Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Aileen Campbell | Votes 14,821 | 44.0% | Net percentage change in seats −5.9 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Alex Allison | Votes 8,842 | 26.2% | Net percentage change in seats +11.9 |
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LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Claudia Beamish | Votes 6,995 | 20.7% | Net percentage change in seats −15.0 |
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IND Independent |
Candidates Danny Meikle | Votes 1,332 | 4.0% | Net percentage change in seats +4.0 |
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CSSI Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent |
Candidates Bev Gauld | Votes 909 | 2.7% | Net percentage change in seats +2.7 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Jennifer Jamieson Ball | Votes 820 | 2.4% | Net percentage change in seats +2.4 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
5,979Turnout
57.7%Constituency Profile
Clydesdale is a large, sparsely populated seat following the routes of the River Clyde and the M74 south and east of Hamilton. Some areas were once known for coal mining, such as Carluke, but most of the territory comprises hills and moorland and agricultural land.
The largest towns are Lanark, Biggar and Strathaven, and all are home to various light industries. Although there is no longer mining in the area, the extraction of sand and gravel still takes place around Carstairs, a town also known for its railway junction, as the lines from Glasgow and Edinburgh meet there. The country's state hospital is also located there, a maximum-security psychiatric facility where Scotland's most severe cases of mental illness are treated.
Labour's Karen Gillon took the seat in Scottish elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Aileen Campbell won the seat for the SNP in 2001.