Airdrie and Shotts: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) is the MP for Airdrie and Shotts, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) 18,871 votes and Anum Qaisar (Scottish National Party) 11,324, a majority of 7,547. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 52.2% (36,666 of 70,199).
Key figures
What the figures show
2,855 business sites were registered in Airdrie and Shotts in March 2026 (2,790 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 2,415 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 14.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 13.8% in 2024/25, from 19.1% in 2021/22.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 73.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.1 points. The economically inactive share was 25.3%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,149 for jobs in Airdrie and Shotts and £39,854 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £35,258. The residents' figure ranks 239th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,825 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,760.
MP
Kenneth Stevenson, Labour
- MP for Airdrie and Shotts since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kenneth Stevenson on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Kenneth Stevenson's latest words in Parliament, from 4 December 2025 to 27 January 2026. Hansard search returns 51 spoken contributions by Kenneth Stevenson since 4 July 2024.
Yes, of course I would. There is a major move towards making sure that cars in the future, such as Beetles etc, move to electric power.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank) and the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) for securing this important and timely debate. I also say “happy birthday” to my hon.
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After years of increases to the cost of living, my Airdrie and Shotts constituents are understandably impatient for change, and want to see the benefits of economic growth in their communities and in their pockets.
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3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.
While passengers are experiencing short-term pain of long waits as the EU entry-exit system becomes fully operational, can the Minister confirm his Department is working to ensure that the agreement obtained by this Labour Government to allow British access to e-gates will, in …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Stevenson | Labour | 18,871 | 51.5% | +18.4 |
| Anum Qaisar | Scottish National Party | 11,324 | 30.9% | −13.7 |
| David Hall | Reform UK | 2,971 | 8.1% | |
| Alexandra Herdman | Conservative | 1,696 | 4.6% | −12.6 |
| Lewis Younie | Liberal Democrat | 725 | 2.0% | −1.6 |
| Josh Robertson | Alba Party | 623 | 1.7% | |
| John Leckie | British Unionist Party B.U.P. | 456 | 1.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 51.5% | Scottish National Party 30.9% | 7,547 | 52.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 44.6% | Labour 33.1% | 5,324 | 65.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Airdrie and Shotts lies within North Lanarkshire.
- North Lanarkshire S12000050
Who has power over Airdrie and Shotts
Every body that makes decisions for Airdrie and Shotts, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Airdrie and Shotts this page: Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Airdrie and Shotts?
UK Parliament lists Kenneth Stevenson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Airdrie and Shotts?
Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) won with 18,871 votes, a majority of 7,547, on a turnout of 52.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Airdrie and Shotts?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,825 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Airdrie and Shotts?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,854 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Airdrie and Shotts live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,415 (14.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.