Who is the MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?

Pamela Nash (Labour) is the MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke was won by Labour with 49.1% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 31.0%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 37.2% and Labour on 30.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in?

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

What is the demographic profile of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 36.8% in 2016). Around 39.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 43, and 60.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, Labour won with 49.1% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke: 2010 Labour, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Scotland · County constituency · North Lanarkshire borough

Sitting MP

Pamela Nash

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

36.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -15.1pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +7.1pp

Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishRemain-leaning

Who lives in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke? 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

39.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

20.3%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

60.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

38.7%

UK average ~36%

Median age

42.6

UK median ~40

Age 65+

22.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

28.2%

UK average ~28%

How did Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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 7,085 votes (18.1pp) · turnout 54.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Clydesdale (78%), Motherwell and Wishaw (17%), Uddingston and Bellshill (2%), Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (1%), Almond Valley (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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Clydesdale	78%	SNP 36.3%	Labour 24.1%	Màiri McAllan
Motherwell and Wishaw	17%	SNP 43.7%	Labour 23.6%	Clare Adamson
Uddingston and Bellshill	2%	SNP 40.9%	Labour 30.2%	Steven Bonnar
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	1%	SNP 37.8%	Labour 29.2%	Alex Kerr
Almond Valley	1%	SNP 46.3%	Labour 21.9%	Angela Constance

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)

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke within North Lanarkshire

The Westminster constituency of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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	Jim Hood Lanark and Hamilton East MP	50.0%	15.0%	11.3%	1.3% UKIP	-	1.4%	13,478	62.3%
2015predecessor	SNP gain from Lab	Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East MP	30.5%	15.9%	2.2%	2.6% UKIP	-	-	10,100	69.1%
2017predecessor	SNP hold	Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East MP	31.9%	32.1%	2.4%	1.1% UKIP	-	-	266	65.3%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East MP, pre-review boundary	27.5%	21.2%	4.0%	1.4% Brx	-	45.9%	8,294	62.1%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Pamela Nash	49.1%	6.2%	2.1%	7.7% Ref	3.1%	0.9%	7,085	54.4%

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Lanark and Hamilton East (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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. 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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