Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Glasgow Rutherglen
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
1918 (1918)–2005 (2005)
Number of members One
Replaced by Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Glasgow Central
Glasgow South

Rutherglen (from 1983, Glasgow Rutherglen) was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005. From 2005, most of the area is represented by Rutherglen and Hamilton West, while a small portion is now in Glasgow Central and Glasgow South.

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Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The burgh of Rutherglen and the parts of the Lower Ward and Middle Ward County Districts which are contained within the parishes of Carmunnock, Cambuslang, and Blantyre, and the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Rutherglen."

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Adam Keir Rodger Coalition Liberal
1922 William Wright Labour
1931 by-election David Hardie Labour
1931 Herbert James Moss Conservative
1935 Allan Chapman Conservative
1945 Gilbert McAllister Labour
1951 Richard Brooman-White Conservative
1964 by-election Gregor Mackenzie Labour
1987 Tommy McAvoy Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Glasgow Rutherglen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tommy McAvoy 16,760 57.4 -0.1
SNP Anne McLaughlin 4,135 14.2 -1.1
Liberal Democrat David Jackson 3,689 12.6 -1.9
Conservative Malcolm Macaskill 3,301 11.3 +2.0
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1,328 4.5 N/A
Majority 12,625 43.2
Turnout 29,213 56.3 -13.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Rutherglen [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Chapman 20,712
Labour David Hardie 20,131
General Election 1931: Rutherglen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Capt Herbert James Moss 22,185
Labour David Hardie 20,131
By-election, May 1931: Rutherglen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hardie 16,736
Conservative Capt Herbert James Moss 15,853

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Rutherglen [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wright 17,538
Conservative A.P. Duffes 12,249
Liberal J.D. MacDougall 2,945
Communist A.B. Moffat 842
General Election 1924: Rutherglen [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wright 13,796
Conservative R. McLaren 12,707
General Election 1923: Rutherglen [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wright 13,021
Unionist R. McLaren 7,652
Liberal J. Taylor 3,201
General Election 1922: Rutherglen [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wright 14,029
National Liberal J. Train 11,440

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Rutherglen [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal Adam Keir Rodger 12,641
Labour W. Regan 8,759

References

  1. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  3. ^ The Times, 23 May 1931
  4. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
  5. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
  6. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  7. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
  8. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920