2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election
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The 2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held on 5 June 2025 to elect a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, Christina McKelvie of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on 27 March 2025. The Scottish Labour candidate, Davy Russell, won with 8,559 votes (31.6%). In second-place was the SNP candidate, Katy Loudon, with 7,957 votes (29.4%). This gave Scottish Labour a majority of 602 votes over the SNP. 27,155 votes were verified out of a total electorate in the consistency of 61,485, resulting in a turnout of 44.2%, down from 60.7% in the constituency in the last election there in 2021.
Infobox
Turnout
44.2% (16.5 pp)
Candidate
Ross Lambie
Party
Reform
Popular vote
7,088
Percentage
26.1%
Swing
New
Tables
2025 Scottish Parliament by-election: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse[42][6][43] · Results
Rejected ballots
Rejected ballots
Party
Rejected ballots
Party
46
Candidate
0.2
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
602
Candidate
2.2
Votes
N/A
Registered electors
Registered electors
Party
Registered electors
Party
61,485
Votes
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
27,155
Candidate
44.2
Votes
16.5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | mw- ±% | |
| Labour | Davy Russell | 8,559 | 31.6 | 2.0 | |
| SNP | Katy Loudon | 7,957 | 29.4 | 16.8 | |
| Reform | Ross Lambie | 7,088 | 26.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Richard Nelson | 1,621 | 6.0 | 11.5 | |
| Green | Ann McGuinness | 695 | 2.6 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aisha Jawaid Mir | 533 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Collette Bradley | 278 | 1.0 | New | |
| Scottish Family | Andy Brady | 219 | 0.8 | New | |
| Independent | Marc Wilkinson | 109 | 0.4 | New | |
| UKIP | Janice Elizabeth Mackay | 50 | 0.2 | New | |
| Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 602 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 61,485 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 27,155 | 44.2 | 16.5 | ||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 7.4 | |||
2021 Scottish Parliament election: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse[49] · Previous result
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
4,582
Candidate
12.6
Votes
−6.1
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
36,420
Candidate
60.9
Votes
+10.6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | Christina McKelvie | 16,761 | 46.2 | −2.1 | |
| Labour | Monica Lennon | 12,179 | 33.6 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Meghan Gallacher | 6,332 | 17.5 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark McGeever | 1,012 | 2.8 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 4,582 | 12.6 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 36,420 | 60.9 | +10.6 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | –6.2 | |||
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