# Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Clydesdale (Gaelic: Dail Chluaidh) 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. It is one of nine constituencies in the South 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 Màiri McAllan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The Clydesdale 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 are the East Kilbride, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Rutherglen and the Uddingston and Bellshill constituencies, all in other electoral regions.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Clydesdale are listed below. All of these wards are part of South Lanarkshire:
* In full: Clydesdale East, Clydesdale North, Clydesdale South, Clydesdale West
* In part: Avondale and Stonehouse (shared with Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Karen Gillon | Labour |
| 2011 | Aileen Campbell | SNP |
| 2021 | Màiri McAllan | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Màiri McAllan | 17,596 | 43.2 | 0.8 | 15,081 | 36.9 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Eric Holford | 13,018 | 32.0 | 5.8 | 12,208 | 29.9 | 1.6 |
| | Labour | Claudia Beamish | 8,960 | 22.0 | 1.3 | 8,243 | 20.2 | 0.1 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,258 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Kubie | 1,144 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1,144 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 517 | 1.3 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 504 | 1.2 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 234 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 182 | 0.4 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 123 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 86 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 84 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 71 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 65 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 16 | 0.0 | New |
| | Vanguard Party (UK) | Vanguard Party (UK) | Vanguard Party (UK) | Vanguard Party (UK) | Vanguard Party (UK) | 8 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,578 | 11.2 | 6.6 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,718 | | | 40,824 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 156 | | | 81 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,874 | 66.8 | 9.0 | 40,905 | 66.9 | 9.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 3.3 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Aileen Campbell | 14,821 | 44.0 | 5.9 | 13,389 | 39.7 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Allison | 8,842 | 26.2 | 11.9 | 9,537 | 28.3 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Claudia Beamish | 6,995 | 20.7 | 15.1 | 6,772 | 20.1 | 8.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,572 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Danny Meikle | 1,332 | 4.0 | New | | | |
| | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | Bev Gauld | 909 | 2.7 | New | 536 | 1.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jamieson Ball | 820 | 2.4 | New | 865 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 777 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 169 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 123 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,979 | 17.8 | 3.7 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,719 | | | 33,740 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 83 | | | 66 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,802 | 57.8 | 4.9 | 33,806 | 57.8 | 4.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 8.9 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Aileen Campbell | 14,931 | 49.9 | N/A | 13,813 | 45.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Karen Gillon | 10,715 | 35.8 | N/A | 8,650 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Colin McGavigan | 4,291 | 14.3 | N/A | 4,177 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 908 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | 700 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 464 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 267 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 339 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 75 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 253 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 42 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 279 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,216 | 14.1 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,937 | | | 29,967 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 136 | | | 85 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,073 | 52.9 | N/A | 30,052 | 52.9 | 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: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Gillon | 13,835 | 41.5 | −4.1 |
| | SNP | Aileen Campbell | 10,942 | 32.8 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Colin McGavigan | 5,604 | 16.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fraser Grieve | 2,951 | 8.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,893 | 8.7 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,332 | 50.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Gillon | 14,800 | 46.6 | +2.6 |
| | SNP | John Brady | 8,129 | 25.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Campbell | 5,174 | 16.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fraser Grieve | 2,338 | 7.2 | −1.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Owen Meharry | 1,422 | 4.4 | New |
| | Independent | David Morrison | 579 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,671 | 21.6 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,442 | 51.0 | −9.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Clydesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Gillon | 16,755 | 43.02 | N/A |
| | SNP | Anne Winning | 12,875 | 33.06 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Cormack | 5,814 | 14.93 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Grieve | 3,503 | 7.89 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,880 | 9.96 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,324 | 60.61 | 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
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 193. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
* 1 2 Council, South Lanarkshire. "South Lanarkshire Council online information | Council and government | Elections". www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
* ↑ "Return of constituency members 2011" (PDF). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
* ↑ "Return of regional members 2011" (PDF). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2021.