Hamilton and Clyde Valley parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Imogen Walker

  Labour Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The South Lanarkshire Council: Hamilton South ward

Local Councillors

There are four local Councillors representing you.

• Celine Handibode

  Labour Party
  

• Gavin Wylie Keatt

  Labour Party
  

• John Ross

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Helen Toner

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

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Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse

• Christina McKelvie

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland representing you.

• Meghan Gallacher

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Mark Griffin

  Labour Party
  

• Stephen Kerr

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Monica Lennon

  Labour Party
  

• Richard Leonard

  Labour Party
  

• Gillian Mackay

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Graham Simpson

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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