Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
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The vast majority of the constituency comes from Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.[2]
The constituency will comprise the following wards of North Lanarkshire:[3]
- Motherwell North, Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, Motherwell West, Murdostoun and Wishaw from the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency:
And from South Lanarkshire:[3]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Traditionalist", with right-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. Incomes and house prices in the seat are well below UK averages.[4]
References
- ↑ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ↑ "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- 1 2 "New Seat Details - Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Motherwell,%20Wishaw%20and%20Carluke
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