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

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

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.