Rutherglen

Rutherglen is a constituency in Scotland. The seat has been held by Michael Shanks (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
8,767
Electorate
72,674
Turnout
58.5%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

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
21,460 50.5% 19.4%
Katy Loudon
Scottish National Party
12,693 29.9% -13.2%
David Stark
Reform UK
2,685 6.3% 6.3%
Gary Burns
Conservative
2,420 5.7% -11.6%
Gloria Adebo
Liberal Democrat
1,714 4.0% -3.2%
Bill Bonnar
Scottish Socialist Party
541 1.3% 1.3%
Jim Eadie
Alba Party
497 1.2% 1.2%
John McArthur
Scottish Family Party
321 0.8% 0.8%
Andrew Daly
Independent
153 0.4% 0.4%