Rutherglen - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Rutherglen constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

NameRutherglen
RegionScotland
1st in 2024Labour
2nd in 2024SNP
Swing To Lose10.32%
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Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 2024Labour
Election 2019 (New Boundaries)SNP
Election 1979Labour
Election 1974 (October)Labour
Election 1974 (February)Labour

Election 2024

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour21,46050.51%+19.75%
SNP12,69329.88%-12.68%
Reform UK2,6856.32%N/A
Conservative2,4205.70%-11.35%
Liberal Democrat1,7144.03%-3.07%
Minor5411.27%N/A
Others9712.29%N/A
Majority8,76720.64%
Turnout42,48458.46%-10.87%
Electorate72,674
Swing from
SNP
to
LAB
16.21%
Swing from
REF
to
LAB
6.72%
Swing from
SNP
to
REF
9.50%
Labour gain from SNP

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SNP21,12742.56%N/A
Labour15,27230.76%N/A
Conservative8,46217.05%N/A
Liberal Democrat3,5267.10%N/A
UKIP6291.27%N/A
Others6291.27%N/A
Majority5,85511.79%
Turnout49,64569.32%N/A
Electorate71,612
SNP win

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour18,54646.70%+2.31%
Conservative10,52326.50%+2.47%
Liberal7,31518.42%+12.12%
SNP3,3258.37%-16.91%
Majority8,02320.20%
Turnout39,70980.42%+1.58%
Electorate49,379
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
0.08%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
4.91%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
4.82%
Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour17,08844.39%-3.18%
SNP9,73225.28%+10.04%
Conservative9,24824.03%-13.15%
Liberal2,4246.30%N/A
Majority7,35619.11%
Turnout38,49278.84%-3.61%
Electorate48,824
Swing from
LAB
to
SNP
6.61%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
4.99%
Swing from
CON
to
SNP
11.60%
Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour19,00547.58%N/A
Conservative14,85237.18%N/A
SNP6,08915.24%N/A
Majority4,15310.40%
Turnout39,94682.44%N/A
Electorate48,452
Labour win
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