Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency)
| Rutherglen and Hamilton West | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Rutherglen and Hamilton West in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | South Lanarkshire |
| Major settlements | Blantyre, Burnbank, Burnside, Cambuslang, Hillhouse, Newton, Rutherglen |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Vacant |
| Created from | Glasgow Rutherglen and Hamilton South |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Scottish Gaelic: An Ruadh-Ghleann agus Hamilton an Iar) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in the county of South Lanarkshire in Scotland.
Election results[change | change source]
| General election 2019: Rutherglen and Hamilton West[1][2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | Margaret Ferrier | 23,775 | 44.2 | +7.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ged Killen | 18,545 | 34.5 | -3.0 | |
| Conservative | Lynne Nailon | 8,054 | 15.0 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark McGeever | 2,791 | 5.2 | +1.0 | |
| UKIP | Janice MacKay | 629 | 1.2 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 5,230 | 9.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 53,794 | 66.5 | +3.0 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +5.1 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "UK Parliamentary general election - Thursday 12 December 2019". South Lanarkshire Council. South Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ↑ "Rutherglen & Hamilton West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.