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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth shown within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionCentral Scotland and Lothians West
Electorate50,828 (2026)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPJamie Hepburn
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt agus Cill Saidh) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of North 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 seat has been held by Jamie Hepburn of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 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, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill.[3] The region covers all of the Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian council areas, and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Prior to 2026, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth formed part of the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament region. The other eight constituencies of this region were: Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill. 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 area

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2005

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, using the name and boundaries of the existing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency of the UK Parliament. Ahead of the 2005 United Kingdom general election, Scottish constituencies for the UK Parliament were mostly replaced with new constituencies,[4] whilst initially being retained for election to the Scottish Parliament. Scottish Parliament constituencies were themselves reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, however Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was left, being the only mainland seat to remain unchanged during this review.[5] The seat also remained unchanged following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries.[6]

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is one of four covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie, Coatbridge and Chryston, and Motherwell and Wishaw; Uddingston and Bellshill spans parts of both North and South Lanarkshire. All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region.

Following the first Scottish Parliamentary Boundary Review the electoral wards forming Cumbernauld and Kilsyth were:

When redrawn following the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the same electoral wards were used to redefine the seat.[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1999 Cathie Craigie Labour
2011 Jamie Hepburn SNP

Election results

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2020s

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2026 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth[1][7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jamie Hepburn[a] 13,787 50.8 Decrease 7.8 9,574 35.2 Decrease 14.2
Labour James McPhilemy 6,472 23.8 Decrease 5.4 5,575 20.5 Decrease 2.7
Reform Steve Grant 4,580 16.9 New 4,798 17.7 Increase 17.5
Green 3,562 13.1 Increase 6.4
Conservative Keith Allan 1,129 4.2 Decrease 5.9 1,393 5.1 Decrease 8.8
Liberal Democrats William Howieson 949 3.5 Increase 1.5 984 3.6 Increase 1.9
Scottish Family 299 1.1 Increase 0.3
Sovereignty Alan McManus[b] 226 0.8 New 281 1.0 New
Independent Green Voice 259 1.0 Increase 0.4
ISP 159 0.6 New
Scottish Socialist 112 0.4 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 64 0.2 Steady
Workers Party 44 0.2 New
Advance UK 34 0.1 New
Scottish Libertarian 20 0.1 Decrease 0.1
UKIP 18 0.1 Steady
Majority 7,315 26.9 Decrease 2.4
Valid votes 27,143 27,176
Invalid votes 106 81
Turnout 27,249 53.6 Decrease 11.7 27,257 53.6 Decrease 11.7
SNP hold Swing Decrease 1.2
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ↑ Also standing as part of the Alliance to Liberate Scotland - regional list votes given are for the latter party's list.
2021 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jamie Hepburn[a] 19,633 58.6 Decrease1.5 16,592 49.5 Decrease2.9
Labour Mark Griffin[b] 9,792 29.2 Increase2.6 7,787 23.2 Decrease0.4
Conservative Haroun Malik 3,375 10.1 Decrease0.7 4,679 13.9 Increase1.8
Green 2,260 6.7 Increase1.7
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ford 678 2.0 Decrease0.4 575 1.7 Decrease0.2
Alba 568 1.7 New
All for Unity 258 0.8 New
Scottish Family 257 0.8 New
Independent Green Voice 198 0.6 New
Independent Paddy Hogg 86 0.3 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 78 0.2 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 68 0.2 New
Reform 54 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian 48 0.1 New
UKIP 38 0.1 Decrease1.9
Majority 9,841 29.4 Decrease4.1
Valid votes 33,478 33,546
Invalid votes 115 52
Turnout 33,593 65.3 Increase8.5 33,598 65.3 Increase8.4
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth[12][13]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jamie Hepburn 17,015 60.1 Increase6.3 14,863 52.4 Increase1.2
Labour Mark Griffin 7,537 26.6 Decrease13.5 6,683 23.6 Decrease10.6
Conservative Anthony Newman 3,068 10.8 Increase6.2 3,441 12.1 Increase8.0
Green 1,431 5.0 Increase2.7
UKIP 579 2.0 Increase1.7
Liberal Democrats Irene Lang 688 2.4 Increase0.9 541 1.9 Increase0.8
RISE 265 0.9 New
Solidarity 263 0.9 Increase0.7
Scottish Christian 255 0.9 Decrease0.5
Independent Deryck Beaumont 51 0.2 New
Majority 9,478 33.5 Increase19.8
Valid votes 28,308 28,372
Invalid votes 93 58
Turnout 28,401 56.8 Increase4.1 28,430 56.9 Increase4.5
SNP hold Swing Increase9.9
Notes
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth[14]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jamie Hepburn 13,595 53.8 Increase 13.6 12,873 51.2
Labour Cathie Craigie 10,136 40.1 Decrease 7.9 8,607 34.2
Conservative James Boswell 1,156 4.6 Decrease 0.9 1,021 4.1
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 577 2.3
Green 577 2.3
Scottish Christian 363 1.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Oliver 367 1.5 Decrease 4.8 270 1.1
BNP 207 0.8
Independent Hugh O'Donnell 156 0.6
Socialist Labour 101 0.4
Scottish Socialist 97 0.4
UKIP 85 0.3
Solidarity 42 0.2
Others 160 0.6
Majority 3,459 13.7
Valid votes 25,254 25,136
Invalid votes 69 55
Turnout 25,323 52.7 Decrease 0.9 25,191 52.5
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 10.8
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2000s

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2007 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cathie Craigie 12,672 48.0 +6.4
SNP Jamie Hepburn 10,593 40.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 1,670 6.3 +1.1
Conservative Anne Harding 1,447 5.5 +1.5
Majority 2,079 7.8 +5.6
Rejected ballots 803 3.0
Turnout 26,382 53.6 +3.5
Labour hold Swing -2.8
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cathie Craigie 10,146 41.6 −8.0
SNP Andrew Wilson 9,626 39.4 +3.7
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan 1,823 7.5 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 1,264 5.2 −1.4
Conservative Margaret McCulloch 978 4.0 −0.5
Independent Christopher Donohue 567 2.3 New
Majority 520 2.2 −11.7
Turnout 24,404 50.1 −11.9
Labour hold Swing

1990s

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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cathie Craigie 15,182 49.6 N/A
SNP Andrew Wilson 10,923 35.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hugh O'Donnell 2,029 6.6 N/A
Conservative Robin Slack 1,362 4.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist Kenny McEwan 1,116 3.6 N/A
Majority 4,259 13.9 N/A
Turnout 30,612 62.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Footnotes

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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. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
  3. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 19.
  7. ↑ "SSPE Region - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Totals [248.54 KB]" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cumbernauld and Kilsyth". BBC News. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 8 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 | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, 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 1 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

Bibliography

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See also

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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)

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