Coatbridge and Bellshill: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Frank McNally (Labour) is the MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Frank McNally took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,291 votes (49.8%), ahead of Steven Bonnar (Scottish National Party) on 12,947. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 53.3% (38,731 of 72,667); the winning margin was 6,344 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
2,860 business sites were registered in Coatbridge and Bellshill in March 2026 (2,835 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
2,557 children in Coatbridge and Bellshill were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 15.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 14.2% in 2024/25, from 17.7% in 2021/22.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,965 for jobs in Coatbridge and Bellshill and £39,743 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £38,575. The residents' figure ranks 246th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 77.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.6 points. The economically inactive share was 19.3%.
In September 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Coatbridge and Bellshill were claimants (1,935 people). September 2025 had 1,915.
MP
Frank McNally, Labour
- MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Frank McNally on this site
In Parliament
What Frank McNally said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 81 spoken contributions by Frank McNally since 4 July 2024.
I pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Redditch (Chris Bloore) and for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for the work they have done on this issue over many months. On 11 September this year, my constituents Helen and Joe lost their bank cards in Coatbridge town centre.
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I thank my hon. Friend for her statement. As I have mentioned in the House before, my constituent Mr Fraser served as a prison officer until he retired in 2020, yet six years on he is still waiting for his accurate pension.
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My hon. Friend knows that actions have consequences, but so does inaction. Ultimately, the consistent failure of the Conservatives over many years to address the challenges in the North sea has seen 70,000 jobs lost.
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Businesses such as Cairnhill Structures in Coatbridge play a critical role in supporting infrastructure repairs in Ukraine, including the rebuilding of bridges destroyed by Russian forces, to help reconnect Ukrainian communities. Does my right hon.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Wishart, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist).
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McNally | Labour | 19,291 | 49.8% | +13.5 |
| Steven Bonnar | Scottish National Party | 12,947 | 33.4% | −13.9 |
| Fiona McRae | Reform UK | 2,601 | 6.7% | |
| Christina Sandhu | Conservative | 1,382 | 3.6% | −8.3 |
| Patrick McAleer | Scottish Green Party | 1,229 | 3.2% | +1.6 |
| Emma Farthing | Liberal Democrat | 671 | 1.7% | −1.3 |
| Leo Lanahan | Scottish Family Party | 429 | 1.1% | |
| Drew Gilchrist | Communist Party of Britain | 181 | 0.5% |
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 49.8% | Scottish National Party 33.4% | 6,344 | 53.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 47.4% | Labour 36.3% | 5,084 | 63.3% |
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
Coatbridge and Bellshill lies within North Lanarkshire.
- North Lanarkshire S12000050
Who has power over Coatbridge and Bellshill
Every body that makes decisions for Coatbridge and Bellshill, 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
- Coatbridge and Bellshill this page: Frank McNally (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 Coatbridge and Bellshill?
UK Parliament lists Frank McNally, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Bellshill since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Coatbridge and Bellshill?
Frank McNally (Labour) won with 19,291 votes, a majority of 6,344, on a turnout of 53.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Coatbridge and Bellshill?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,935 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Coatbridge and Bellshill?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,743 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Coatbridge and Bellshill live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,557 (15.4% 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.