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Rutherglen

Michael Shanks
— Current MP
71,612
Electorate
1
Elections
58.5%
Avg turnout
0
Times changed

Election history

LAB Michael Shanks Hold
2024-07-04
Majority 8,767 Turnout 58.5% Votes 42,484
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ Michael Shanks LAB
21,460 50.5% +19.4pp
Katy Loudon SNP
12,693 29.9% -13.2pp
David Stark REF
2,685 6.3% —
Gary Burns CON
2,420 5.7% -11.6pp
Gloria Adebo LD
1,714 4.0% -3.2pp
Bill Bonnar
541 1.3% —
Jim Eadie ALB
497 1.2% —
John McArthur
321 0.8% —
Andrew Daly
153 0.4% —

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2021 Census

📊 Age

50 to 64
21.6%
35 to 49
20.0%
65 and over
20.0% ▲0.5pp
0 to 17
19.3%
25 to 34
12.1%
18 to 24
7.0% ▲0.0pp

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group — — 1.3% — — —
Asian or Asian British — — 3.9% — — —
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British — — 0.9% — — —
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups — — 0.8% — — —
White — — 93.9% — — —

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist — — 0.1% — — —
Christian — — 48.7% — — —
Hindu — — 0.4% — — —
Jewish — — 0.0% — — —
Muslim — — 2.6% — — —
Sikh — — 0.2% — — —
No religion — — 41.6% — — —
Other religion — — 0.7% — — —
Not answered — — 6.0% — — —

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Level 4 qualifications or above — — 29.2% — — —
No qualifications — — 19.5% — — —

🏠 Housing

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Owner-occupiers — — 68.2% — — —
Private renters — — 8.9% — — —
Social renters — — 21.8% — — —

Previous MPs

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No historic membership records available.