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). 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. The following
electoral wards of
South Lanarkshire Council were used to define Rutherglen and Cambuslang: •
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) ==Election results==