▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament , ▁Clark ston ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁East wood ▁constitu ency , ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Jackson ▁Car law ▁M SP , ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁party . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁At ▁ ▁( 5 5 . 7 8 5 ° , ▁− 4 . 2 7 6 ° ) ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Scotland ' s ▁Central ▁Low lands . ▁The ▁community ▁lies ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Bar r head , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁East ▁Kil b ride ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁The ▁territory ▁of ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁cont igu ous ▁with ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Glasgow , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁fifth - larg est ▁con urb ation . ▁ ▁Clark ston ▁experiences ▁a ▁temper ate ▁mar itime ▁climate , ▁like ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Is les , ▁with ▁relatively ▁cool ▁sum mers ▁and ▁m ild ▁winter s . ▁Reg ular ▁but ▁generally ▁light ▁precip itation ▁occurs ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁a ▁postal ▁district ▁within ▁the ▁post ▁town ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁the ▁G ▁post code ▁area . ▁Clark ston ▁consists ▁almost ▁entirely ▁of ▁post code ▁district ▁G 7 6 , ▁which ▁also ▁extends ▁beyond ▁the ▁town ▁boundary ▁to ▁include ▁neighbour ing ▁settlement s ▁Bus by , ▁Car mun no ck , ▁E ag les ham , ▁Water foot , ▁Mill hall , ▁and ▁small ▁parts ▁of ▁East ▁Kil b ride . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Census ▁ 2 0 0 1