View source for East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|East Kilbride (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = East Kilbride
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = [[Scottish Parliament]]
| image = [[File:East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| image2  = [[File:Central Scotland 2011 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| caption2 = East Kilbride shown within the [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland electoral region]] and the region shown within [[Scotland]]
| year = [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
| abolished =
| next =
| previous =
| party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]
| party  = [[Scottish National Party]]
| member_label = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
| member = [[Collette Stevenson]]
| local_council_label = [[Council areas of Scotland|Council area]]
| local_council = [[South Lanarkshire]]
| population = 77,300 (2019)<ref>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])</ref>
}}
'''East Kilbride''' ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: ''Cille Bhrìghde an Ear'') is a [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]) covering part of the [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] of [[South Lanarkshire]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[First past the post|plurality (first past the post)]] method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|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 [[Collette Stevenson]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] since the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]].
== Electoral region ==
{{See also|Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are: [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]], [[Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Coatbridge and Chryston]], [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]], [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]], [[Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk West]], [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]], [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]] and [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]].
The region covers all of the [[Falkirk|Falkirk council area]], all of the [[North Lanarkshire|North Lanarkshire council area]] and part of the [[South Lanarkshire|South Lanarkshire council area]].
== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=280|text=Map of boundaries from 2005}}
The  constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]], with the name and boundaries of an existing [[East Kilbride (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster constituency]]. In [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], however, Scottish Westminster ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.<ref>See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |date=September 21, 2007 }}</ref>
The Holyrood constituency is one of five covering the [[South Lanarkshire|South Lanarkshire council area]], the others being [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]], which is within the Central Scotland region, [[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]], within the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] region, and [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]], within the [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] region. Part of the [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]] constituency includes parts of South Lanarkshire and is part of the Central Scotland region.
Covering the entirety of the large town of [[East Kilbride]], the electoral [[Wards of the United Kingdom]] wards used in the creation of the constituency are:
*[[East Kilbride Central North (ward)|East Kilbride Central North]], [[East Kilbride Central South (ward)|East Kilbride Central South]], [[East Kilbride East (ward)|East Kilbride East]], [[East Kilbride South (ward)|East Kilbride South]], [[East Kilbride West (ward)|East Kilbride West]]
===Constituency profile===
[[BBC]] profile for 2016 election:<ref>{{cite news|title=East Kilbride - Scottish Parliament constituency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-constituencies/S16000101|publisher=BBC News|year=2016}}</ref>
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''This constituency is based around Scotland's oldest new town - East Kilbride. Its post-war housing, built on former farm land, has attracted families who work in office-based centres and who commute into nearby Glasgow, 8 miles to the north west.''
''The area's Hairmyres Hospital was opened 10 years ago and was built with private finance initiative money. The constituency's good road and public transport links has attracted some big employers. These include HM Revenue and Customs, which has several large office in East Kilbride, although these are facing closure as the agency restructures its operations. The dairy company Robert Wiseman is also based in East Kilbride, and the town centre is occuped by a large shopping centre comprising six interlinked malls.''
''Labour's Andy Kerr represented the seat from the founding of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until Linda Fabiani took it for the SNP in 2011.''
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== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
||[[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
||[[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]
||[[Linda Fabiani]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|2021]]
||[[Collette Stevenson]]
|}
== Election results ==
===2020s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/14692/constituency_declaration_of_results_2021_-_east_kilbride.docx|title=Constituency Declaration of Results 2021 - East Kilbride|accessdate=1 June 2021|date=8 May 2021|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/14695/regional_results_2021_-_east_kilbride.docx|title=Regional Results 2021 - East Kilbride|accessdate=1 June 2021|date=8 May 2021|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish National Party
|candidate    = [[Collette Stevenson]]
|votes        = 21,149
|percentage   = 51.9
|change       = {{decrease}}4.0
|list_votes   = 18,331
|list_percentage = 44.8
|list_change  = {{decrease}}4.0
|winner       = yes
|list_winner  = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Labour
|candidate    = Monique McAdams
|votes        = 12,477
|percentage   = 30.6
|change       = {{increase}}6.4
|list_votes   = 9,625
|list_percentage = 23.5
|list_change  = {{increase}}1.1
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate    = [[Graham Simpson (politician)|Graham Simpson]]
|votes        = 5,923
|percentage   = 14.5
|change       = {{decrease}}2.4
|list_votes   = 7,127
|list_percentage = 17.4
|list_change  = {{increase}}0.8
|status       = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate    = Paul McGarry
|votes        = 1,217
|percentage   = 3.0
|change       = {{increase}}0.1
|list_votes   = 932
|list_percentage = 2.3
|list_change  = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 2,903
|list_percentage = 7.1
|list_change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Alba Party
|list_votes   = 619
|list_percentage = 1.5
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = All for Unity
|list_votes   = 391
|list_percentage = 1.0
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes   = 278
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes   = 217
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Reform UK
|list_votes   = 131
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes   = 90
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes   = 86
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes   = 74
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UK Independence Party
|list_votes   = 56
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}1.7
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party        = Independent (politician)
|candidate        = Paddy Hogg
|list_votes   = 40
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes      = 8,672
|percentage = 21.3
|change     = {{decrease}}10.4
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 40,766
|list_votes = 40,900
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 157
|list_votes = 47
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes      = 40,923
|percentage = 66.6
|change     = {{increase}}9.7
|list_votes = 40,947
|list_percentage = 66.6
|list_change     = {{increase}}9.7
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner     = Scottish National Party
|swing      = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
===2010s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10475/return_of_constituency_members_2016.pdf|title=Return of constituency members 2016|accessdate=1 June 2021|date=6 May 2016|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10476/return_of_regional_members_2016.pdf|title=Return of regional members 2016|accessdate=1 June 2021|date=6 May 2016|publisher=South Lanarkshire Council}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish National Party
|candidate    = [[Linda Fabiani]]
|votes        = 19,371
|percentage   = 55.9
|change       = {{increase}}7.9
|list_votes   = 16,929
|list_percentage = 48.8
|list_change  = {{up}}2.4
|winner       = yes
|list_winner  = yes
|status       = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Labour
|candidate    = LizAnne Handibode
|votes        = 8,392
|percentage   = 24.2
|change       = {{decrease}}17.3
|list_votes   = 7,758
|list_percentage = 22.4
|list_change  = {{down}}11.0
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate    = [[Graham Simpson (politician)|Graham Simpson]]
|votes        = 5,857
|percentage   = 16.9
|change       = {{increase}}9.3
|list_votes   = 5,755
|list_percentage = 16.6
|list_change  = {{up}}10.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 2,127
|list_percentage = 6.1
|list_change ={{increase}}1.9
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate    = Paul McGarry
|votes        = 1,009
|percentage   = 2.9
|change       = {{increase}}1.3
|list_votes   = 681
|list_percentage = 2.0
|list_change  = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UKIP
|list_votes   = 640
|list_percentage = 1.8
|list_change ={{increase}}1.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes   = 399
|list_percentage = 1.1
|list_change ={{increase}}0.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes   = 254
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change ={{down}}0.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes   = 113
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party        = Independent (politician)
|candidate    = Deryck Beaumont
|list_votes   = 53
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes      = 10,979
|percentage = 31.7
|change     = {{increase}}25.2
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =34,629
|list_votes = 34,709
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 139
|list_votes = 58
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes      = 34,768
|percentage = 56.9
|change     = {{increase}}5.4
|list_votes = 34,767
|list_percentage = 56.9
|list_change     = {{increase}}5.4
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner     = Scottish National Party
|swing      = {{increase}}12.6
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin|
title=[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride<ref>[http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/4579/east_kilbride_constituency Statement of Persons Nomination] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120805235035/http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/4579/east_kilbride_constituency |date=5 August 2012 }} South Lanarkshire Council</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10477/return_of_constituency_members_2011.pdf|title=Return of constituency members 2011|date=6 May 2011|access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = [[Linda Fabiani]]
|votes      = 14,359
|percentage = 48.0
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 13,906
|list_percentage = 46.4
|list_change  = ''N/A''
|winner       = yes
|list_winner  = yes
|status       = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Labour
|candidate  = [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
|votes      = 12,410
|percentage = 41.5
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 10,006
|list_percentage = 33.4
|list_change  = ''N/A''
|status       = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate  = Graham Simpson
|votes      = 2,260
|percentage = 7.6
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 1,911
|list_percentage = 6.4
|list_change  = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Douglas Herbison
|votes      = 468
|percentage = 1.6
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 422
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change  = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Independent politician
|candidate  = John Houston
|votes      = 414
|percentage = 1.4
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   =  ''N/A''
|list_percentage =  ''N/A''
|list_change  =  ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 1,259
|list_percentage =4.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party|All-Scotland Pensioners Party]]
|list_votes   =855
|list_percentage =2.9
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = British National Party
|list_votes   =256
|list_percentage =0.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes   =320
|list_percentage =1.1
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Homeland Party
|list_votes   =36
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes   =98
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
|list_votes   =193
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes   =348
|list_percentage =1.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes   =94
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party      = UKIP
|list_votes   =142
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party        = Independent (politician)
|candidate        = Hugh O'Donnell
|list_votes   = 70
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes      = 1,949
|percentage = 6.5
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes        = 29,911
|list_votes   = 29,916
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes        =103
|list_votes   = 83
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes      =   30,014
|percentage = 51.5
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes =  29,999
|list_percentage = 51.5
|list_change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box win|
|winner     = Scottish National Party
|reason    = boundaries
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
===2000s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate  = [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
|votes      = 15,334
|percentage = 42.7
|change     = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = [[Linda Fabiani]]
|votes      = 13,362
|percentage = 37.2
|change     = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate  = Graham Simpson
|votes      = 4,115
|percentage = 11.5
|change     = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Dave Clark
|votes      = 3,092
|percentage = 8.6
|change     = +2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 1,972
|percentage = 5.5
|change     = -10.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 35,903
|percentage = 53.6
|change     = +1.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Scottish Labour Party
|swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate  = [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
|votes      = 13,825
|percentage = 40.56
|change     = -7.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = Linda Fabiani
|votes      = 8,544
|percentage = 25.07
|change     = -7.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate  = Grace Campbell
|votes      = 3,785
|percentage = 11.10
|change     = +0.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate  = [[Carolyn Leckie]]
|votes      = 2,736
|percentage = 8.03
|change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Alex McKie
|votes      = 2,181
|percentage = 6.40
|change     = -1.74
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 5,281
|percentage = 15.49
|change     = -0.24
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 34,087
|percentage = 52.06
|change     = -10.73
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Scottish Labour Party
|loser      =
|swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1990s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Kilbride}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate  = [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
|votes      = 19,987
|percentage = 48.38
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = Linda Fabiani
|votes      = 13,488
|percentage = 32.65
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate  = Craig Stevenson
|votes      = 4,465
|percentage = 10.81
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Ewan Hawthorn
|votes      = 3,373
|percentage = 8.16
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 6,499
|percentage = 15.73
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 41,313
|percentage = 62.79
|change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner     = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
== Footnotes ==
<references />
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/East_Kilbride.pdf|title=East Kilbride constituency map|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=7 July 2021}}
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