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Airdrie and Shotts

Every general election and by-election in Airdrie and Shotts since 1997. Latest: Kenneth Stevenson, Labour, majority 7,547.

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Member of Parliament

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,547

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Kenneth Stevenson ElectedLabour18,87151.5%
Anum Qaisar sitting MPScottish National Party11,32430.9%
David HallReform UK2,9718.1%
Alexandra HerdmanConservative1,6964.6%
Lewis YounieLiberal Democrats7252.0%
Josh RobertsonAlba Party6231.7%
John LeckieBritish Unionist Party B.U.P.4561.2%
Valid votes36,666
Majority7,54720.6%

Lab gain from SNP Turnout 52.2% of 70,199 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19972001200520102015201720192024Labour, 1997: 61.8%Labour, 2001: 58.2%Labour, 2005: 59.0%Labour, 2010: 58.2%Labour, 2015: 34.1%Labour, 2017: 37.1%Labour, 2019: 32.0%Labour, 2024: 51.5%Scottish National Party, 1997: 24.4%Scottish National Party, 2001: 19.3%Scottish National Party, 2005: 16.5%Scottish National Party, 2010: 23.6%Scottish National Party, 2015: 53.9%Scottish National Party, 2017: 37.6%Scottish National Party, 2019: 45.1%Scottish National Party, 2024: 30.9%Conservative, 1997: 8.9%Conservative, 2001: 6.2%Conservative, 2005: 9.9%Conservative, 2010: 8.7%Conservative, 2015: 7.7%Conservative, 2017: 23.2%Conservative, 2019: 17.6%Conservative, 2024: 4.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 8.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.0%
Vote share in Airdrie and Shotts at each general election Lab SNP Con LD

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Airdrie and Shotts lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Airdrie and Shotts (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Kenneth StevensonSNP7,54720.652.2%Lab gain from SNP
By-election May 2021SNP Anum Qaisar-JavedLab1,7578.134.3%SNP hold
2019SNP Neil GrayLab5,20113.162.1%SNP hold
2017SNP Neil GrayLab1950.559.2%SNP hold
2015SNP Neil GrayLab8,77919.866.3%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Pamela NashSNP12,40834.657.5%Lab hold
2005LabSNP14,08442.553.6%
2001LabSNP12,34038.954.4%Lab hold
1997LabSNP15,41237.471.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Airdrie and Shotts?

Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) won Airdrie and Shotts at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,547.

Which parties have won Airdrie and Shotts?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1997: Labour 5, Scottish National Party 3.

Which region is Airdrie and Shotts in?

Airdrie and Shotts is in Scotland.

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