Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, 2005 onwards

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.

Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Rutherglen and Hamilton West in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Major settlementsBlantyre, Burnbank, Burnside, Cambuslang, Hillhouse, Newton, Rutherglen
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentVacant
Created fromGlasgow Rutherglen and Hamilton South

Election results

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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

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  1. "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.
  2. "Rutherglen & Hamilton West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. "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.