Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Coatbridge and Chryston
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Coatbridge and Chryston shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population72,162 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPFulton MacGregor
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire

Coatbridge and Chryston (Gaelic: Coatbridge agus Chryston) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of North Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by Fulton MacGregor of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.


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