Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). 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.
| Rutherglen | |
|---|---|
| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg.png) Rutherglen shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Clare Haughey |
| Council area | South Lanarkshire |
Originally called Glasgow Rutherglen, in 2011 the boundaries were redrawn and the new constituency renamed simply Rutherglen.
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.[1]
Constituency boundaries and council areas
The newly 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)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | James Kelly | Labour | |
| 2016 | Clare Haughey | SNP | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Clare Haughey | 15,222 | 46.2 | +6.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | James Kelly | 11,479 | 34.8 | -11.3 | |
| Conservative | Taylor Muir | 3,718 | 11.3 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 2,533 | 7.7 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 3,743 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 32,952 | 54.3 | +6.6 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | James Kelly | 12,489 | 46.1 | +1.5 | |
| SNP | James McGuigan | 10,710 | 39.5 | +16.3 | |
| Conservative | Martyn McIntyre | 2,096 | 7.7 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Strachan | 1,194 | 4.4 | -14.8 | |
| Independent | Caroline Johnstone | 633 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,779 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,122 | 47.7 | N/A | ||
| Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | |||||
- Previous elections: See Glasgow Rutherglen.
References
- Boundary changes create new Rutherglen seat, but area remains in Glasgow region, Daily Record, 2 June 2010