Historically Labour until SNP’s landslide election victory of 2015 won them 56 of 59 seats, the constituency of East Kilbride and Strathaven is…
MORE investment, cheaper public transport and better shops are some of the key issues East Kilbride people want their new MP to tackle.
University student Laura Young, 20, who has lived in East Kilbride her whole life, said:"The biggest issue for young people is the state of public transport. Travelling to and from uni each day takes multiple hours by bus and costs a significant amount of money by train. The Young Scot rail discount ends at 18 and free bus travel at 22."Also, the quality of high street shopping has declined in East Kilbride, so many shops have closed, so you have to travel outwith the town.
Historically Labour until SNP’s landslide election victory of 2015 won them 56 of 59 seats, the constituency of East Kilbride and Strathaven is facing an interesting election day. He added: “Wes Streeting's NHS comments about ‘holding the door wide open to the private sector’ get mentioned a lot to me.
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