Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish 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



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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