# Hamilton and Clyde Valley

South Scotland. About 98,951 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 257 square kilometres.

Imogen Walker has been the Labour MP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley since July 2024. They won by 9,472 votes on a 55.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000092. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

Imogen Walker has been the Labour MP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley since July 2024.
They won by 9,472 votes on a 55.8% turnout.

MP: [Imogen Walker](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5136) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Hamilton and Clyde Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Imogen Walker (elected) | Labour | 21,020 | 49.9% |
| Ross Clark | Scottish National Party | 11,548 | 27.4% |
| Richard Nelson | Conservative | 4,589 | 10.9% |
| Lisa Judge | Reform UK | 3,299 | 7.8% |
| Kyle Burns | Liberal Democrat | 1,511 | 3.6% |
| Christopher Ho | UK Independence Party | 117 | 0.3% |

Electorate 75,480. Turnout 55.8%. Majority 9,472 (22.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3513

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 22.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Hamilton and Clyde Valley had a majority of 22.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 173rd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 55.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Hamilton and Clyde Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 55.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 182nd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 97,394** (2021). Hamilton and Clyde Valley had 97,394 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 218th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in Hamilton and Clyde Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S14000092) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 9% of people in Hamilton and Clyde Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S14000092) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hamilton and Clyde Valley.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S14000092) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hamilton and Clyde Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S14000092) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hamilton and Clyde Valley had 97,394 usual residents at the census.

## How Hamilton and Clyde Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 22.5% | 173rd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 55.8% | joint 182nd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 97,394 | 218th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 9% | joint 179th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Hamilton and Clyde Valley?

Hamilton and Clyde Valley had 97,394 usual residents at the census.
Hamilton and Clyde Valley is the 218th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

Most of Hamilton and Clyde Valley lies in South Lanarkshire. These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Hamilton and Clyde Valley itself. [See South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)

- **Average house price: £185,267** (July 2026). South Lanarkshire’s average house price was £185,267 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,126** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Lanarkshire earned a median of £41,126 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 118th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in South Lanarkshire costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 334,330** (2025). South Lanarkshire’s population was an estimated 334,330 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Hamilton and Clyde Valley in brief

The winner in Hamilton and Clyde Valley had a majority of 22.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Hamilton and Clyde Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 55.8%.
Hamilton and Clyde Valley had 97,394 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Hamilton and Clyde Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000092
- Council: [South Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 257 km²
- People, mid-2024: 98,951*
- Wards: 4
- Middle areas: 24
- Neighbourhoods: 135
- Output areas: 829

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[East Kilbride and Strathaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-kilbride-and-strathaven), [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale), [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke), [Rutherglen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutherglen), [Kilmarnock and Loudoun](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kilmarnock-and-loudoun), [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill)

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## Latest updates for Hamilton and Clyde Valley

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S14000092

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