New Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
6 October 2023
Michael Shanks of the Labour Party was elected as the new Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 5 October 2023.
Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
The by-election was called following the successful recall petition against Margaret Ferrier.
By-election results
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes Polled |
|
Michael Shanks |
Labour |
17,845 |
|
Katy Loudon |
SNP |
8,399 |
|
Thomas Kerr |
Conservative |
1,192 |
|
Gloria Adebo |
Liberal Democrats |
895 |
|
Cameron Eadie |
Scottish Green Party |
601 |
|
David Stark |
Reform UK |
403 |
|
Niall Fraser |
Scottish Family Party |
319 |
|
Bill Bonnar |
Scottish Socialist Party |
271 |
|
Colette Walker |
ISP |
207 |
|
Christopher Sermanni |
Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
178 |
|
Andrew Daly |
Independent |
81 |
|
Ewan Hoyle |
Volt UK |
46 |
|
Prince Ankit Love, Emperor of India |
|
34 |
|
Garry Cooke |
|
6 |
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