Scotland · Current constituency · S14000104
Rutherglen
Every general election in Rutherglen since 1955. Latest: Michael Shanks, Labour, majority 8,767.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shanks Elected sitting MP | Labour | 21,460 | 50.5% | |
| Katy Loudon | Scottish National Party | 12,693 | 29.9% | |
| David Stark | Reform UK | 2,685 | 6.3% | |
| Gary Burns | Conservative | 2,420 | 5.7% | |
| Gloria Adebo | Liberal Democrats | 1,714 | 4.0% | |
| Bill Bonnar | Scottish Socialist Party | 541 | 1.3% | |
| Jim Eadie | Alba Party | 497 | 1.2% | |
| John McArthur | Scottish Family Party | 321 | 0.8% | |
| Andrew Daly | Independent | 153 | 0.4% | |
| Valid votes | 42,484 | |||
| Majority | 8,767 | 20.6% | ||
Lab gain from SNP Turnout 58.5% of 72,674 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Rutherglen lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lab Michael Shanks | SNP | 8,767 | 20.6 | 58.5% | Lab gain from SNP |
| 1979 | Lab | Con | 8,023 | 20.2 | 80.4% | Lab hold |
| October 1974 | Lab | SNP | 7,356 | 19.1 | 78.8% | Lab hold |
| February 1974 | Lab | Con | 4,153 | 10.4 | 82.4% | |
| 1970 | Lab | Con | 3,041 | 9.0 | 79.5% | Lab hold |
| 1966 | Lab | Con | 5,014 | 14.6 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| 1964 | Lab | Con | 3,501 | 9.7 | 86.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| 1959 | Con | Lab | 1,522 | 4.1 | 85.8% | Con hold |
| 1955 | Con | Lab | 2,101 | 5.8 | 84.1% |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.
Questions and answers
Who is the MP for Rutherglen?
Michael Shanks (Labour) won Rutherglen at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,767.
Which parties have won Rutherglen?
At the 9 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 7, Conservative 2.
Which region is Rutherglen in?
Rutherglen is in Scotland.
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