East Kilbride | |
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County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 77,300 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Collette Stevenson |
Council area | South Lanarkshire |
East Kilbride (Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear) 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 seat has been held by Collette Stevenson of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.