Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population64,322 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPJamie Hepburn
Council areaNorth Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt agus Cill Saidh) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) 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 Jamie Hepburn of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.


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