| Uddingston and Bellshill | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 74,351 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | SNP |
| MSP | Stephanie Callaghan |
| Council area | North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire |
Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. 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.
The constituency was formed for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and comprises parts of the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill, along with areas that were formerly in the seat of Motherwell and Wishaw.[2]
The seat has been held by Stephanie Callaghan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 25 August 2021.