# Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse 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 constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election from parts of the former constituencies of Hamilton South and Hamilton North and Bellshill, along with some areas that were formerly in the Clydesdale constituencies. The seat has been held by Christina McKelvie of the Scottish National Party since creation.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, 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 areas

The rest of the South Lanarkshire area is covered by another four constituencies: East Kilbride and Uddingston and Bellshill which are within the Central Scotland region. Rutherglen within the Glasgow region, and Clydesdale within the South Scotland region.
The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency consists of the following electoral wards:
* In full: Hamilton West and Earnock, Hamilton South, Larkhall
* In part: Avondale and Stonehouse (shared with Clydesdale), Hamilton North and East (shared with Uddingston and Bellshill)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Christina McKelvie | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Christina McKelvie | 16,761 | 46.2 | 2.1 | 14,924 | 41.0 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | Monica Lennon | 12,179 | 33.6 | 4.1 | 9,187 | 25.2 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 6,332 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 7,925 | 21.8 | 2.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,897 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark McGeever | 1,012 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 809 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 489 | 1.3 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 345 | 0.9 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 215 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 186 | 0.5 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 117 | 0.3 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 78 | 0.2 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 60 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 58 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 53 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | Paddy Hogg | 51 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,582 | 12.6 | 6.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,284 | | | 36,394 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 136 | | | 62 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,420 | 60.9 | 10.6 | 36,456 | 61.0 | 10.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 3.1 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Christina McKelvie | 13,945 | 48.3 | 0.2 | 12,468 | 43.0 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret McCulloch | 8,508 | 29.5 | 9.9 | 7,707 | 26.6 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mitchell | 5,596 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 5,519 | 19.1 | 11.3 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,322 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 673 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Baxendale | 836 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 575 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 270 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 256 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 133 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | Deryck Beaumont | 42 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,437 | 18.8 | 10.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,885 | | | 28,965 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 110 | | | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,995 | 50.3 | 5.0 | 29,023 | 50.3 | 4.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 5.1 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Christina McKelvie | 12,202 | 48.1 | N/A | 11,666 | 45.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tom McCabe | 9,989 | 39.4 | N/A | 8,571 | 33.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mitchell | 2,547 | 10.0 | N/A | 1,984 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 720 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 657 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Hoyle | 616 | 2.4 | N/A | 419 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 332 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 228 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 220 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | 206 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 170 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | Hugh O'Donnell | 88 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 65 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 50 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | 31 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,113 | 8.7 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 25,354 | | | 25,407 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 92 | | | 84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,446 | 45.3 | N/A | 25,491 | 45.4 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes 1 2 3 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
* ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 22. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
* ↑ "Constituency Declaration of Results 2021 - Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse". South Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
* ↑ "Regional Results 2021 - Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse". 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.
* ↑ "Return of constituency members 2011" (PDF). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
* ↑ "Return of regional members 2011" (PDF). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2021.