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| Rutherglen | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Rutherglen shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 77,568 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Clare Haughey |
| Council area | South Lanarkshire |
Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Originally called Glasgow Rutherglen, the boundaries were redrawn and the new constituency renamed simply Rutherglen for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The seat has been held by Clare Haughey of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Southside.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.[2]
Constituency boundaries and council areas
The redrawn seat of Rutherglen consists of the following electoral wards:
- In full: Rutherglen South; Rutherglen Central and North; Cambuslang West; Cambuslang East
- In part: Blantyre (shared with Uddingston and Bellshill)
Constituency profile
BBC profile for 2016 election:[3]
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Rutherglen was once a burgh - the oldest in Scotland - until local government reorganisation in 1975, and lies to the south east of Glasgow city centre. The name Rutherglen is said to come from Gaelic for "reddish glen" after the red clay found here. At its northern border it blends into Glasgow's suburbs, though the town has always striven to maintain a distinct identity from Glasgow, which it predates by 500 years. The seat includes not only Rutherglen itself but also the town of Cambuslang, Burnside and the housing scheme at Fernhill, as well as Blantyre, all of which lie within the local government control of South Lanarkshire. Steel and pottery have been major industries in the past, but both have been in decline. Janis Hughes won the seat for the Labour Party in the 1999 and 2003 elections. James Kelly then held the seat in 2007 and 2011. |
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | James Kelly | Labour | |
| 2016 | Clare Haughey | SNP | |
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Clare Haughey[a] | 20,249 | 50.5 |  4.3
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16,970 | 42.3 |  0.8
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| Labour Co-op | James Kelly[b][c] | 15,083 | 37.6 | 2.8
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11,005 | 27.4 | 1.0
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| Conservative | Lynne Nailon | 3,663 | 9.1 | 2.2
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5,903 | 14.7 | 1.8
| |
| Scottish Green | 2,883 | 7.2 | 2.5
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| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Thomson | 1,112 | 2.8 | 4.9
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1,011 | 2.5 | 1.6
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| Alba | 710 | 1.8 | New | |||||
| All for Unity | 356 | 0.9 | New | |||||
| Independent Green Voice | 273 | 0.7 | New | |||||
| Scottish Libertarian | 222 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Scottish Family | 204 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Reform UK | 104 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 95 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | 88 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Women's Equality | 74 | 0.2 | 0.4
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| Communist | 61 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| TUSC | 59 | 0.1 | New | |||||
| UKIP | 52 | 0.1 | 2.1
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| Independent | Craig Ross | 35 | 0.1 | New | ||||
| SDP | 17 | 0.0 | New | |||||
| Reclaim | 14 | 0.0 | New | |||||
| Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 10 | 0.0 | New | ||||
| Renew | 8 | 0.0 | New | |||||
| Majority | 5,166 | 12.9 | 1.5
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| Valid Votes | 40,107 | 40,154 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 162 | 82 | ||||||
| Turnout | 40,269 | 63.5 | 9.0
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40,236 | 63.3 | 8.8
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| SNP hold | Swing | 3.6
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2010s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Clare Haughey | 15,222 | 46.2 | 6.7
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14,256 | 43.1 | 4.1
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| Labour Co-op | James Kelly[a][b] | 11,479 | 34.8 | 11.3
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9,372 | 28.4 | 10.0
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| Conservative | Taylor Muir | 3,718 | 11.3 | 3.6
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4,269 | 12.9 | 6.2
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| Scottish Green | 1,555 | 4.7 | 2.1
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| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 2,533 | 7.7 | 3.3
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1,351 | 4.1 | 1.1
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| UKIP | 719 | 2.2 | 1.7
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| Solidarity | 405 | 1.2 | New | |||||
| British Unionist | 336 | 1.0 | New | |||||
| Animal Welfare | 213 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| RISE | 202 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Women's Equality | 188 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Scottish Christian | 161 | 0.5 | 0.3
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| Independent | Andrew McCullagh | 29 | 0.1 | New | ||||
| Majority | 3,743 | 11.4 | N/A | |||||
| Valid Votes | 32,952 | 33,056 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 135 | 56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,087 | 54.5 | 7.4
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33,112 | 54.5 | 7.4
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| SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 9.0
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Notes
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