Scotland · 71,777Boundary · 2023

Motherwell, Wishaw & Carluke

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Motherwell and Wishaw.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024.

Actively championing local economic and welfare causes, Nash has secured a notable win for her constituency -- lobbying the Business Secretary to confirm Motherwell's Dalzell Steelworks is "front and centre" of the government's steel strategy. She also publicly welcomed the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap, citing specific local impact figures, and has been vocal in opposing a proposed downgrade of Wishaw's neonatal unit. Her one rebel vote -- breaking with Labour on a Crime and Policing Bill package covering measures including child sexual abuse limitation periods and protections for emergency workers -- stands out against an otherwise near-perfect 99.8% party alignment record.

At 84% voting participation, Nash is broadly in line with Commons averages. Her speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, cost-of-living, and energy -- consistent with her public campaigning on steel and welfare. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and housing development, but notably low scores on climate action (46%) and tough-on-crime measures (24%). Compared to Labour colleagues, she votes more consistently in favour of armed forces welfare (+26 percentage points above the party average) and tenant rights, while deviating significantly below the party on anti-sexual-exploitation votes (-31 percentage points) -- a gap worth noting given limited context to explain it.

409
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash

Labour Party

Pamela Nash is the Labour MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.409 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Nash 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
Taxation
88
Economy
87
Crime & Policing
41
Employment
41
Education
36
Constitution and Democracy
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 117 Jun 2025
No
§ 08The local picture.3 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Motherwell South East RavenscraigKaye HarmonLabour P
Motherwell WestDavid Crichton1,261Scottish
Motherwell WestLorraine Nolan869Conserva
Motherwell WestPaul Kelly1,105Labour P
WishawBob Burgess980Conserva
WishawFiona Fotheringham1,687Scottish
WishawFrank McKay1,138Labour P
WishawJim Hume719Scottish
Median income
£28,000
HMRC SPI 2024
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