Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{About|the historical Scottish Parliament constituency|its successor, established in 2011|Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{distinguish|Glasgow Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Glasgow Rutherglen
| type = burgh
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = File:Glasgow Rutherglen ScottishParliamentConstituency.svg
| image2 = 200px
| caption2 = Glasgow Rutherglen shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 1999
| abolished = 2011
| next =Rutherglen
| previous =
| party_label = Party
| party =
| member_label = MSP
| member =
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Glasgow City (part)
South Lanarkshire (part)
}}
Glasgow Rutherglen was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.
From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the seat of Glasgow Rutherglen was redrawn and renamed Rutherglen.
Electoral region
:See also Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
The region covered the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Characteristics
The town of Rutherglen is the oldest royal burgh in Scotland, and 500 years older than the royal burgh of Glasgow. At its northern and western borders it blends into Glasgow's suburbs and the vast Castlemilk housing scheme. It was traditionally a Conservative seat, and has always striven to maintain some autonomy since it was absorbed by Glasgow in the 1970s. However, the changes in the 1970s led the Westminster constituency to be mostly made up of council estates south-east of the Glasgow city centre and it became a Labour safe seat. The seat included not only Rutherglen itself but also the town of Cambuslang, and the housing schemes at Fernhill, Toryglen and Whitlawburn. Steel and pottery have been major industries in the past, but both have been in decline over the last 30 years. Although now mostly outside Glasgow local government area, the constituency was still seen as a safe Labour seat. There were no surprises in the 1999 elections, which saw Janis Hughes win the seat with a majority of 25% of the vote.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| 1999 | rowspan="2"| Labour | ||
| 2007
| James Kelly{{cite web |title=Members of the Scottish Parliament - James Kelly |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/james-kelly}} | ||
| | 2011
|colspan=3"|Constituency redrawn; see Rutherglen |
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Rutherglen}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour and Co-operative
|candidate = James Kelly
|votes = 10,237
|percentage = 42.2
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Margaret Park
|votes = 5,857
|percentage = 24.2
|change = +9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Robert Brown
|votes = 5,516
|percentage = 22.7
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Christina Harcus
|votes = 2,094
|percentage = 8.6
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|candidate = Tom Greig
|votes = 548
|percentage = 2.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,380
|percentage = 18.0
|change = -8.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,252
|percentage = 48.5
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour and Co-operative
|swing = -6.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Rutherglen}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Janis Hughes
|votes = 10,794
|percentage = 45.8
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Robert Brown
|votes = 4,491
|percentage = 19.1
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Anne McLaughlin
|votes = 3,517
|percentage = 14.9
|change = -6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Gavin Brown
|votes = 2,499
|percentage = 10.6
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Bill Bonnar
|votes = 2,259
|percentage = 9.6
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,303
|percentage = 26.7
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,560
|percentage = 47.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing = -0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Rutherglen}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Janis Hughes
|votes = 13,442
|percentage = 46.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Tom Chalmers
|votes = 6,155
|percentage = 21.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Robert Brown
|votes = 5,798
|percentage = 20.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Iain Stewart
|votes = 2,315
|percentage = 8.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Bill Bonnar
|votes = 832
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Nisbet
|votes = 481
|percentage = 1.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,287
|percentage = 25.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,583
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999-2011}}
{{Glasgow Constituencies}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament Constituency)}}
Category:Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011
Category:1999 establishments in Scotland
Category:Constituencies established in 1999
Category:2011 disestablishments in Scotland