UK Explained

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Represented in Parliament by Katrina Murray (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

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Your MP at a glance

Katrina Murray, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 213 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £790£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 281 areas and lower than 367.

UK 3.9%This area 3.0%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch£7903.0%
Oxford East£7943.1%
Edinburgh South West£7993.1%
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke£7853.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Katrina Murray

Labour

MAJORITY
4,144

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
58%

of people who could vote did

Katrina Murray won with 45% of the votes, and Stuart McDonald (Scottish National Party) came second with 35%.

Votes for each party

Labour45% · 18,513
Scottish National Party35% · 14,369
Reform UK8% · 3,167
Conservative5% · 1,939
Scottish Green Party4% · 1,694
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,294
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Katrina MurrayLabour18,51345.2%
Stuart McDonaldScottish National Party14,36935.1%
Billy RossReform UK3,1677.7%
Satbir GillConservative1,9394.7%
Anne McCrossanScottish Green Party1,6944.1%
Adam HarleyLiberal Democrat1,2943.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£790 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.0%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026