Rutherglen
Official Parliament web pageCurrent MP
Name: Michael Shanks
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Projections
| Projection | Projected result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 31.0%; Lab: 26.0%; Ref: 25.0% |
| More in Common January 2026 | Likely SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 38.0%; Ref: 21.0%; Lab: 19.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 31.0%; Lab: 27.0%; Ref: 27.0% |
| YouGov September 2025 | Lean SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 35.0%; Lab: 27.0%; Ref: 19.0% |
| More in Common September 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 32.0%; Lab: 25.0%; Ref: 20.0% |
| More in Common July 2025 | Lean SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 37.0%; Lab: 27.0%; Ref: 13.0%; Cons: 11.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 38.0%; SNP: 32.0%; Ref: 14.0% |
| YouGov June 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 34.0%; Lab: 28.0%; Ref: 19.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 37.0%; SNP: 32.0%; Ref: 15.0% |
| More in Common April 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 27.0%; Lab: 26.0%; Cons: 16.0%; LD: 14.0%; Ref: 12.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 35.0%; SNP: 33.0%; Ref: 14.0% |
| Focaldata Jan 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 37.0%; SNP: 31.0%; Ref: 13.0% |
| More in Common Dec 2024 | Lean Lab | Victory chances: Lab: 73.2%; SNP: 26.8% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 8767 (20.63%)
Turnout: 58.46%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shanks | Labour Party | 21460 | 50.5% |
| Katy Loudon | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 12693 | 29.9% |
| David Stark | Reform UK | 2685 | 6.3% |
| Gary Burns | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2420 | 5.7% |
| Gloria Adebo | Liberal Democrats | 1714 | 4.0% |
| Bill Bonnar | Scottish Socialist Party | 541 | 1.3% |
| Jim Eadie | Alba Party | 497 | 1.2% |
| John McArthur | Scottish Family Party | 321 | 0.8% |
| Andrew Vincent Daly | Independent | 153 | 0.4% |
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2019 notional results
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Winning party: Scottish National
Majority: 5855 (11.94%)
Turnout: 68.4%
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish National | 21127 | 43.1% |
| Labour | 15272 | 31.2% |
| Conservative | 8462 | 17.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3526 | 7.2% |
| Other | 629 | 1.3% |