Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe new MSP said in her acceptance speech: "I'd like to thank the fantastic folk of Uddingston & Bellshill - I'm truly humbled that they've placed their confidence and trust in me.
Our people are our biggest asset."Bryan Flannagan of the Conservatives was third with 4569 votes, while Dawn Marian Ferguson Allan of the Liberal Democrats polled 821.A total of 36,127 votes were cast, giving a turnout of 61 per cent - up more than nine per cent on the 2016 election, in common with the four neighbouring North Lanarkshire constituencies.
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