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Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge and Chryston (Gaelic: Coatbridge agus Chryston) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Coatbridge and Chryston
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Coatbridge and Chryston shown within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionCentral Scotland and Lothians West
Electorate59,023 (2026)[1]
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPFulton MacGregor
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire

The seat has been held by Fulton MacGregor of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

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The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region are Airdrie, Almond Valley, Bathgate, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill.[3] The region covers all of the Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian council areas, and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Prior to 2026, Coatbridge and Chryston formed part of the Central Scotland region. The other eight constituencies of this region were: Airdrie and Shotts, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill. The region covered all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2005

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, using the name and boundaries of the existing Coatbridge and Chryston constituency of the UK Parliament. Ahead of the 2005 United Kingdom general election the House of Commons constituencies in Scotland were altered, whilst the existing Scottish Parliament constituencies were retained, and there is now no longer any link between the two sets of boundaries.[4] Coatbridge and Chryston has continued to be used as a constituency for the Scottish Parliament, although its boundaries have been revised at subsequent boundary reviews.

Following the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries the electoral wards used to define Coatbridge and Chryston were:

When redrawn following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the following electoral wards were used to redefine the seat:[2]

Coatbridge and Chryston is one of four Scottish Parliament constituencies covering the North Lanarkshire council area, the others being Airdrie, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, and Motherwell and Wishaw; Uddingston and Bellshill spans parts of both North and South Lanarkshire. All five are within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election results

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2026

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2026 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston[1][5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fulton MacGregor[a] 14,458 49.1 Decrease 8.4 9,817 33.3 Decrease 17.5
Labour Kieron Higgins 7,682 26.1 Decrease 5.0 6,546 22.2 Decrease 2.1
Reform Mandy Lindsay 5,145 17.5 New 5,452 18.5 Increase 18.4
Green 3,811 12.9 Increase 7.0
Conservative Andy Bruce 1,109 3.8 Decrease 4.7 1,295 4.4 Decrease 8.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Mancini[7] 1,048 3.6 Increase 1.9 913 3.1 Increase 1.6
AtLS 448 1.5 New
Scottish Family 289 1.0 Increase 0.3
ISP 280 0.9 New
Independent Green Voice 254 0.9 Increase 0.2
Scottish Socialist 166 0.6 New
Workers Party 74 0.3 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 52 0.2 Steady
Advance UK 37 0.1 New
Scottish Libertarian 30 0.1 New
UKIP 11 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Majority 6,776 23.0 Decrease 3.4
Valid votes 29,442 29,475
Invalid votes 153 125
Turnout 29,595 50.1 Decrease 13.1 29,600 50.1 Decrease 13.1
SNP hold Swing Decrease 1.7
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency

2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston[8][9]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fulton MacGregor[a] 20,577 57.5 Increase9.5 18,191 50.8 Increase2.3
Labour Michael McPake 11,140 31.1 Decrease3.6 8,724 24.3 Decrease5.2
Conservative Gordon Macdonald 3,028 8.5 Decrease1.6 4,546 12.7 Increase1.4
Green 2,125 5.9 Increase1.2
Alba 684 1.9 New
Liberal Democrats Mhairi Macdonald 622 1.7 Increase0.2 534 1.5 Increase0.3
All for Unity 248 0.7 New
Scottish Family Leo Lanahan 411 1.1 New 240 0.7 New
Independent Green Voice 220 0.7 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 76 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian 62 0.2 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 54 0.2 New
Reform 47 0.1 New
Independent Paddy Hogg 43 0.1 New
UKIP 35 0.1 Decrease2.7
Majority 9,437 26.4 Increase13.1
Valid votes 35,778 35,829
Invalid votes 113 75
Turnout 35,891 63.2 Increase9.8 35,904 63.2 Increase9.8
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston[10][11]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fulton MacGregor 13,605 48.0 Increase7.5 13,775 48.5 Increase7.0
Labour Elaine Smith 9,826 34.7 Decrease17.5 8,369 29.5 Decrease12.6
Conservative Robyn Halbert 2,868 10.1 Increase4.4 3,201 11.3 Increase6.5
Green John Wilson 1,612 5.7 New 1,347 4.7 Increase2.7
UKIP 503 2.7 Increase1.4
Solidarity 394 1.4 Increase1.0
Liberal Democrats Jenni Lang 423 1.5 Decrease0.1 353 1.2 Increase0.1
RISE 184 0.6 New
Scottish Christian 219 0.8 Decrease0.8
Independent Deryck Beaumont 34 0.1 New
Majority 3,779 13.3 N/A
Valid votes 28,334 28,379
Invalid votes 73 34
Turnout 28,407 53.4 Increase7.6 28,413 53.4 Increase7.7
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase12.6
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston[12]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Smith 12,161 52.2 N/A 9,805 42.1 N/A
SNP John Wilson 9,420 40.5 N/A 9,675 41.5 N/A
Conservative Jason Lingiah 1,317 5.7 N/A 1,123 4.8 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 525 2.3 N/A
Green 463 2.0 N/A
Scottish Christian 364 1.6 N/A
Socialist Labour 342 1.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland 381 1.6 N/A 247 1.1 N/A
BNP 219 0.9 N/A
Scottish Socialist 119 0.5 N/A
Solidarity 90 0.4 N/A
Independent Hugh O'Donnell 85 0.4 N/A
UKIP 72 0.3 N/A
Others 183 0.8 N/A
Majority 2,741 11.7 N/A
Valid votes 23,279 23,312
Invalid votes 105 76
Turnout 23,279 45.7 N/A 23,388 45.7 N/A
Labour win (new boundaries)
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2000s

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2007 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Smith 11,860 46.1 −10.1
SNP Frances McGlinchey 7,350 28.6 +8.3
Conservative Ross Thomson 2,305 9.0 +0.5
Independent Julie McAnulty 1,843 7.2 New
Liberal Democrats Doreen Nisbet 1,519 5.9 −1.0
Scottish Voice Gaille McCann 848 3.3 New
Majority 4,510 17.5 −18.4
Turnout 25,725 47.3 +1.0
Labour hold Swing -9.2
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Smith 13,422 56.25 −3.10
SNP James Gribben 4,851 20.33 −4.57
Conservative Donald Reece 2,041 8.55 −0.94
Scottish Socialist Gordon Martin 1,911 8.01 New
Liberal Democrats Doreen Nisbit 1,637 6.86 +0.60
Majority 8,571 35.92 +1.47
Turnout 23,862 46.32 −11.56
Labour hold Swing

1990s

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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Smith 17,923 59.35 N/A
SNP Peter Kearney 7,519 24.90 N/A
Conservative Gordon Lind 2,867 9.49 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jane Hook 1,889 6.26 N/A
Majority 10,404 34.45 N/A
Turnout 30,198 57.88 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

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Citations

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  1. 1 2 "Scottish Parliamentary Election – Thursday, 7 May 2026". North Lanarkshire Council. North Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
  3. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "SPE Region Coatbridge and Chryston Totals [248.77 KB]". North Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Coatbridge and Chryston - Scottish Parliament". 8 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Our candidates for the Holyrood Election". Scottish Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Constituencies A-Z | Coatbridge & Chryston, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
  9. ↑ "Scottish Parliament Elections 6 May 2021". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Central Scotland – 2016 Results and 2021 Candidates". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

Bibliography

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See also

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