East Kilbride and Strathaven: MP, 2024 result and local figures
East Kilbride and Strathaven is represented in the House of Commons by Joani Reid (Labour). Joani Reid took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 22,682 votes (48.6%), ahead of Grant Costello (Scottish National Party) on 13,625. 46,707 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,414, 61.1% of those registered. The majority was 9,057.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, East Kilbride and Strathaven has the 21st lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (11.6%).
1,936 children in East Kilbride and Strathaven were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 11.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 11.3% in 2021/22 to 9.9% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in East Kilbride and Strathaven accounted for 39,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,370 local units for March 2026.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 71.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.6 points. 26.1% were economically inactive.
Jobs based in East Kilbride and Strathaven paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £42,708 for workplace jobs and £42,127 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,795. The residents' figure ranks 171st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,350, or 2.2% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,205.
MP
Joani Reid, Labour
- MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Joani Reid on this site
In Parliament
What Joani Reid said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 29 January 2026 to 25 February 2026). Hansard search returns 66 spoken contributions by Joani Reid since 4 July 2024.
This Government’s increase in defence spending is delivering £2 billion a year for Scotland as well as 12,000 jobs. Does my right hon.
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3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support jobs in the defence manufacturing sector in Scotland.
I thank the Minister for her response. As she rightly outlines, antisemitism is on the rise.
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3. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in levels of antisemitism.
Madam Deputy Speaker, I can confirm that I have written to all the Members I have included in my speech. Another Member talked about Israel’s “blood-soaked tentacles”.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joani Reid | Labour | 22,682 | 48.6% | +27.0 |
| Grant Costello | Scottish National Party | 13,625 | 29.2% | −17.9 |
| Ross Lambie | Conservative | 3,547 | 7.6% | −13.8 |
| David Mills | Reform UK | 3,377 | 7.2% | |
| Ann McGuinness | Scottish Green Party | 1,811 | 3.9% | +1.8 |
| Aisha Mir | Liberal Democrat | 1,074 | 2.3% | −4.6 |
| David Richardson | Scottish Family Party | 505 | 1.1% | |
| Donald MacKay | UK Independence Party | 86 | 0.2% | −0.9 |
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 48.6% | Scottish National Party 29.2% | 9,057 | 61.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 47.0% | Labour 21.6% | 13,169 | 68.8% |
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
East Kilbride and Strathaven lies within South Lanarkshire.
- South Lanarkshire S12000029
Who has power over East Kilbride and Strathaven
Every body that makes decisions for East Kilbride and Strathaven, 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
- East Kilbride and Strathaven this page: Joani Reid (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 East Kilbride and Strathaven?
Joani Reid (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Kilbride and Strathaven?
The House of Commons Library records 22,682 votes for Joani Reid of Labour and a majority of 9,057; 61.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Kilbride and Strathaven?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,350, 2.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in East Kilbride and Strathaven?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,127 (April 2025).
How many children in East Kilbride and Strathaven live in low income families?
1,936 children under 16, 11.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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.