Lanark and Hamilton East

Old parliamentary constituency

This constituency no longer exists. Please select one of the replacement constituencies below

In June 2024, this constituency was replaced by four new constituencies:

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Covers approximately 5% of this old constituency’s population, and 13% of this old constituency’s area.

Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Covers approximately 59% of this old constituency’s population, and 37% of this old constituency’s area.

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Covers approximately 22% of this old constituency’s population, and 47% of this old constituency’s area.

Rutherglen

Covers approximately 13% of this old constituency’s population, and 2% of this old constituency’s area.

Date elected

7th May 2015

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

76%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

52%

57.4% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

49%

51.9% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

85%

84.2% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

24%

24.2% national average

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

36%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

25%

23.7% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

42%

37.6% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Neither agree nor disagree 17% 18.7%
Net agree 74% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Partly agree 39% 38.8%
Partly disagree 7% 5.9%
Strongly agree 35% 33.8%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

42%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

27%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

14%

12.7% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Neither agree nor disagree 22% 23.5%
Net agree 59% 58.8%
Net disagree 18% 17.7%
Somewhat agree 35% 34.7%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10.6%
Strongly agree 24% 24.2%
Strongly disagree 8% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 60% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 40% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

32%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

40%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 10.2% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.4% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 11.2% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 11.6% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 12.6% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 15.5% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 13.4% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 10.1% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 5.2% 5.0%

Country of the UK

Scotland

Estimated child poverty

26.5%

29.4% national average

Number of onshore windfarms

3

0.7 national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves