Who is the MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill?

Frank McNally (Labour) is the MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Coatbridge and Bellshill at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Coatbridge and Bellshill was won by Labour with 49.8% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 33.4%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Coatbridge and Bellshill?

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 38.8% and Labour on 30.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Coatbridge and Bellshill in?

Coatbridge and Bellshill sits within North Lanarkshire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but North Lanarkshire covers most or all of the Coatbridge and Bellshill area.

What is the demographic profile of Coatbridge and Bellshill?

Coatbridge and Bellshill is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 38.8% in 2016). Around 36.4% of residents have a degree, a median age of 42, and 61.3% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Coatbridge and Bellshill?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Coatbridge and Bellshill, Labour won with 49.8% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Coatbridge and Bellshill in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Coatbridge and Bellshill: 2010 Labour, 2015 SNP, 2017 Labour, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Coatbridge and Bellshill

Scotland · Burgh constituency · North Lanarkshire borough

Sitting MP

Frank McNally

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

Burgh constituency, North Lanarkshire council

Last 5 GE winners

LSLSL

Labour 3/5, SNP 2/5

EU referendum 2016

38.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -13.1pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +8.0pp

Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishRemain-leaning

Who lives in Coatbridge and Bellshill? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

38.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

36.4%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

22.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

61.3%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

37.5%

UK average ~36%

Median age

42.3

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

29.1%

UK average ~28%

How did Coatbridge and Bellshill 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 6,344 votes (16.4pp) · turnout 53.3%

Current projection

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

Map of Coatbridge and Bellshill

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 Coatbridge and Bellshill voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Coatbridge and Bellshill crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Coatbridge and Chryston (62%), Uddingston and Bellshill (32%), Strathkelvin and Bearsden (2%), Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (2%), Motherwell and Wishaw (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 constituency	Share of Coatbridge and Bellshill	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Coatbridge and Chryston	62%	SNP 49.1%	Labour 26.1%	Fulton MacGregor
Uddingston and Bellshill	32%	SNP 40.9%	Labour 30.2%	Steven Bonnar
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	2%	Liberal Democrats 39.5%	SNP 33.0%	Adam Harley
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	2%	SNP 50.8%	Labour 23.8%	Jamie Hepburn
Motherwell and Wishaw	1%	SNP 43.7%	Labour 23.6%	Clare Adamson

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)

Coatbridge and Bellshill within North Lanarkshire

The Westminster constituency of Coatbridge and Bellshill 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

Council	Share 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 Coatbridge and Bellshill at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Coatbridge and Bellshill 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
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Tom Clarke Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill MP	66.6%	8.1%	8.5%	-	-	-	20,714	59.4%
2015predecessor	SNP gain from Lab	Phil Boswell Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill MP	33.9%	6.3%	1.1%	2.1% UKIP	-	-	11,501	68.6%
2017predecessor	Lab gain from SNP	Hugh Gaffney Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill MP	42.6%	16.2%	2.0%	-	-	-	1,586	63.3%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Steven Bonnar Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill MP, pre-review boundary	36.3%	11.9%	3.0%	-	-	48.8%	5,084	63.3%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Frank McNally	49.8%	3.6%	1.7%	6.7% Ref	3.2%	1.6%	6,344	53.3%

Coatbridge and Bellshill was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Coatbridge and Bellshill

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Coatbridge and Bellshill. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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