NHS, bills and immigration: One constituency's election talking points

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The countdown is on to the 2026 Scottish elections - voters will be heading to the polls in just six weeks.

With a third of MSPs not seeking re-election, it will be a very different parliament to the last.

The BBC's Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon went to the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency to find out some of the key issues on voters' minds.

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