Scotland · 70,350Boundary · 2023

Cumbernauld & Kirkintilloch

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024.

Katrina Murray's most notable recent actions centre on assisted dying and welfare. She broke with the Labour majority in June 2025, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and opposing several of its amendments -- placing her among a minority of Labour MPs who opposed the legislation on conscience grounds. Earlier, in April 2025, she publicly warned that government welfare cuts would push people into "deeper poverty" and launched a local consultation on disability benefit changes, drawing coverage for criticising her own government's proposals -- though she stopped short of committing to vote against them. A July 2025 procedural rebel vote, backing a motion to sit in private that was overwhelmingly rejected, adds a minor further note of divergence.

Murray's participation rate of 75% is below the Commons average, and she votes with Labour 96% of the time -- a broadly loyal record punctuated by the assisted dying votes. Her stance profile shows full alignment with the government's budget and core agenda, strong support for workers' rights and crime legislation, but notably low scores on pro-business interests and parliamentary scrutiny measures. Her 24 contributions across 13 debates have concentrated on economy and jobs, local government, crime, and social care, consistent with a focus on constituency-level concerns. She is a significantly less frequent supporter of assisted dying access than the Labour average (-46 percentage points).

349
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Murray’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.387 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Murray has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
76
Taxation
65
Crime & Policing
41
Employment
40
Education
36
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Motion to sit in private11 Jul 2025
Aye
Motion to sit in private07 Mar 2025
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Cumbernauld EastAdam Smith460Scottish
Cumbernauld EastBarry McCulloch1,022Labour P
Cumbernauld EastClaire Barclay1,704Scottish
Cumbernauld EastTom Johnston970Scottish
Cumbernauld NorthAlan Masterton2,157Scottish
Cumbernauld NorthDanish Ashraf1,399Scottish
Cumbernauld NorthGordon Currie1,003Conserva
Cumbernauld NorthTom Fisher1,428Labour P
Cumbernauld SouthAnn Ballinger1,089Scottish
Cumbernauld SouthJames McPhilemy1,374Labour P
Cumbernauld SouthPeter McDade656Labour P
Cumbernauld SouthWilliam Goldie959Scottish
Median income
£27,900
HMRC SPI 2024
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