East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Major settlements | East Kilbride, Strathaven, Lesmahagow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Lisa Cameron (SNP) |
| Created from |
East Kilbride Clydesdale |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 55°23′24″N 3°39′40″W / 55.390°N 3.661°W
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005. It replaced East Kilbride and some of Clydesdale, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
As created by the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the constituency is one of six covering the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area and the South Lanarkshire council area. The other five constituencies are: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East and Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
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