Who is the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven?

Joani Reid (Independent) is the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won East Kilbride and Strathaven at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in East Kilbride and Strathaven was won by Labour with 48.6% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 29.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in East Kilbride and Strathaven?

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 35.3% and Labour on 30.9% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is East Kilbride and Strathaven in?

East Kilbride and Strathaven sits within South Lanarkshire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but South Lanarkshire covers most or all of the East Kilbride and Strathaven area.

What is the demographic profile of East Kilbride and Strathaven?

East Kilbride and Strathaven is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 36.8% in 2016). Around 45.4% of residents have a degree, a median age of 44, and 73.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in East Kilbride and Strathaven?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In East Kilbride and Strathaven, Labour won with 48.6% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won East Kilbride and Strathaven in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in East Kilbride and Strathaven: 2010 Labour, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

East Kilbride and Strathaven

Scotland · County constituency · South Lanarkshire borough

Sitting MP

Joani Reid

Independent

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

County constituency, South Lanarkshire council

Last 5 GE winners

LSSSL

SNP 3/5, Labour 2/5

EU referendum 2016

36.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -15.1pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +4.4pp

Vulnerability score 0/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

Who lives in East Kilbride and Strathaven? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

36.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

45.4%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

14.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

73.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

25.3%

UK average ~36%

Median age

44.0

UK median ~40

Age 65+

23.4%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

27.2%

UK average ~28%

How did East Kilbride and Strathaven 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 9,057 votes (19.4pp) · turnout 61.1%

Current projection

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

Map of East Kilbride and Strathaven

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 East Kilbride and Strathaven voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

East Kilbride and Strathaven crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Clydesdale (78%), East Kilbride (15%), Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (4%). 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Clydesdale	78%	SNP 36.3%	Labour 24.1%	Màiri McAllan
East Kilbride	15%	SNP 42.4%	Labour 27.8%	Collette Stevenson
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	4%	SNP 37.8%	Labour 29.2%	Alex Kerr

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)

East Kilbride and Strathaven within South Lanarkshire

The Westminster constituency of East Kilbride and Strathaven sits entirely within South 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
South 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won East Kilbride and Strathaven 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	Michael McCann East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP	51.5%	13.0%	9.9%	-	2.0%	0.6%	14,503	66.6%
2015predecessor	SNP gain from Lab	Lisa Cameron East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP	28.3%	11.8%	1.7%	2.0% UKIP	-	0.5%	16,527	72.8%
2017predecessor	SNP hold	Lisa Cameron East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP	31.7%	25.3%	2.9%	1.2% UKIP	-	-	3,866	67.3%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Lisa Cameron East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP, pre-review boundary	21.6%	21.4%	6.9%	1.1% Brx	-	49.0%	13,169	68.8%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Joani Reid	48.6%	7.6%	2.3%	7.2% Ref	3.9%	1.3%	9,057	61.1%

East Kilbride and Strathaven was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (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 East Kilbride and Strathaven

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to East Kilbride and Strathaven. 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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