Jamie Hepburn of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, East Kilbride, 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. Holyrood constituencies were themselves reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, however Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was left unaltered, being the only mainland seat to remain unchanged during this review.
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is one of four covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, and Motherwell and Wishaw; Uddingston and Bellshill spans parts of both North and South Lanarkshire. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth are:
* In full: Cumbernauld East, Cumbernauld North, Cumbernauld South, Kilsyth

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1999 | Cathie Craigie | Labour |
| | 2011 | Jamie Hepburn | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 19,633 | 58.6 | 1.5 | 16,592 | 49.5 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Griffin | 9,792 | 29.2 | 2.6 | 7,787 | 23.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Haroun Malik | 3,375 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 4,679 | 13.9 | 1.8 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,260 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Ford | 678 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 575 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 568 | 1.7 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 258 | 0.8 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 257 | 0.8 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 198 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | 86 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 78 | 0.2 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 68 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 54 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 48 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 38 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,841 | 29.4 | 4.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,478 | | | 33,546 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 115 | | | 52 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,593 | 65.3 | 8.5 | 33,598 | 65.3 | 8.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 17,015 | 60.1 | 6.3 | 14,863 | 52.4 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Griffin | 7,537 | 26.6 | 13.5 | 6,683 | 23.6 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Newman | 3,068 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 3,441 | 12.1 | 8.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,431 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 579 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Lang | 688 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 541 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 265 | 0.9 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 263 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 255 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | 51 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,478 | 33.5 | 19.8 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,308 | | | 28,372 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 93 | | | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,401 | 56.8 | 4.1 | 28,430 | 56.9 | 4.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 9.9 | | | |
| Notes |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 13,595 | 53.8 | N/A | 12,873 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Cathie Craigie | 10,136 | 40.1 | N/A | 8,607 | 34.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Boswell | 1,156 | 4.6 | N/A | 1,021 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 577 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 577 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 363 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Oliver | 367 | 1.5 | N/A | 270 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 207 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | 156 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 101 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 97 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 85 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 42 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 160 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,459 | 13.7 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 25,254 | | | 25,136 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 69 | | | 55 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,323 | 52.7 | N/A | 25,191 | 52.5 | 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 |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cathie Craigie | 12,672 | 48.0 | +6.4 |
| | SNP | Jamie Hepburn | 10,593 | 40.2 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 1,670 | 6.3 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Anne Harding | 1,447 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,079 | 7.8 | +5.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 803 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,382 | 53.6 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cathie Craigie | 10,146 | 41.6 | −8.0 |
| | SNP | Andrew Wilson | 9,626 | 39.4 | +3.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 1,823 | 7.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 1,264 | 5.2 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret McCulloch | 978 | 4.0 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Christopher Donohue | 567 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 2.2 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,404 | 50.1 | −11.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cathie Craigie | 15,182 | 49.6 | N/A |
| | SNP | Andrew Wilson | 10,923 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh O'Donnell | 2,029 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robin Slack | 1,362 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kenny McEwan | 1,116 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,259 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,612 | 62.0 | 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
* ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
* ↑ "Central Scotland Region: Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated". North Lanarkshire Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
* ↑ Constituencies A-Z | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
* ↑ "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
* ↑ "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.