Rutherglen: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Rutherglen (6 of 6 wards, 2022), SNP leads on 37.4%, ahead of Labour, who won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 100% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 37.4% | 12,065 | 29.9% | +7.6 pts |
| Labour | 33.5% | 10,811 | 50.5% | -17.0 pts |
| Conservative | 13.1% | 4,210 | 5.7% | +7.4 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 10.8% | 3,475 | 4.0% | +6.7 pts |
| Green | 3.7% | 1,178 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Green Party | 0.8% | 263 | 0.0% | — |
| Alba | 0.3% | 94 | 1.2% | -0.9 pts |
| Scottish Family Party | 0.2% | 73 | 0.8% | -0.5 pts |
| Independent | 0.2% | 62 | 0.4% | -0.2 pts |
| SSP | 0.0% | 0 | 1.3% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.0% | 0 | 6.3% | — |