External links
- "Rutherglen and Cambuslang constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
| Rutherglen and Cambuslang | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
| Electorate | 62,885 (2022) [1] |
| Major settlements | Rutherglen, Cambuslang |
| Future constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | South Lanarkshire |
| Created from | Rutherglen, Uddingston and Bellshill |
Rutherglen and Cambuslang is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament bcovering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire. [2] It will elect 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 will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. It covers the area of the former Rutherglen constituency, along with a very small portion of the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency. [4]
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]
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]
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| SNP | Clare Haughey | |||||||
| Conservative | Annie Wells | |||||||
| Labour | Monica Lennon | |||||||
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