Constituency profile

Airdrie and Shotts

Scotland · County constituency · North Lanarkshire borough

Kenneth Stevenson MP
Sitting MP

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Scotland
County constituency, North Lanarkshire council
Last 5 GE winners
LSSSL
SNP 3/5, Labour 2/5
EU referendum 2016
39.8% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -12.1pp below mean
Current outlook
SNP +3.6pp
Vulnerability score 6/10 (Labour projected to lose)
ScottishRemain-leaning

Who lives in Airdrie and Shotts? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
39.8%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
35.7%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
22.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
62.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
36.5%
UK average ~36%
Median age
42.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
21.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
28.8%
UK average ~28%

How did Airdrie and Shotts vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 7,547 votes (20.6pp) · turnout 52.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Airdrie and Shotts

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Airdrie and Shotts voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Airdrie and Shotts crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Airdrie (87%), Uddingston and Bellshill (5%), Motherwell and Wishaw (4%), Bathgate (1%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituencyShare of Airdrie and ShottsWinnerRunner-upElected MSP
Airdrie87%SNP 42.0%Labour 24.3%Neil Gray
Uddingston and Bellshill5%SNP 40.9%Labour 30.2%Steven Bonnar
Motherwell and Wishaw4%SNP 43.7%Labour 23.6%Clare Adamson
Bathgate1%SNP 40.7%Labour 24.0%Pauline Stafford

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Airdrie and Shotts within North Lanarkshire

The Westminster constituency of Airdrie and Shotts sits entirely within North Lanarkshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
North Lanarkshire
1 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Airdrie and Shotts at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Airdrie and Shotts at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdPamela Nash58.2%8.7%8.1%--1.5%12,40857.5%
2015SNP gain from LabNeil Gray34.1%7.7%1.5%2.5% UKIP-0.3%8,77966.3%
2017SNP holdNeil Gray37.1%23.2%2.1%---19559.2%
2019notionalScottish National Party winnerNeil Gray 2019 MP, pre-review boundary33.1%17.3%3.6%--46.0%5,32465.8%
2024Lab gain from SNPKenneth Stevenson51.5%4.6%2.0%8.1% Ref-2.9%7,54752.2%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Airdrie and Shotts

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Airdrie and Shotts. Politics shown for context.

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