Michael Shanks

Michael Shanks is the Labour MP for Rutherglen, and has been an MP continually since 5 October 2023. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Rutherglen when Michael Shanks was elected.

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%