Rutherglen and Cambuslang is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of eight constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
The seat was created at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, and covers the area of the former Rutherglen constituency, along with a very small portion of the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency.Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 60. It was first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, when it was won by Clare Haughey of the Scottish National Party: Haughey was the incumbent member for the former seat of Rutherglen prior to this election.
Electoral region
The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, and Glasgow Southside. The region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
Boundaries As the name suggests, Rutherglen and Cambuslang covers the adjoining towns of Rutherglen and Cambuslang as well as the separate and smaller town of Blantyre, all of which are situated within the South Lanarkshire local authority area. Its boundaries are similar to those of the 2011–2026 Rutherglen constituency, with the name change recommended by Boundaries Scotland to differentiate it from the Rutherglen constituency of the UK Parliament which had been re-introduced in 2024 (and covers a similar but wider area, also including Bothwell and Uddingston).Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 61. Rutherglen and Cambuslang is one of the five constituencies covering South Lanarkshire, alongside Clydesdale, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, and Uddingston and Bellshill - the latter also incorporating part of North Lanarkshire.Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141-142.
The following electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council were used to define Rutherglen and Cambuslang:Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 142.
Rutherglen South (entire ward) Rutherglen Central and North (entire ward) Cambuslang West (entire ward) Cambuslang East (entire ward) Blantyre (entire ward) Hamilton North and East (Shared with Uddingston and Bellshill) Member of the Scottish Parliament Election Member Party 2026 Clare HaugheySNP
Election results 2020s
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See also List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)
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