East Kilbride (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency).
| East Kilbride | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Map1: | EastKilbride1997 |
| Map Size: | 260px |
| Map Year: | 2001 |
| Map Entity: | Scotland |
| Year: | 1974 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Towns: | East Kilbride |
East Kilbride was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster) from 1974 until 2005. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
At the 2005 general election it was merged with part of Clydesdale to form the new constituency of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.
The East Kilbride Holyrood constituency, created to be coterminous in 1999, continues in use for elections to the Scottish Parliament.
1974–1983: The burgh of East Kilbride, the fourth district electoral division of Avondale, and the eighth district electoral divisions of Blantyre, High Blantyre, and Stonefield.
1983–1996: East Kilbride District.
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Maurice Miller | Labour | Previously MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove from 1964 | ||
| 1987 | Adam Ingram | Labour | Subsequently, MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow from 2005 | ||
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||||