Result: Rutherglen & Hamilton West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.4% |
| SNP |  | 13.9% |
| Swing: 5.4% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Tommy McAvoy | Labour | 24,054 | 55.6 | -4.1 |
| Ian Robertson | Liberal Democrat | 7,942 | 18.4 | +6.7 |
| Margaret Park | SNP | 6,023 | 13.9 | -1.3 |
| Peter Crerar | Conservative | 3,621 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Bill Bonnar | Scottish Socialist Party | 1,164 | 2.7 | -1.9 |
| Janice Murdoch | UK Independence Party | 457 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 16,112 | 37.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,261 | 58.5 | +3.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR RUTHERGLEN & HAMILTON WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 59.7% |
| SNP |  | 15.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.7% |
| Others |  | 13.4% |
