Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Hamilton South (UK Parliament constituency).

Hamilton South
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Hamilton South shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Former constituency
Created1999
Abolished2011
Council areaSouth Lanarkshire

Hamilton South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it was also one of ten constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was abolished ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, with the area covered being split between the seats of Rutherglen, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, and Uddingston and Bellshill.

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