Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke is represented in the House of Commons by Pamela Nash (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Pamela Nash (Labour) won 19,168 votes, 49.1% of the valid vote; Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party) came second with 12,083. 39,026 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,777, 54.4% of those registered. The majority was 7,085.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke has the 54th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.7%).
In 2024/25, 13.7% of children under 16 in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (2,394) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 16.6% in 2021/22 to 12.8% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,805 local units for March 2026.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 69.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.0 points. 27.2% were economically inactive.
Residents of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £40,278 for workplace jobs and £41,559 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,227. The residents' figure ranks 190th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,950, or 3.1% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,860.
MP
Pamela Nash, Labour
- MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Pamela Nash on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Pamela Nash in Hansard, from 9 June 2026 to 14 September 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 33 spoken contributions by Pamela Nash since 4 July 2024.
I wholeheartedly welcome the Government’s action to secure the Speciality Steel UK sites in England.
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By ending Tory austerity and increasing the settlement to the Scottish Government by nearly £12 billion, this UK Labour Government have provided adequate funding for the SNP to properly resource Scotland’s rural economy.
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I appreciate that the right hon. Gentleman wants to make a political point about the Windsor framework, but does he accept that wide consultation was carried out by the Government in Northern Ireland ahead of these regulations?
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I appreciate my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for the publication of the defence investment plan, but I do not think it is within the scope of this Bill and it is definitely above my pay grade as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Defence Ministers.
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his very helpful intervention. For the reasons I have set out, we are getting to the point where we are losing experienced staff and equipment is in danger of going out of date. Time is running out very quickly for Dalzell.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Nash | Labour | 19,168 | 49.1% | +21.6 |
| Marion Fellows | Scottish National Party | 12,083 | 31.0% | −15.0 |
| Robert McLaughlan | Reform UK | 3,004 | 7.7% | |
| Oyebola Ajala | Conservative | 2,415 | 6.2% | −15.0 |
| Gordon Miller | Scottish Green Party | 1,200 | 3.1% | |
| Hayley Bennie | Liberal Democrat | 822 | 2.1% | −1.9 |
| Gus Ferguson | British Unionist Party B.U.P. | 158 | 0.4% | |
| Neil Wilson | UK Independence Party | 110 | 0.3% | −1.1 |
| Ross Hagen | Scottish Libertarian Party | 66 | 0.2% |
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 49.1% | Scottish National Party 31.0% | 7,085 | 54.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 45.9% | Labour 27.5% | 8,294 | 62.1% |
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
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- North Lanarkshire S12000050
- South Lanarkshire S12000029
Who has power over Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
Every body that makes decisions for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, 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
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke this page: Pamela Nash (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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?
Pamela Nash (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?
The House of Commons Library records 19,168 votes for Pamela Nash of Labour and a majority of 7,085; 54.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,950, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,559 (April 2025).
How many children in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke live in low income families?
2,394 children under 16, 13.7%, 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.