Lanark and Hamilton East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Lanark and Hamilton East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Lanark and Hamilton East in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Angela Crawley (SNP) |
| Created from |
Clydesdale Hamilton North & Bellshill Hamilton South |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 55°31′26″N 3°42′14″W / 55.524°N 3.704°W
Lanark and Hamilton East 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 covers parts of the former Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies, 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, East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow and Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
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