Rutherglen
ConstituencySouth west Scotland. About 95,471 people in 41 square kilometres.
MP for Rutherglen
Michael ShanksLabourMP since
They won by 8,767 votes on a 58.5% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Rutherglen had a majority of 20.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael ShanksElected | 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 Democrat | 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% |
- Electorate
- 72,674
- Turnout
- 58.5%
- Majority
- 8,767 (20.6%)
- Valid votes
- 42,484
- Rejected ballots
- 129
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Rutherglen compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Rutherglen?
Rutherglen had 93,709 usual residents at the census.
Rutherglen is the 107th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire
Most of Rutherglen lies in South Lanarkshire. These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rutherglen itself. See South Lanarkshire
Rutherglen in brief
The winner in Rutherglen had a majority of 20.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rutherglen at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.5%.
Rutherglen had 93,709 usual residents at the census.
64.2% of residents in Rutherglen were aged 15 to 64 at the census.