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Rutherglen — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Rutherglen was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,767 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Rutherglen from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Adam Keir Rodger (Liberal) 12,641 59.1% William Regan (Labour) 3,882 (18.1 pts) 57.0%
1922 William Wright (Labour) 14,029 55.1% John Train (National Liberal) 2,589 (10.2 pts) 78.4%
1923 William Wright (Labour) 13,021 54.5% Robert McLaren (Unionist) 5,369 (22.5 pts) 72.3%
1924 William Wright (Labour) 13,796 52.1% Robert McLaren (Unionist) 1,089 (4.1 pts) 80.1%
1929 William Wright (Labour) 17,538 52.2% Arthur Patterson Duffes (Unionist) 5,289 (15.8 pts) 75.7%
1931 Herbert James Moss (Unionist) 22,185 56.8% David Hardie (Labour) 5,319 (13.6 pts) 81.6%
1935 Allan Chapman (Unionist) 20,712 50.7% David Hardie (Labour) 581 (1.4 pts) 80.0%
1945 Gilbert McAllister (Labour) 24,738 59.6% Allan Chapman (Unionist) 8,002 (19.3 pts) 76.4%
1950 Gilbert McAllister (Labour) 18,779 49.5% Richard Charles Brooman-White (Unionist) 695 (1.8 pts) 86.1%
1951 Richard Charles Brooman-White (Unionist) 19,554 50.5% Gilbert McAllister (Labour) 352 (0.9 pts) 87.7%
1955 Richard Charles Brooman-White (Unionist) 19,141 52.9% Gilbert McAllister (Labour) 2,101 (5.8 pts) 84.1%
1959 Richard Charles Brooman-White (Unionist) 19,146 52.1% Edward James Milne (Labour) 1,522 (4.1 pts) 85.8%
1964 James Gregor Mackenzie (Labour) 18,892 52.5% Iain MacDonald Sproat (Unionist) 3,501 (9.7 pts) 86.0%
1966 James Mackenzie (Labour) 18,621 54.1% John Young (Conservative) 5,014 (14.6 pts) 84.2%
1970 James Mackenzie (Labour) 17,751 52.3% Peter Craft Hutchison (Conservative) 3,041 (9.0 pts) 79.7%
Feb 1974 James Mackenzie (Labour) 19,005 47.6% John Thomson (Conservative) 4,153 (10.4 pts) 82.6%
Oct 1974 James Mackenzie (Labour) 17,099 44.4% Ian Bayne (SNP) 7,367 (19.1 pts) 78.8%
1979 Gregor Mackenzie (Labour) 18,546 46.7% Paul Burns (Conservative) 8,023 (20.2 pts) 80.4%
2024 Michael Shanks (Labour) 21,460 50.5% Katy Loudon (SNP) 8,767 (20.6 pts) 58.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Keir Rodger Liberal 12,64159.1% Yes
William Regan Labour 8,75940.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wright Labour 14,02955.1% Yes
John Train National Liberal 11,44044.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wright Labour 13,02154.5% Yes
Robert McLaren Unionist 7,65232.1% No
John Taylor Liberal 3,20113.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wright Labour 13,79652.1% Yes
Robert McLaren Unionist 12,70747.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wright Labour 17,53852.2% Yes
Arthur Patterson Duffes Unionist 12,24936.5% No
James Dunlop MacDougall Liberal 2,9458.8% No
Alexander Moffat Communist 8422.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert James Moss Unionist 22,18556.8% Yes
David Hardie Labour 16,86643.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Chapman Unionist 20,71250.7% Yes
David Hardie Labour 20,13149.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert McAllister Labour 24,73859.6% Yes
Allan Chapman Unionist 16,73640.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert McAllister Labour 18,77949.5% Yes
Richard Charles Brooman-White Unionist 18,08447.7% No
Christian Beveridge Goodfellow Liberal 1,0552.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Charles Brooman-White Unionist 19,55450.5% Yes
Gilbert McAllister Labour 19,20249.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Charles Brooman-White Unionist 19,14152.9% Yes
Gilbert McAllister Labour 17,04047.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Charles Brooman-White Unionist 19,14652.1% Yes
Edward James Milne Labour 17,62447.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Gregor Mackenzie Labour 18,89252.5% Yes
Iain MacDonald Sproat Unionist 15,39142.7% No
Robert N Armstrong SNP 1,6484.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mackenzie Labour 18,62154.1% Yes
John Young Conservative 13,60739.5% No
Andrew Peacock SNP 2,1946.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mackenzie Labour 17,75152.3% Yes
Peter Craft Hutchison Conservative 14,71043.3% No
David Naismith Livingstone Independent Scottish Nationalist 1,4904.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mackenzie Labour 19,00547.6% Yes
John Thomson Conservative 14,85237.2% No
Louisa Leslie SNP 6,08915.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mackenzie Labour 17,09944.4% Yes
Ian Bayne SNP 9,73225.3% No
John Thomson Conservative 9,24824.0% No
Robert Brown Liberal 2,4246.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gregor Mackenzie Labour 18,54646.7% Yes
Paul Burns Conservative 10,52326.5% No
Robert Brown Liberal 7,31518.4% No
James Grieve SNP 3,3258.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Shanks Labour 21,46050.5% Yes
Katy Loudon SNP 12,69329.9% No
David Stark Reform UK 2,6856.3% No
Gary Burns Conservative 2,4205.7% No
Gloria Adebo Liberal Democrat 1,7144.0% No
Bill Bonnar Scottish Socialist Party 5411.3% No
Jim Eadie Alba Party 4971.2% No
John McArthur Scottish Family Party 3210.8% No
Andrew Daly Independent 1530.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 18.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 22.5 pts 1924: Labour margin 4.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 15.8 pts 1931: Unionist margin 13.6 pts 1935: Unionist margin 1.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1951: Unionist margin 0.9 pts 1955: Unionist margin 5.8 pts 1959: Unionist margin 4.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 9.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 10.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 19.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 20.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2024

Trend

Rutherglen has been contested at 19 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rutherglen in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Rutherglen in 2024 with 21,460 votes (50.5%), a majority of 8,767 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Rutherglen since 1918?

Since 1918, Rutherglen has been won by: Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Rutherglen?

The closest result on record for Rutherglen was 1951, when Unionist beat Labour by just 352 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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