Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)







Not to be confused with Coatbridge and Chryston (UK Parliament constituency).























Coatbridge and Chryston

Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament

Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg

Central Scotland 2011 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Coatbridge and Chryston shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland

Current constituency
Created
1999
Party
Scottish National Party
MSP
Fulton MacGregor
Council area
North Lanarkshire

Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. 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.




Contents






  • 1 Electoral region


  • 2 Constituency boundaries and council areas


  • 3 Member of the Scottish Parliament


  • 4 Election results


  • 5 Notes





Electoral region


See also: Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are Airdrie and Shotts, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, 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 areas


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.[1]


The rest of the North Lanarkshire area is covered by Airdrie and Shotts, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill, which are also within the Central Scotland electoral region.


Following the Boundary Review the electoral wards used in the creation of Coatbridge and Chryston are:


  • In full: Strathkelvin, Coatbridge North and Glenboig, Coatbridge West, Coatbridge South


Member of the Scottish Parliament




















Election Member Party


1999
Elaine Smith
Scottish Labour Party


2016
Fulton MacGregor
Scottish National Party

Coatbridge and Chryston also has two Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament. Ryan Kelly and Jack Campbell.



Election results









































































Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


SNP
Fulton MacGregor
 13,605
 48.0
 +7.6


Labour
Elaine Smith
 9,826
 34.7
 -17.6


Conservative
 Robyn Halbert
 2,868
 10.1
 +4.5


Scottish Green
John Wilson
 1,612
 5.7
 +5.7


Liberal Democrats
 Jenni Lang
 423
 1.5
 -0.1
Majority
 3,779
 13.3

Turnout
 28,334
 52.3


SNP gain from Labour
Swing
 +12.6

The seat underwent boundary changes between 20017 and 2011






























































Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Elaine Smith
 12,161
 52.2
 N/A


SNP
John Wilson
 9,420
 40.5
 N/A


Conservative
 Jason Lingiah
 1,317
 5.7
 N/A


Liberal Democrats
 Rod Ackland
 381
 1.6
 N/A
Majority
 2,741
 11.8

Turnout
 23,279
 44.9


Labour win (new seat)
















































































Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Elaine Smith
 11,860
 46.1
 -10.1


SNP
 Frances McGlinchey
 7,350
 28.6
 +8.3


Conservative
Ross Thomson
 2,305
 9.0
 +0.4


Independent
 Julie McAnulty
 1,843
 7.2
 +7.2


Liberal Democrats
 Doreen Nisbet
 1,519
 5.9
 -1.0


Scottish Voice
 Gaille McCann
 848
 3.3
 +3.3
Majority
 4,510
 17.5

Turnout
 25,725
 47.3
 +1.0


Labour hold
Swing
 -9.2%








































































Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Elaine Smith
 13,422
 56.25
 -3.10


SNP
 James Gribben
 4,851
 20.33
 -4.57


Conservative
 Donald Reece
 2,041
 8.55
 -0.94


Scottish Socialist
 Gordon Martin
 1,911
 8.01
 +8.01


Liberal Democrats
 Doreen Nisbit
 1,637
 8.01
 -1.69
Majority
 8,571
 35.92
 +1.47

Turnout
 23,862
 46.32
 -11.56


Labour hold
Swing






























































Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Elaine Smith
 17,923
 59.35
 N/A


SNP
 Peter Kearney
 7,519
 24.90
 N/A


Conservative
 Gordon Lind
 2,867
 9.49
 N/A


Liberal Democrats
 Jane Hook
 1,889
 6.26
 N/A
Majority
 10,404
 34.45
 N/A

Turnout




Labour win (new seat)


Notes




  1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.










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