Rutherglen

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Current MP

Name: Michael Shanks
Party: Labour
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2029 election

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projections

ProjectionProjected resultDescription
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2026Lean SNPVote shares: SNP: 33%; Lab: 20%; Ref: 16%; Green: 13%
More in Common April 2026Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 28%; Ref: 25%; Lab: 21%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 31%; Lab: 26%; Ref: 25%
More in Common January 2026Likely SNPVote shares: SNP: 38%; Ref: 21%; Lab: 19%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 31%; Lab: 27%; Ref: 27%
YouGov September 2025Lean SNPVote shares: SNP: 35%; Lab: 27%; Ref: 19%
More in Common September 2025Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 32%; Lab: 25%; Ref: 20%
More in Common July 2025Lean SNPVote shares: SNP: 37%; Lab: 27%; Ref: 13%; Cons: 11%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025Toss-up LabVote shares: Lab: 38%; SNP: 32%; Ref: 14%
YouGov June 2025Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 34%; Lab: 28%; Ref: 19%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025Toss-up LabVote shares: Lab: 37%; SNP: 32%; Ref: 15%
More in Common April 2025Toss-up SNPVote shares: SNP: 27%; Lab: 26%; Cons: 16%; LD: 14%; Ref: 12%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025Toss-up LabVote shares: Lab: 35%; SNP: 33%; Ref: 14%
Focaldata Jan 2025Toss-up LabVote shares: Lab: 37%; SNP: 31%; Ref: 13%
More in Common Dec 2024Lean LabVictory chances: Lab: 73%; SNP: 27%

2024 results

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 8767 (20.63%)
Turnout: 58.46%

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Michael ShanksLabour Party2146050.5%
Katy LoudonScottish National Party (SNP)1269329.9%
David StarkReform UK26856.3%
Gary BurnsConservative and Unionist Party24205.7%
Gloria AdeboLiberal Democrats17144.0%
Bill BonnarScottish Socialist Party5411.3%
Jim EadieAlba Party4971.2%
John Paul McArthurScottish Family Party3210.8%
Andrew Vincent DalyIndependent1530.4%

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2019 notional results

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Winning party: Scottish National
Majority: 5855 (11.94%)
Turnout: 68.4%

PartyVotesShare
Scottish National2112743.1%
Labour1527231.2%
Conservative846217.3%
Liberal Democrats35267.2%
Other6291.3%