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McAVOY, Thomas Rt Hon |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
Labour/Co-operative |
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 Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since 2005 (Glasgow, Rutherglen since 1987). Committees: Member, Finance and Services Speaker-s Advisory Panel. Political career: Councillor, Strathclyde Regional Council 1982-87. Special political interests: Co-operatives, Northern Ireland. Profession/Trade: Engineer; storeman. Education: St Columbkille-s Primary and Secondary Schools, Rutherglen. Affiliations: Member Co-operative Party; Member, AEU; former Chair, Rutherglen Federation of Tenants- Associations. Hobbies: Reading. b. 14 December 1943, Rutherglen. Married with four
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
24,054 |
55.6 |
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16,760 |
57.4 |
| Lib Dem |
7,942 |
18.4 |
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3,689 |
12.6 |
| SNP |
6,023 |
13.9 |
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4,135 |
14.2 |
| Conservative |
3,621 |
8.4 |
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3,301 |
11.3 |
| Scot Soc |
1,164 |
2.7 |
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1,328 |
4.5 |
| UKIP |
457 |
1.1 |
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| Majority |
16,112 |
37.2 |
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12,625 |
43.2 |
| Turnout |
43,261 |
58.5 |
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29,213 |
56.3 |
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