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Uddingston and Bellshill
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Uddingston and Bellshill shown within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionCentral Scotland and Lothians West
Electorate59,248 (2026)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartySNP
MSPSteven Bonnar
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire

Uddingston and Bellshill is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council areas of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland and Lothians West 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.[3] The seat underwent slight boundary changes as a result of second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. It has been held by Stephanie Callaghan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

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The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region are Airdrie, Almond Valley, Bathgate, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, and Motherwell and Wishaw.[4] The region covers all of the Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian council areas, and parts of the South Lanarkshire council area.[5]

Prior to the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, Uddingston and Bellshill was part of the Central Scotland electoral region. The other nine constituencies of this region were: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and Motherwell and Wishaw. The region covered 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

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Map
Map of boundaries (2011-2026)

On the 2011 boundaries, the Uddingston and Bellshill Holyrood constituency was one of five covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Motherwell and Wishaw. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region. Part of the constituency includes territory within South Lanarkshire; it is one of five covering the South Lanarkshire council area, the others being Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and East Kilbride which are within the Central Scotland region, Rutherglen within the Glasgow region, and Clydesdale within the South Scotland region.

At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Uddingston and Bellshill was fought for the first time. It was created from the electoral wards below:[6]

Since 2026, the seat has continued to be one of five covering the North Lanarkshire council area: one of the others is the new Airdrie seat, alongside slightly altered version of the Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, and Motherwell and Wishaw seats. All five now lie within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region. Uddingston and Bellshill continues to also cover parts of South Lanarkshire, being one of five alongside Clydesdale, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, and Rutherglen and Cambuslang.

Following the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the following electoral wards were used to redefine the seat:[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
2011 Michael McMahon Labour
2016 Richard Lyle Scottish National Party
2021 Stephanie Callaghan
2026 Steven Bonnar

Election results

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2020s

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2026 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill[1][7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Steven Bonnar 11,966 41.5 Decrease 8.4 8,526 29.3 Decrease 14.9
Labour Mark Griffin[a] 8,382 29.1 Decrease 6.0 6,876 23.7 Decrease 2.8
Reform George Hobbins 5,646 19.0 New 5,904 20.3 Increase 20.1
Green 3,357 11.5 Increase 6.3
Conservative Meghan Gallacher[a] 1,750 6.1 Decrease 6.6 1,849 6.4 Decrease 11.0
Liberal Democrats Ben Munnoch 1,094 3.8 Increase 1.5 988 3.4 Increase 1.8
Scottish Family 378 1.3 Increase 0.5
AtLS 362 1.2 New
Independent Green Voice 250 0.9 Increase 0.3
ISP 188 0.6 New
Scottish Socialist 157 0.5 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 83 0.3 Steady
Workers Party 68 0.2 New
Advance UK 44 0.2 New
UKIP 21 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Scottish Libertarian 15 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Majority 3,584 12.4 Decrease 2.3
Valid votes 28,838 29,066
Invalid votes 129 88
Turnout 28,967 48.9 Decrease 12.1 29,154 49.2 Decrease 11.8
SNP hold Swing Decrease 1.2
Notes
  1. 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
2021 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Stephanie Callaghan 17,953 49.9 Increase1.1 15,966 44.3 Decrease0.4
Labour Frank McNally 12,647 35.1 Increase2.6 9,559 26.5 Decrease1.3
Conservative Bryan Flannagan 4,569 12.7 Decrease3.2 6,253 17.3 Increase0.9
Green 1,879 5.2 Increase1.2
Alba 629 1.7 New
Liberal Democrats Dawn Allan 821 2.3 Decrease0.4 592 1.6 Decrease0.2
All for Unity 306 0.8 New
Scottish Family 289 0.8 New
Independent Green Voice 217 0.6 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 89 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian 71 0.2 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 71 0.2 New
Reform 61 0.2 New
UKIP 54 0.1 Decrease2.2
Independent Paddy Hogg 34 0.1 New
Majority 5,306 14.8 Decrease1.5
Valid votes 35,990 36,070
Invalid votes 137 79
Turnout 36,127 61.0 Increase9.7 36,149 61.0 Increase9.4
SNP hold Swing Decrease1.9
Notes

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Uddingston and Bellshill[12][13]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Richard Lyle[a] 14,424 48.8 Increase5.5 13,263 44.7 Increase2.8
Labour Michael McMahon[b] 9,615 32.5 Decrease13.6 8,253 27.8 Decrease11.2
Conservative Andy Morrison 4,693 15.9 Increase7.4 4,872 16.4 Increase9.1
Green 1,189 4.0 Increase2.1
UKIP 678 2.3 Increase1.8
Liberal Democrats Kaitey Blair 811 2.7 Increase0.6 531 1.8 Increase0.4
Solidarity 382 1.3 Increase1.0
RISE 218 0.7 New
Scottish Christian 224 0.8 Decrease0.6
Independent Deryck Beaumont 49 0.2 New
Majority 4,809 16.3 N/A
Valid votes 29,543 29,659
Invalid votes 173 40
Turnout 29,716 51.3 Increase6.2 29,699 51.5 Increase6.4
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase9.6
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  2. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency
Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Uddingston and Bellshill[14]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McMahon[a] 11,531 46.1 N/A 9,754 39.0 N/A
SNP Richard Lyle[b] 10,817 43.3 N/A 10,493 41.9 N/A
Conservative Mark Brown 2,117 8.5 N/A 1,814 7.3 N/A
Scottish Senior Citizens 603 2.4 N/A
Green 482 1.9 N/A
Scottish Christian 352 1.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fraser MacGregor 530 2.1 N/A 342 1.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 302 1.2 N/A
BNP 235 0.9 N/A
UKIP 121 0.5 N/A
Independent Hugh O'Donnell 103 0.4 N/A
Scottish Socialist 95 0.4 N/A
Solidarity 81 0.3 N/A
Others 238 1.0 N/A
Majority 714 2.8 N/A
Valid votes 24,995 25,015
Invalid votes 101 81
Turnout 25,096 45.1 N/A 25,096 45.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for the Hamilton North and Bellshill constituency
  2. ↑ Elected on the party list

Notes

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Citations

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  1. 1 2 "Scottish Parliament Election, Thursday 7 May 2026". North Lanarkshire Council. North Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 142.
  3. ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "SPE Region - Uddingston and Bellshill Totals" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Uddingston and Bellshill". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Central Scotland Region: Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated". North Lanarkshire Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Constituencies A-Z, Uddingston and Bellshill". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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