2023-10-05 Rutherglen and Hamilton West By-election
The 2023-10-05 Rutherglen and Hamilton West By-election was held on 5 October 2023. A total of 14 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
9,446
Electorate
82,104
Turnout
37.1%
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Michael Shanks
Labour
|
17,845 | 58.6% | 24.05 |
|
|
Katy Loudon
Scottish National Party
|
8,399 | 27.6% | -16.58 |
|
|
Thomas Kerr
Conservative
|
1,192 | 3.9% | -11.03 |
|
|
Gloria Adebo
Liberal Democrat
|
895 | 2.9% | -2.24 |
|
|
Cameron Eadie
Scottish Green Party
|
601 | 2.0% | 1.97 |
|
|
David Stark
Reform UK
|
403 | 1.3% | 1.32 |
|
|
Niall Fraser
Scottish Family Party
|
319 | 1.0% | 1.04 |
|
|
Bill Bonnar
Scottish Socialist Party
|
271 | 0.9% | 0.89 |
|
|
Collette Walker
Independence for Scotland Party
|
207 | 0.7% | 0.68 |
|
|
Chris Sermanni
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
178 | 0.6% | 0.58 |
|
|
Andrew Daly
Independent
|
81 | 0.3% | 0.27 |
|
|
Ewan Hoyle
Volt United Kingdom
|
46 | 0.2% | 0.15 |
|
|
Prince Ankit Love
Independent
|
34 | 0.1% | 0.11 |
|
|
Garry Cooke
Independent
|
6 | 0.0% | 0.02 |