Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Rutherglen Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
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.
[edit] 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."
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1918 Adam Keir Rodger
- 1922 William Wright
- 1931 David Hardie Labour
- 1931 Herbert James Moss Conservative
- 1935 Allan Chapman
- 1945 Gilbert McAllister
- 1951 Richard Charles Brooman-White Conservative
- 1964 James Gregor Mackenzie Labour
- 1987 Tommy McAvoy Labour
[edit] Results
| General Election 1931: Rutherglen | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Capt Herbert James Moss | 22,185 | |||
| Labour | David Hardie | 16,866 | |||
