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Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)

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UK Parliament constituency (1918–2005; 2024–)
Not to be confused withRutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency) orRutherglen (Parliament of Scotland constituency).

Rutherglen
Burgh constituency
for theHouse of Commons
Rutherglen shown within Scotland.
Subdivisions of ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Electorate71,612 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsRutherglen,Cambuslang,Blantyre,Bothwell,Uddingston
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentMichael Shanks (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromRutherglen and Hamilton West
19182005
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBurgh constituency
Created fromMid Lanarkshire
Replaced byRutherglen and Hamilton West
Glasgow Central
Glasgow South

Rutherglen is aburgh constituency represented in theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. The seat first existed between 1918 and 2005 (known latterly asGlasgow Rutherglen) and was re-established under thefinal recommendations of theBoundary Commission for Scotland as part of the2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the2024 general election.[2][3] In the intervening period, the seat was largely replaced byRutherglen and Hamilton West.

The seat has been held since 2024 byMichael Shanks ofScottish Labour. Shanks had been the MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since aby-election victory in 2023.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

1918–1949: "The burgh ofRutherglen and the parts of the Lower Ward and Middle Ward County Districts which are contained within theparishes ofCarmunnock,Cambuslang, andBlantyre, and the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Rutherglen."

1950–1974: The Burgh of Rutherglen, and the eighth district [ofLanarkshire].[4]

  • Map of the constituency in Lanarkshire electoral region, 1950 boundary
    Map of the constituency inLanarkshire electoral region, 1950 boundary

1974–1983: The Burgh of Rutherglen, and parts of the eighth and ninth districts.[5]

1983–1997: TheCity of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Toryglen/Rutherglen, Glenwood/Fernhill, and Cambuslang/Halfway.[6]

Under theFifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies, the constituency was abolished and largely absorbed intoRutherglen and Hamilton West with small areas becoming parts ofGlasgow Central andGlasgow South.

2024–present: TheSouth Lanarkshire council wards ofBlantyre,Bothwell and Uddingston,Cambuslang East,Cambuslang West,Rutherglen Central and North, andRutherglen South.[7][8]

The re-established constituency comprised theRutherglen and Hamilton West constituency with the addition ofBothwell andUddingston (previously in the abolishedLanark and Hamilton East constituency) and the loss of territory withinHamilton which was assigned to the newHamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1918–2005

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ElectionMemberParty
1918Adam Keir RodgerCoalition Liberal
1922William WrightLabour
1931 by-electionDavid HardieLabour
1931Herbert James MossConservative
1935Allan ChapmanConservative
1945Gilbert McAllisterLabour
1951Richard Brooman-WhiteConservative
1964 by-electionGregor MackenzieLabour
1987Tommy McAvoy[9]Labour Co-operative
2005constituency abolished

MPs 2024–present

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ElectionMemberParty
2024Michael ShanksLabour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Rutherglen[10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Shanks21,46050.5+19.3
SNPKaty Loudon12,69329.9−13.2
ReformDavid Stark2,6856.3New
ConservativeGary Burns2,4205.7−11.6
Liberal DemocratsGloria Adebo1,7144.0−3.2
Scottish SocialistBill Bonnar5411.3New
AlbaJim Eadie4971.2New
Scottish FamilyJohn McArthur3210.8New
IndependentAndrew Daly1530.4New
Majority8,76720.6N/A
Turnout42,48458.5−9.9
Registered electors72,674
Labourgain fromSNPSwing+16.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019notional result[a][12]
PartyVote%
SNP21,12743.1
Labour15,27231.2
Conservative8,46217.3
Liberal Democrats3,5267.2
UKIP6291.3
Majority5,85511.9
Turnout49,01668.4
Electorate71,612

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Glasgow Rutherglen[13][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opTommy McAvoy16,76057.4−0.1
SNPAnne McLaughlin4,13514.1−1.2
Liberal DemocratsDavid Jackson3,68912.6−1.9
ConservativeMalcolm MacAskill3,30111.3+2.0
Scottish SocialistBill Bonnar1,3284.5+3.8
Majority12,62543.3+1.1
Turnout29,21356.3−13.8
Registered electors51,855
LabourholdSwing+0.5

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Glasgow Rutherglen[15][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opTommy McAvoy20,43057.52+4.14
SNPIan Gray5,42315.27−0.31
Liberal DemocratsRobert Brown5,16714.55+2.89
ConservativeDavid Campbell Bannerman3,2889.26−9.90
Independent LabourGeorge Easton8122.29New
Scottish SocialistRosie Kane2510.71New
ReferendumJulia Kerr1500.42New
Majority15,00742.25+3.75
Turnout35,52170.10−5.12
Registered electors50,673
LabourholdSwing+2.22
General election 1992: Glasgow Rutherglen[16][17][18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opTommy McAvoy21,96255.38−0.63
ConservativeBrian Cooklin6,69216.88+5.38
SNPJohn Higgins6,47016.32+8.22
Liberal DemocratsDavid Baillie4,47011.27−13.12
International Communist PartyBarbara Slaughter620.16New
Majority15,27038.50+6.88
Turnout39,65675.22−2.00
Registered electors52,719
LabourholdSwing-3.01

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Glasgow Rutherglen[19][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opTommy McAvoy24,79056.01+7.67
LiberalRobert Brown10,79524.39−3.44
ConservativeGraeme Hamilton5,08811.50−6.52
SNPJohn Higgins3,5848.10+2.62
Majority13,99531.62+11.11
Turnout44,25777.22+2.07
Registered electors57,313
LabourholdSwing+5.56
General election 1983: Glasgow Rutherglen[21][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie21,51048.34−2.40
LiberalRobert Brown12,38427.83+11.18
ConservativeHelen Hodgins8,01718.02−5.15
SNPKenneth Fee2,4385.48−3.79
Workers RevolutionaryChristopher Corrigan1480.33New
Majority9,12620.51+0.31
Turnout44,49775.15−5.27
Registered electors59,209
LabourholdSwing-6.79

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Rutherglen[23][24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie18,54646.70+2.31
ConservativePaul Burns10,52326.50+2.47
LiberalRobert Brown7,31518.42+12.12
SNPMichael Grieve3,3258.37−16.91
Majority8,02320.20+1.09
Turnout39,70980.42+1.58
Registered electors49,379
LabourholdSwing-0.08
General election October 1974: Rutherglen[23][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie17,09944.39−3.19
SNPIan Ogilvie Bayne9,73225.28+10.04
ConservativeJohn Thomson9,24824.03−13.14
LiberalRobert Brown2,4246.30New
Majority7,35619.11+8.70
Turnout38,49278.84−3.78
Registered electors48,824
LabourholdSwing-6.61
General election February 1974: Rutherglen[23][26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie19,00547.58−4.70
ConservativeJohn Thomson14,85238.17−6.16
SNPLouisa Leslie6,08915.24New
Majority4,15310.41+1.46
Turnout39,94682.62+3.11
Registered electors48,351
LabourholdSwing+0.73
General election 1970: Rutherglen[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie17,75152.28−1.82
ConservativePeter C Hutchison14,71043.33+3.80
Independent Scottish NationalistDavid H Livingstone1,4904.39New
Majority3,0418.95−5.62
Turnout33,95179.51−4.71
Registered electors42,702
LabourholdSwing-2.81

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Rutherglen[28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie18,62154.10+1.50
ConservativeJohn H Young13,60739.53−3.27
SNPAndrew Peacock2,1946.37+1.77
Majority5,01414.57+4.77
Turnout34,42284.22−2.00
Registered electors40,870
LabourholdSwing+2.39
General election 1964: Rutherglen[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie18,94352.60+4.67
UnionistIain Sproat15,41342.80−9.27
SNPRobert N Armstrong1,6574.60New
Majority3,5309.80N/A
Turnout36,01386.22+0.37
Registered electors41,771
Labourgain fromUnionistSwing+6.97
1964 Rutherglen by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregor Mackenzie18,88555.51+7.58
UnionistIain Sproat15,13844.49−7.58
Majority3,74711.02N/A
Turnout34,023
Labourgain fromUnionistSwing+7.6

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Rutherglen[30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRichard Brooman-White19,14652.07−0.83
LabourEddie Milne17,62447.93+0.83
Majority1,5224.14−1.67
Turnout36,77085.85+1.74
Registered electors42,833
UnionistholdSwing-0.83
General election 1955: Rutherglen[31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRichard Brooman-White19,14152.90+2.45
LabourGilbert McAllister17,04047.10−2.45
Majority2,1015.80+4.90
Turnout36,18184.11−3.63
Registered electors43,016
UnionistholdSwing+2.45
General election 1951: Rutherglen[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRichard Brooman-White19,55450.45+2.76
LabourGilbert McAllister19,20249.55+0.02
Majority3520.90N/A
Turnout38,75687.74+1.65
Registered electors44,173
Unionistgain fromLabourSwing+1.37
General election 1950: Rutherglen[33][34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGilbert McAllister18,77949.53−10.12
UnionistRichard Brooman-White18,08447.69+7.34
LiberalChristian Beveridge Goodfellow1,0552.78New
Majority6951.83−17.46
Turnout37,91886.09+1.65
Registered electors44,044
LabourholdSwing-8.73

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Rutherglen[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGilbert McAllister24,73859.65+10.36
UnionistAllan Chapman16,73640.35−10.36
Majority8,00219.30N/A
Turnout41,47476.55−3.44
Registered electors54,180
Labourgain fromUnionistSwing+10.36

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Rutherglen[36][37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistAllan Chapman20,71250.71−6.10
LabourDavid Hardie20,13149.29+6.10
Majority5811.42−12.20
Turnout40,84379.99−1.62
Registered electors51,063
UnionistholdSwing-6.10
General election 1931: Rutherglen[38][39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistHerbert Moss22,18556.81+20.3
LabourDavid Hardie16,86643.19−9.0
Majority5,31913.62N/A
Turnout39,05181.61+5.9
Registered electors47,848
Unionistgain fromLabourSwing+14.65
Rutherglen by-election, 1931[40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Hardie16,73651.3−0.9
UnionistHerbert Moss15,85348.6+12.1
Majority8832.7−13.0
Turnout32,58969.6−6.1
LabourholdSwing-5.7

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Rutherglen[41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Wright17,53852.2+0.1
UnionistArthur Patterson Duffes12,24936.5−11.4
LiberalJames MacDougall2,9458.8New
CommunistAlex Moffat8422.5New
Majority5,28915.7+11.5
Turnout33,57475.7−4.4
Registered electors44,378
LabourholdSwing+5.8
General election 1924: Rutherglen[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Wright13,79652.1−2.4
UnionistRobert McLaren12,70747.9+15.8
Majority1,0894.2−18.2
Turnout26,50380.1+7.8
Registered electors33,081
LabourholdSwing−9.1
General election 1923: Rutherglen[43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Wright13,02154.5−0.6
UnionistRobert McLaren7,65232.1New
LiberalJohn Taylor3,20113.4−31.5
Majority5,36922.4+12.2
Turnout23,87472.3−6.1
Registered electors33,007
LabourholdSwing+15.5
General election 1922: Rutherglen[44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Wright14,02955.1+14.2
National LiberalJohn Train11,44044.9−14.2
Majority2,58910.2N/A
Turnout25,46978.4+21.4
Registered electors32,487
Labourgain fromLiberalSwing+14.2

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Rutherglen[45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CLiberalAdam Keir Rodger12,64159.1
LabourWilliam Regan8,75940.9
Majority3,88218.2
Turnout21,40057.0
Registered electors37,518
Liberalwin (new seat)
Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Notes

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  1. ^Estimate of the2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the2023 boundary review were in place

References

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  1. ^"2023 review final recs news release"(PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
  2. ^"2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament"(PDF). 28 June 2023.
  3. ^Rutherglen: New Boundaries 2023 Calculation, Electoral Calculus
  4. ^"Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved22 December 2023
  5. ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, SI 1970/1680, retrieved22 December 2023
  6. ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, SI 1983/422, retrieved22 December 2023
  7. ^Boundary Commission for Scotland (June 2023).2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituency Boundaries in Scotland(PDF) (Report). p. 92.ISBN 978-1-5286-3892-0. Retrieved7 April 2024.
  8. ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
  9. ^From a pawnbrokers to Parliament - Tommy McAvoy looks back on a career that took him to the House of Lords, Marc McLean, Daily Record, 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. ^"UK Parliamentary General Election - Declaration of Results Rutherglen Constituency"(PDF).South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved17 July 2024.
  11. ^"Rutherglen results".BBC News. Retrieved17 July 2024.
  12. ^"Rutherglen notional election - December 2019".Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News.UK Parliament. Retrieved11 July 2024.
  13. ^"Election Data 2001".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
  14. ^abKimber, Richard (12 October 2022)."Glasgow Rutherglen".Political Science Resources.
  15. ^"Election Data 1997".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
  16. ^"Election Data 1992".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
  17. ^"'Glasgow Rutherglen', June 1983 up to May 1997".ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived fromthe original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  18. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results April 1992".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  19. ^"Election Data 1987".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
  20. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results June 1987".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  21. ^"Election Data 1983".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
  22. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results June 1983".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  23. ^abc"'Rutherglen', Feb 1974 - May 1983".ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived fromthe original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  24. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1979".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  25. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results October 1974".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  26. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results February 1974".Political Science Resources. Retrieved24 March 2016.
  27. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1970".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  28. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1966".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  29. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1964".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  30. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1959".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  31. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1955".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  32. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1951".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  33. ^"General election results from 1918 to 2019: All data now in one place". Retrieved10 October 2024.
  34. ^"UK Parliament Elections". Retrieved10 October 2024.
  35. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1945".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  36. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  37. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1935".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  38. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  39. ^Kimber, Richard."UK General Election results 1931".Political Science Resources. Retrieved17 April 2016.
  40. ^The Times, 23 May 1931
  41. ^The Times, 1 June 1929
  42. ^Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
  43. ^The Times, 8 December 1923
  44. ^The Times, 17 November 1922
  45. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

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