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Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Clydesdale Scottish Parliament county constituency |
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| Clydesdale shown within the South of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland |
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| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Karen Gillon |
| Party: | Labour |
| Council area: | South Lanarkshire |
Clydesdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland 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.
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The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, part of the North Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.
The Clydesdale constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1].
The Holyrood constituency is one of five covering the South Lanarkshire council area. The others are the East Kilbride, Hamilton South, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Glasgow Rutherglen constituencies, all in other electoral regions.
East Kilbride, Hamilton South, and Hamilton North and Bellshill are in the Central Scotland region. Glasgow Rutherglen is in the Glasgow region.
Two constituencies straddle boundaries with other council areas. Hamilton North and Bellshill covers a portion of the North Lanarkshire council area. Glasgow Rutherglen covers a portion of the Glasgow City council area.
The Clydesdale constituency covers an eastern portion of the South Lanarkshire area, and has boundaries with the East Kilbride and Hamilton South constituencies.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1999 | Karen Gillon | Labour | |
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| Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Clydesdale | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Party | Karen Gillon | 13,835 | 41.5 | -4.1 | |
| Scottish National Party | Aileen Campbell | 10,942 | 32.8 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative Party | Colin McGavigan | 5,604 | 16.8 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fraser Grieve | 2,951 | 8.8 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,893 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 33,332 | 50.5 | -0.5 | ||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Clydesdale | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Party | Karen Gillon | 14,800 | 46.62 | +2.6 | |
| Scottish National Party | John Brady | 8,129 | 25.06 | -8 | |
| Conservative Party | Alastair Campbell | 5,174 | 15.95 | +1.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fraser Grieve | 2,338 | 7.21 | -1.78 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | Owen Meharry | 1,422 | 4.38 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Morrision | 579 | 1.78 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,671 | 23.51 | +13.64 | ||
| Turnout | 32,442 | 50.95 | -9.66 | ||
| Labour Party hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Clydesdale | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Party | Karen Gillon | 16,755 | 43.02 | N/A | |
| Scottish National Party | Anne Winning | 12,875 | 33.06 | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | Charles Cormack | 5,814 | 14.93 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Grieve | 3,503 | 78.99 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,880 | 9.87 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,324 | 60.61 | N/A | ||
| Labour Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
