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Encyclopedia > Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency)

Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from almost all of Glasgow Rutherglen and most of Hamilton South plus some of Hamilton North & Bellshill. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... Hamilton South is a former constituency in the UK Parliament which has now been abolished. ...


It contains Rutherglen and the west of Hamilton. Rutherglen is a town bordering on the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Hamilton is a town in Central Scotland. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

  • Tommy McAvoy, Labour (2001–present)
  • Bill Tynan, Labour (1997–2001)
    This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rutherglen_and_Hamilton_West_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29&action=edit).

The Right Honourable Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy (born 14 December 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... William Tynan (born 18 August United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tommy McAvoy 24,054 55.6 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Robertson 7,942 18.4 +6.7
SNP Margaret Park 6,023 13.9 -1.3
Conservative Peter Crerar 3,621 8.4 -0.2
SSP Bill Bonnar 1,164 2.7 -1.9
UKIP Janice Murdoch 457 1.1 +0.9
Majority 16,112 37.2
Turnout 43,261 58.5 +3.2
Labour hold Swing -5.4
General Election 2001: Glasgow Rutherglen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tommy McAvoy 16,760 57.4 -0.1
SNP Anne McLaughlin 4,135 14.2 -1.1
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 3,689 12.6 -1.9
Conservative Malcolm Macaskill 3,301 11.3 +2.0
SSP Bill Bonnar 1,328 4.5 N/A
Majority 12,625 43.2
Turnout 29,213 56.3 -13.8
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Hamilton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Tynan 15,965 59.7 -5.9
SNP John Wilson 5,190 19.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats John Oswald 2,388 8.9 +3.8
Conservative Neil Richardson 1,876 7.0 -1.6
SSP Gena Mitchell 1,187 4.4 N/A
UKIP Janice Murdoch 151 0.6 N/A
Majority 10,775 40.3
Turnout 26,757 57.3 -13.7
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy (born 14 December 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy (born 14 December 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... William Tynan (born 18 August United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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