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Rutherglen
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Your member of parliament
Michael Shanks
LabourLabour won Rutherglen at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,767 votes, or 20.6 points. A swing of 10.3 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 444 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 206.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.6 points, which is larger than 444 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 8,767 votes.
Majority
8,767
20.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.5%
-1.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
42,484 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael ShanksElected | Labour | 21,460 | 50.5% | +16.8 |
| Katy Loudon | Scottish National Party | 12,693 | 29.9% | +27.4 |
| David Stark | Reform UK | 2,685 | 6.3% | -8.0 |
| Gary Burns | Conservative | 2,420 | 5.7% | -18.0 |
| Gloria Adebo | Liberal Democrat | 1,714 | 4.0% | -8.2 |
| Bill Bonnar | Scottish Socialist Party | 541 | 1.3% | +1.3 |
| Jim Eadie | Alba Party | 497 | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| John McArthur | Scottish Family Party | 321 | 0.8% | +0.7 |
| Andrew Daly | Independent | 153 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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