Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Rutherglen
Type = Burgh
Year = 1918
Abolition = 2005
members = one

Rutherglen (from 1983, Glasgow Rutherglen) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005. From 2005, most of the area is represented by Rutherglen and Hamilton West, while a small portion is now is Glasgow Central and Glasgow South.

Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The burgh of Rutherglen and the parts of the Lower Ward and Middle Ward County Districts which are contained within the parishes of Carmunnock, Cambuslang, and Blantyre, and the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Rutherglen."

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Capt Herbert James Moss
votes = 22,185
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hardie
votes = 16,866
percentage =
change =

See also

References

*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origdate= |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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