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East Kilbride and Strathaven
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Your member of parliament
Joani Reid
LabourLabour won East Kilbride and Strathaven at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,057 votes, or 19.4 points. A swing of 9.7 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 427 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 223.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.4 points, which is larger than 427 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 9,057 votes.
Majority
9,057
19.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.1%
+1.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
46,707 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joani ReidElected | Labour | 22,682 | 48.6% | +14.9 |
| Grant Costello | Scottish National Party | 13,625 | 29.2% | +26.7 |
| Ross Lambie | Conservative | 3,547 | 7.6% | -16.1 |
| David Mills | Reform UK | 3,377 | 7.2% | -7.1 |
| Ann McGuinness | Scottish Green Party | 1,811 | 3.9% | +3.6 |
| Aisha Mir | Liberal Democrat | 1,074 | 2.3% | -9.9 |
| David Richardson | Scottish Family Party | 505 | 1.1% | +1.1 |
| Donald MacKay | UK Independence Party | 86 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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