| Rutherglen South | |
|---|---|
| South Lanarkshire | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Rutherglen_South.svg) Boundary of Rutherglen South in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 15,322 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,697 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Rutherglen (part of) |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Rutherglen |
| Scottish Parliament region | Glasgow |
| UK Parliament constituency | Rutherglen |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Carol Nugent (SNP) |
| Councillor | Robert Brown (Liberal Democrats) |
| Councillor | Margaret Cowie (Labour) |
| Created from | Bankhead Cathkin/Springhall Fernhill Spittal/Blairbeth Stonelaw |
Rutherglen South is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 15,322 people.
The ward has politically been split between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party (SNP) with each party returning one councillor at each full election. Labour briefly held two of the three seats following a by-election in 2013.
- ^ "Rutherglen South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 11 March 2023.