Rutherglen and Hamilton West
2010 Results:
Conservative: 4540 (9.66%)
Labour: 28566 (60.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 5636 (12%)
SNP: 7564 (16.1%)
UKIP: 675 (1.44%)
Majority: 21002 (44.7%)
2005 Results:
Labour: 24054 (55.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 7942 (18.4%)
SNP: 6023 (13.9%)
Conservative: 3621 (8.4%)
Other: 1621 (3.7%)
Majority: 16112 (37.2%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 electionEM631: Name of seat changed from Glasgow Rutherglen.
2001 Result
Conservative: 3301 (11.3%)
Labour: 16760 (57.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 3689 (12.6%)
SNP: 4135 (14.2%)
Other: 1328 (4.5%)
Majority: 12625 (43.2%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 3288 (9.3%)
Labour: 20430 (57.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5167 (14.5%)
SNP: 5423 (15.3%)
Referendum: 150 (0.4%)
Other: 1063 (3%)
Majority: 15007 (42.2%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Tom Greatrex (Labour)
Malcolm Macaskill (Conservative)Tom Greatrex (Labour) 
Ian Robertson (Liberal Democrat) born 1978, Glasgow. Educated at Strathclyde University. Maths teacher. Contested Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2005, Glasgow East 2008 by-election.
Graeme Horne (SNP) South Lanarkshire councillor.Janice Murdoch (UKIP) 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 95689
Male: 47%
Female: 53%
Under 18: 23.6%
Over 60: 20.3%
Born outside UK: 1.8%
White: 99%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.2%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 72.3%
Full time students: 0%
Graduates 16-74: 12.7%
No Qualifications 16-74: 39.4%
Owner-Occupied: 62.8%
Social Housing: 31.3% (Council: 26.6%, Housing Ass.: 4.7%)
Privately Rented: 2.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 4.9%
