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Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
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Photograph shows Motherwell. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Pamela Nash
LabourLabour won Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,085 votes, or 18.2 points. A swing of 9.1 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 406 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 244.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.2 points, which is larger than 406 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 7,085 votes.
Majority
7,085
18.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.4%
-5.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
39,026 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela NashElected | Labour | 19,168 | 49.1% | +15.4 |
| Marion Fellows | Scottish National Party | 12,083 | 31.0% | +28.4 |
| Robert McLaughlan | Reform UK | 3,004 | 7.7% | -6.6 |
| Oyebola Ajala | Conservative | 2,415 | 6.2% | -17.5 |
| Gordon Miller | Scottish Green Party | 1,200 | 3.1% | +2.8 |
| Hayley Bennie | Liberal Democrat | 822 | 2.1% | -10.1 |
| Gus Ferguson | British Unionist Party B.U.P. | 158 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Neil Wilson | UK Independence Party | 110 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Ross Hagen | Scottish Libertarian Party | 66 | 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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