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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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Christina McKelvie | Votes 13,945 | 48.3% | Net percentage change in seats +0.2 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Margaret McCulloch | Votes 8,508 | 29.5% | Net percentage change in seats −9.9 |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Margaret Mitchell | Votes 5,596 | 19.4% | Net percentage change in seats +9.3 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Eileen Baxendale | Votes 836 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats +0.5 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
5,437Turnout
50.1%Constituency Profile
Hamilton is the hub of this constituency and features prosperous commuter belt suburbs. Journeys into the city of Glasgow are made easier by the M74 running through its eastern half.
The South Lanarkshire town of Larkhall is inside the boundaries of this constituency. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley and like so many towns in the area is part of a popular commuter belt. Historically, this part of Scotland was known for its mining, weaving and textiles. Most of the traditional industries have now closed. The telephone and internet-based retail banker First Direct has a large call centre in Hamilton, so too has HSBC.
In 1999, the then leader of South Lanarkshire council, Tom McCabe, won the seat for Labour. He retained it in 2003 and 2007. In the Holyrood election of 2011, Christina McKelvie won for the SNP. Mr McCabe died in April last year, aged 60.