Editing Airdrie, North Lanarkshire (section)

===Westminster===
The town forms part of the [[United Kingdom constituencies|burgh constituency]] of [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]], electing one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. In 2005, changes to the constituency boundaries saw part of its area transferred to [[Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]], offset by the addition of part of [[Hamilton North and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)|Hamilton North and Bellshill]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/250/contents/made|access-date=31 December 2011|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>

The location has been represented by several prominent Labour MPs in recent years:
*[[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith]], [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for North Lanarkshire 1970–1983 and Monklands East 1983–1994 (Eastern Coatbridge and Airdrie area). Former [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer|Shadow Chancellor]] and then leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] until his untimely death in 1994.<ref>Stuart, Mark, ''John Smith: A Life'' (London: Politico's, 2005), p. 63.</ref>
*[[Helen Liddell]], MP for Monklands East 1994–1997, Airdrie and Shotts 1997–2005, [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] and subsequently Britain's [[List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Australia|High Commissioner to Australia]].<ref>[http://www.lgcplus.com/helen-liddell-appointed-to-transport-minister-post/1419381.article "Helen Liddell Appointed to Transport Minister Post"], ''Local Government Chronicle'', 19 May 1999</ref>
*[[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]], MP for Airdrie and Shotts 2005–2010, a high-profile minister including as the first [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] to be appointed [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/former-airdrie-mp-john-reid-2829681|title=Former Airdrie MP John Reid takes seat in House of Lords|date=4 August 2010|newspaper=Daily Record|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
The current MP for the constituency is the [[Labour Party (UK)|Scottish National Party]]'s [[Kenneth Stevenson (politician)|Anum Qaisar]].<ref>{{cite web |date=12 October 2024 |title=UK Parliament |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5200/contact |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121160950/https://members.parliament.uk/member/4917/contact |archive-date=21 November 2021 |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=members.parliament.uk |publisher=UK Parliament |language=en}}</ref>