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Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Electorate

Elections

65.3%

Avg turnout

Times changed

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£21,049

2011

£26,946

2021

+£5,897

£ change

+28.0%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £27,090 Real change: −£144

Election history

SNP Margaret Ferrier Gain

2019-12-12

Majority 5,230 Turnout 66.5% Votes 53,794

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Margaret Ferrier	LAB	23,775	44.2%	+7.2pp
Gerard Killen	LAB	18,545	34.5%	-3.1pp
Lynne Nailon	CON	8,054	15.0%	-4.6pp
Mark McGeever	LD	2,791	5.2%	+1.0pp
Janice Mackay		629	1.2%	+0.3pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gerard Killen	LAB	19,101	37.6%	+2.3pp
Margaret Ferrier	LAB	18,836	37.0%	-15.5pp
Ann Le Blond	CON	9,941	19.5%	+12.0pp
Robert Brown	LD	2,158	4.2%	+2.4pp
Caroline Santos		465	0.9%	-1.3pp
Andy Dixon		371	0.7%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Margaret Ferrier	LAB	30,279	52.6%	+36.5pp
Tom Greatrex	LAB	20,304	35.2%	-25.6pp
Taylor Muir	CON	4,350	7.6%	-2.1pp
Janice Mackay		1,301	2.3%	+0.8pp
Tony Hughes	LD	1,045	1.8%	-10.2pp
Yvonne MacLean		336	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Tom Greatrex	LAB	28,566	60.8%	+5.2pp
Graeme Horne	LAB	7,564	16.1%	+2.2pp
Ian Robertson	LD	5,636	12.0%	-6.4pp
Malcolm Macaskill	CON	4,540	9.7%	+1.3pp
Janice Murdoch		675	1.4%	+0.4pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

26.6%

No qualifications

20.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

20.1%

Other qualifications

14.4%

Level 3 qualifications

10.5%

Apprenticeship

8.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.0%

Asian or Asian British

2.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.8%

30 to 44

22.0%

Under 18

20.5%

65 and over

15.2%

18 to 29

14.5%

⛪ Religion

Christian

63.4%

No religion

28.3%

Religion not stated

6.4%

Muslim

1.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Other religion

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

Buddhist

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	8.2%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	26.6%	—	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	—	—	20.1%	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	—	—	10.5%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	20.1%	—	—	—
Other qualifications	—	—	14.4%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

MP	Party	From	To
Margaret Ferrier	IND	2019-12-12	2023-08-01
Ged Killen	LAB	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Tom Greatrex	LAB	2010-05-06	2015-03-30