Rutherglen
Official Parliament web pageCurrent MP
Name: Michael Shanks
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Projections
Projection | Projected result | Description |
---|---|---|
ElectoralCalculus: ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 35.0%; SNP: 33.0%; Ref: 14.0% |
Focaldata: Focaldata Jan 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 37.0%; SNP: 31.0%; Ref: 13.0% |
More in Common: More in Common Dec 2024 | Lean Lab | Victory chances: Lab: 73.2%; SNP: 26.8% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 8767 (20.63%)
Turnout: 58.46%
Candidate | Party | Votes |
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Michael Shanks | Labour Party | 21460 |
Katy Loudon | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 12693 |
David Stark | Reform UK | 2685 |
Gary Burns | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2420 |
Gloria Adebo | Liberal Democrats | 1714 |
Bill Bonnar | Scottish Socialist Party | 541 |
Jim Eadie | Alba Party | 497 |
John McArthur | Scottish Family Party | 321 |
Andrew Vincent Daly | Independent | 153 |
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2019 notional results
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Winning party: Scottish Nationalist
Majority: 5855 (11.94%)
Turnout: 68.4%
Party | Votes |
---|---|
Scottish Nationalist | 21127 |
Labour | 15272 |
Conservative | 8462 |
Liberal Democrats | 3526 |
Other | 629 |