Election Factfile

Rutherglen and Hamilton West Electorate: 82,701 Formed in 2005 by merger of majority of Glasgow Rutherglen seat and parts of Hamilton South. 2010 result: Tom Greatrex (Lab Co-op) - 28,566 (60.8%)

Graeme Horne (SNP) - 7564 (16.1%)

Ian Robertson (Lib Dem) - 5636 (12%)

Malcolm Macaskill (Con) - 4540 (9.7%)

Janice Murdoch (UKIP) - 675 (1.4%) Majority: 21,002 Turnout: 61.5%

MPs for Rutherglen and Cambuslang (since 1945)

Gilbert McAllister (Labour), 1945 - 1951

Richard Brooman-White (Conservative), 1951 - 1964

Gregor Mackenzie (Labour), 1964 - 1987

Tommy McAvoy (Labour), 1987 - 2010

Tom Greatrex (Labour), 2010 - 2015

Constituency served by 20 councillors: Labour - 14 SNP- 5 Lib Dem - 1 Two MSPs James Kelly (Labour) - Rutherglen Christine McKelvie (SNP) - Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Odds Labour: 8/11 SNP: Evs Conservative: 100/1 Lib Dem: 100/1 UKIP: 100/1 CISTA: 200/1