Glasgow Rutherglen is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament since 1999. It was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the Glasgow Rutherglen constituency of the House of Commons. Rutherglen was once a distinctive town and is the oldest burgh in Scotland - 500 years older than Glasgow. It was traditionally a Conservative seat, and has always striven to maintain some autonomy since it was absorbed by Glasgow in the 1970s. The name Rutherglen is said to come from Gaelic for reddish glen after the red clay found here. However, the changes in the 1970's led the constituency to be mostly made up of vast council estates south-east of the Glasgow city centre and it became a Labour safe seat. At its northern border it blends into Glasgow's suburbs and the vast Castlemilk housing scheme. The seat includes not only Rutherglen itself but also the town of Cambuslang, and the housing scheme at Fernhill. Steel and pottery have been major industries in the past, but both have been in decline over the last 30 years. Although strictly speaking no longer part of Glasgow, it is still seen as a safe Labour seat. There were no surprises in the 1999 elections, which saw Janis Hughes win the seat with a majority of 25% of the vote. The SNP increased its vote in 1999, establishing a firm second place. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... 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. ... There are two towns named Rutherglen: Rutherglen - a town near Glasgow in Scotland Rutherglen - a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Gaelic as an adjective means pertaining to the Gaels, whether to their language or their culture. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Cambuslang (Camas Long in Scottish Gaelic) is best known for being the largest village in Scotland, with a population of around 20,500. ... Fernhill is a residential district in the Scottish town of Rutherglen in the south-west of the Glasgow urban area. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ...

Glasgow Rutherglen is a plurality voting system constituency and is part of the Glasgow electoral region for the additional member system (AMS). The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system in which some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...