Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland 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.

Not to be confused with Coatbridge and Chryston (UK Parliament constituency).

Coatbridge and Chryston
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Coatbridge and Chryston shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created	1999
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Fulton MacGregor
Council area	North Lanarkshire

Electoral region

See also: Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland region are 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 covers 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

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.[1]

The rest of the North Lanarkshire area is covered by Airdrie and Shotts, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill, which are also within the Central Scotland electoral region.

Following the Boundary Review the electoral wards used in the creation of Coatbridge and Chryston are:

• In full: Strathkelvin, Coatbridge North and Glenboig, Coatbridge West, Coatbridge South

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Elaine Smith	Scottish Labour Party
	2016	Fulton MacGregor	Scottish National Party

Election results

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SNP	Fulton MacGregor	13,605	48.0	+7.5
	Labour	Elaine Smith	9,826	34.7	-17.5
	Conservative	Robyn Halbert	2,868	10.1	+4.4
	Scottish Green	John Wilson	1,612	5.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	Jenni Lang	423	1.5	-0.1
Majority			3,779	13.3	N/A
Turnout			28,334	52.3	+7.4
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	+12.6

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Coatbridge and Chryston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Elaine Smith	12,161	52.2	+4.5
	SNP	John Wilson	9,420	40.5	+11.1
	Conservative	Jason Lingiah	1,317	5.7	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ackland	381	1.6	-2.9
Majority			2,741	11.7	N/A
Turnout			23,279	44.9	-2.4
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2000s

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	N/A
	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

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)

Notes

1. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine