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 Jamie Hepburn | Votes 17,015 | 60.1% | Net percentage change in seats +6.3 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Mark Griffin | Votes 7,537 | 26.6% | Net percentage change in seats −13.5 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Anthony Newman | Votes 3,068 | 10.8% | Net percentage change in seats +6.3 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Irene Lang | Votes 688 | 2.4% | Net percentage change in seats +1.0 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
9,478Turnout
56.7%Constituency Profile
Cumbernauld is situated 15 miles north-east of Glasgow, with Kilsyth a smaller near neighbour to the north across the River Kelvin. In taking up the over-spilling population of Glasgow after World War II, the North Lanarkshire town grew to the extent it was granted new town status in 1956, and its population now numbers almost 50,000.
Cumbernauld won the 2001 and 2005 "Carbuncle Awards", a satirical architecture prize for "the most dismal town in Scotland", which North Lanarkshire Council called "ridiculous" and "unhelpful". However, Cumbernauld was later named "Best Town" at the Scottish Design Awards in 2012, and was lauded by the Royal Town Planning Institute in 2014. The economy of both Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is largely based on light industries, including computing and engineering.
Labour's Cathy Craigie was elected to the seat in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007. Jamie Hepburn won the constituency in 2011 for the SNP.