UK Explained

Hamilton and Clyde Valley

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

Your MP at a glance

Imogen Walker, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Hamilton and Clyde Valley 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 206 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £794£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 345 areas and lower than 303.

UK 3.9%This area 3.3%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
Hamilton and Clyde Valley£7943.3%
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard£7963.3%
Dartford£8003.3%
Aberdeen South£8023.2%
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
Imogen Walker

Labour

MAJORITY
9,472

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
56%

of people who could vote did

Imogen Walker won with 50% of the votes, and Ross Clark (Scottish National Party) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Labour50% · 21,020
Scottish National Party27% · 11,548
Conservative11% · 4,589
Reform UK8% · 3,299
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,511
UK Independence Party0% · 117
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Imogen WalkerLabour21,02049.9%
Ross ClarkScottish National Party11,54827.4%
Richard NelsonConservative4,58910.9%
Lisa JudgeReform UK3,2997.8%
Kyle BurnsLiberal Democrat1,5113.6%
Christopher HoUK Independence Party1170.3%

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
£794 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
3.3%
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