# Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke South Scotland. About 98,389 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 215 square kilometres. Pamela Nash has been the Labour MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke since July 2024. They won by 7,085 votes on a 54.4% turnout. Constituency. Code S14000099. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## MP and the 2024 result Pamela Nash has been the Labour MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke since July 2024. They won by 7,085 votes on a 54.4% turnout. MP: [Pamela Nash](https://members.parliament.uk/member/3909) (Labour). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pamela Nash (elected) | Labour | 19,168 | 49.1% | | Marion Fellows | Scottish National Party | 12,083 | 31.0% | | Robert McLaughlan | Reform UK | 3,004 | 7.7% | | Oyebola Ajala | Conservative | 2,415 | 6.2% | | Gordon Miller | Scottish Green Party | 1,200 | 3.1% | | Hayley Bennie | Liberal Democrat | 822 | 2.1% | | Gus Ferguson | British Unionist Party B.U.P. | 158 | 0.4% | | Neil Wilson | UK Independence Party | 110 | 0.3% | | Ross Hagen | Scottish Libertarian Party | 66 | 0.2% | Electorate 71,777. Turnout 54.4%. Majority 7,085 (18.2%). 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/3638 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: 18.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 242nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 54.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 149th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 97,479** (2021). Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had 97,479 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 223rd 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/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S14000099) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 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=S14000099) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S14000099) (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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S14000099) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had 97,479 usual residents at the census. ## How Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 18.2% | joint 242nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 54.4% | joint 149th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 97,479 | 223rd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke? Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had 97,479 usual residents at the census. Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is the 223rd least populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire Most of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke lies in South Lanarkshire. These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke itself. [See South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) - **Average house price: £186,196** (August 2026). South Lanarkshire’s average house price was £186,196 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 25th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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. ## Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in brief The winner in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.4%. Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke had 97,479 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: S14000099 - Council: [South Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 215 km² - People, mid-2024: 98,389* - Wards: 6 - Middle areas: 26 - Neighbourhoods: 137 - Output areas: 826 * 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 [Hamilton and Clyde Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley), [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts), [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale), [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston), [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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