Rutherglen and Cambuslang

Rutherglen and Cambuslang
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Rutherglen and Cambuslang shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionGlasgow
Electorate64,901 (2026)[1]
Major settlementsRutherglen, Cambuslang, Blantyre
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyScottish National Party
MSPClare Haughey
Council areaSouth Lanarkshire
Created fromRutherglen, Uddingston and Bellshill

Rutherglen and Cambuslang is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of eight constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[3]

The seat was created at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, and covers the area of the former Rutherglen constituency, along with a very small portion of the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency.[4] It was first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, when it was won by Clare Haughey of the Scottish National Party: Haughey was the incumbent member for the former seat of Rutherglen prior to this election.

Electoral region

The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, and Glasgow Southside.[3] The region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.[5]

Boundaries

As the name suggests, Rutherglen and Cambuslang covers the adjoining towns of Rutherglen and Cambuslang as well as the separate and smaller town of Blantyre, all of which are situated within the South Lanarkshire local authority area. Its boundaries are similar to those of the 2011–2026 Rutherglen constituency, with the name change recommended by Boundaries Scotland to differentiate it from the Rutherglen constituency of the UK Parliament which had been re-introduced in 2024 (and covers a similar but wider area, also including Bothwell and Uddingston).[6] Rutherglen and Cambuslang is one of the five constituencies covering South Lanarkshire, alongside Clydesdale, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, and Uddingston and Bellshill - the latter also incorporating part of North Lanarkshire.[7]

The following electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council were used to define Rutherglen and Cambuslang:[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2026 Clare Haughey SNP

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Rutherglen and Cambuslang[8][1][9][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Clare Haughey[b] 14,969 44.2 Decrease 6.3 10,138 29.8
Labour Monica Lennon[c][b] 9,125 26.9 Decrease 10.7 7,411 21.8
Reform Allan Lyons 6,168 18.2 New 6,437 18.9
Green 4,604 13.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Logue 1,833 5.4 Increase 2.6 1,798 5.3
Conservative Annie Wells[b] 1,321 3.9 Decrease 5.2 1,682 4.9
TUSC Chris Sermanni 467 1.4 New
AtLS 382 1.1
Independent Green Voice 379 1.1
Scottish Family 260 0.8
Scottish Socialist 227 0.7
Independent Craig Houston 200 0.6
ISP 177 0.5
Scottish Christian 111 0.3
Workers Party 90 0.3
Independent Elspeth Kerr 42 0.1
Scottish Common Party 25 0.1
UKIP 24 0.1
Majority 5,844 17.2
Valid votes 33,883 33,987
Invalid votes 167 113
Turnout 34,050 52.5 34,100 52.5
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ↑ Note that changes in vote share are shown with respect to the notional result of the 2021 election, calculated to account for boundary changes
  2. 1 2 3 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  3. ↑ Lennon stood on a joint ticket on behalf of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Co-operative Party

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Regional List Seat results by Constituency" (PDF). Glasgow City Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 142.
  3. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 60.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 61.
  7. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141-142.
  8. ↑ "Rutherglen and Cambuslang". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Parliamentary election results 2026: Rutherglen and Cambuslang constituency". South Lanarkshire Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.

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