Members of Parliament

Members of Parliament, known as MPs, represent you in the UK Parliament. They raise issues from your area, vote on national laws and help with matters that the UK government is responsible for.

Most of South Lanarkshire is covered by three UK parliamentary constituencies. Each area has one MP you can contact for help or to share your views.

Your local MPs

If you live in South Lanarkshire, your MP is likely to be one of the following:

• East Kilbride and Strathaven constituency - Joani Reid MP (Labour)
• Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency - Imogen Walker MP (Labour)
• Rutherglen constituency - Michael Shanks MP (Labour)

Some parts of South Lanarkshire fall within neighbouring constituencies:

• Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale - David Mundell MP (Conservative)
• Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke - Pamela Nash MP (Labour)

Find your MP

If you are not sure which constituency you live in, you can use our postcode search to find your MP. This will also show local and national representatives for your address.

What the UK parliament does

The UK parliament is based at Westminster in London. It makes decisions on issues that are not handled by the Scottish parliament. These include immigration, defence, social security, foreign affairs, employment law and parts of transport and energy.

Areas outside our administration

Some towns in South Lanarkshire are part of constituencies managed by other councils. Carluke, Law, Braidwood and Forth are under the constituency of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, which is administered by North Lanarkshire Council.

Many towns in the Clydesdale area are under the constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, which is administered by Dumfries and Galloway Council.