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Encyclopedia > East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency)

East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced East Kilbride and some of Clydesdale for the 2005 general election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ...


The constituency is dominated by the town of East Kilbride. East Kilbride is a town in West Central Scotland, about 10 miles south of Glasgow. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

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The Right Honourable Adam Ingram (born January 1, 1947) is a Scottish politician, and member of Parliament for East Kilbride. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Ingram 23264 48.7% -4.3
SNP Douglas Edwards 8541 17.9% -5.8
Liberal Democrats John Oswald 7904 16.6% +6.6
Conservative Tony Lewis 4776 10.0% +0.3
Scottish Green Kirsten Robb 1575 3.3% +3.3
Independent Rose Gentle 1513 3.2% +3.2
Independent John Houston 160 0.3% +0.3
Majority 14723 30.8%
Turnout 47733 63.5 +1.6
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General Election 2001: East Kilbride
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Ingram 22,205 53.3 -3.3
SNP Archie Buchanan 9,450 22.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hawthorn 4,278 10.3 +3.0
Conservative Margaret McCulloch 4,238 10.2 -1.8
SSP David Stevenson 1,519 3.6 N/A
Majority 12,755 30.6
Turnout 41,690 62.6 -12.2
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Adam Ingram (born January 1, 1947) is a Scottish politician, and member of Parliament for East Kilbride. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Adam Ingram (born January 1, 1947) is a Scottish politician, and member of Parliament for East Kilbride. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (148 words)
Edinburgh East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
The constituency covers the east of Edinburgh, and is predominantly urban.
Prior to 1885, the constituency was part of the constituency of Edinburgh.
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