Hamilton and Clyde Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was established by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Imogen Walker of the Scottish Labour Party.
The constituency name refers to the town of Hamilton and the valley of the River Clyde south-east of Glasgow.
Boundaries The constituency comprises the following wards of South Lanarkshire:2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
In full: Hamilton North and East, Hamilton West and Earnock, Hamilton South, Larkhall. In part: Clydesdale West (small area to the west, including the village of Crossford), Clydesdale North (area to the south of the railway line between Carluke and Carstairs stations, including the town of Lanark), Clydesdale South (northern areas including Lesmahagow).
It covers the following areas:
Majority, including most of Hamilton, Larkhall and Lanark from the abolished Lanark and Hamilton East constituency. Western areas of Hamilton and Earnock from the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency (renamed Rutherglen). The communities of Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill and Lesmahagow from the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency (renamed East Kilbride and Strathaven).
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 2024 Imogen Walker Scottish Labour
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s 2019 notional result Party Vote %SNP 20,604 43.4Labour 12,846 27.1Conservative 12,076 25.5Liberal Democrats 1,816 3.8Scottish Greens 79 0.2Majority7,75816.4Turnout47,42163.6Electorate74,577
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References
External links Hamilton and Clyde Valley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK