Elected Officials

This directory serves people across Blantyre. Community council areas, council wards and parliamentary constituencies have different boundaries. Your home address determines which elected representatives serve you.

Use the official postcode finders for your councillors, your MP and your constituency and regional MSPs. Enter your own postcode and select your address where offered.

Councillors — Ward 15 (Blantyre)

All three councillors represent Ward 15 equally. Council correspondence can be sent c/o South Lanarkshire Council, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA. Councillors and surgery information.

Members Of The UK Parliament (MPs)

Michael Shanks (MP)

Scottish Labour — Rutherglen constituency
For residents whose address is in Rutherglen constituency.

michael.shanks.mp@parliament.uk
0141 319 8998

Constituency office
Aspire Business Centre
16 Farmeloan Road
Rutherglen
G73 1JL

Parliamentary correspondence
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

Official UK Parliament contact page
Michael Shanks MP on Facebook

Imogen Walker (MP)

Labour — Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency
For residents whose address is in Hamilton and Clyde Valley. Check your MP by postcode.

imogen.walker.mp@parliament.uk
01698 694019
136 Quarry Street, Hamilton, ML3 6QS
Official Parliamentary Contact Details
Imogen Walker’s Voting Record

Constituency Members Of The Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

Clare Haughey (MSP)

Scottish National Party — Rutherglen and Cambuslang constituency
For addresses within this Scottish Parliament constituency. Use the postcode finder above to confirm your constituency and region.
Clare.Haughey.msp@parliament.scot
0141 561 5131
85 Main Street, Rutherglen, Glasgow, G73 2JQ
Official Scottish Parliament profile

Alex Kerr (MSP)

Scottish National Party — Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency
For residents whose address falls within this Scottish Parliament constituency. Find Your Constituency And All Seven Regional MSPs.

0131 348 6474
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Alex Kerr’s Official Profile, Contact Details And Voting Record

Regional list members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

The seven members below represent the Glasgow region; this list applies to addresses within that Scottish Parliament region. Everyone in Scotland has one constituency MSP and seven regional MSPs. Find all eight MSPs for your own address, including the appropriate regional list if your address falls outside Glasgow.

Iris Duane (MSP)

Scottish Green Party
Iris.Duane.msp@parliament.scot
Glasgow Collective, 15 East Campbell Street, Glasgow, G1 5DT
Official profile

Patrick Harvie (MSP)

Scottish Green Party
Patrick.Harvie.msp@parliament.scot
0141 552 6111
Glasgow Collective, 15 East Campbell Street, Glasgow, G1 5DT
Official profile

Thomas Kerr (MSP)

Reform UK
Thomas.Kerr.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Official profile

Monica Lennon (MSP)

Scottish Labour
Monica.Lennon.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Official profile

Pauline McNeill (MSP)

Scottish Labour
Pauline.McNeill.MSP@parliament.scot
0131 348 6475
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Official profile

Kim Schmulian (MSP)

Reform UK
Kim.Schmulian.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Official profile

Paul Sweeney (MSP)

Scottish Labour
Paul.Sweeney.msp@parliament.scot
0131 348 6388
Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ
Official profile

Official profile links are supplied so residents can check current surgery arrangements and any later changes. Political parties are shown for identification; Blantyre Community Council is independent and non-party-political.

Voting records and public activity

  • South Lanarkshire councillors: use the linked official profile for each councillor to see election history, committee memberships, outside bodies, interests and surgery information. Named council votes are normally recorded in the relevant meeting papers or minutes rather than in one councillor-by-councillor scorecard. Browse council and committee records.
  • Michael Shanks MP: view his official House of Commons voting record.
  • MSPs: search the Scottish Parliament’s official votes and motions records.

A recorded absence does not necessarily mean an elected representative abstained: they may have been unwell, on official business, paired, or otherwise unable to vote. Follow the linked official record for the context of each vote.

Likely next elections

  • South Lanarkshire Council: the next scheduled Scottish local government election is Thursday 6 May 2027.
  • UK Parliament: the next general election may be called earlier but, under the law as it stands, must be held no later than 15 August 2029.
  • Scottish Parliament: following the election held on 7 May 2026, the next ordinary election would normally be expected in 2031, unless it is held earlier or the law changes.

Election arrangements can change. Follow the official election announcements for confirmed timetables.