[1] This was necessitated by Scottish National Party (SNP) rules banning its members from sitting as an MSP and an MP at the same time.

Anum Qaisar-Javed held the seat for the SNP with a decreased majority but an increased share of the vote.

Previous MPs for the seat include the former Labour cabinet ministers Helen Liddell and John Reid,[3] both of whom now sit in the House of Lords.

[4] On 23 March 2021, he made his final speech in the House of Commons,[5] and was appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead a day later.

[1] Jonathan Stanley had already been announced as the Scottish Unionist Party candidate for a potential Airdrie and Shotts by-election in September 2020.