Rutherglen parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Michael Shanks

  Labour Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The South Lanarkshire Council: Cambuslang West ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

• John Bradley

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Norman Rae

  Liberal Democrats
  

• Margaret Walker

  Labour Party
  

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

Understand how your council works

Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen

• Clare Haughey

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow representing you.

• Pam Duncan-Glancy

  Labour Party
  

• Sandesh Gulhane

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Patrick Harvie

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Pauline McNeill

  Labour Party
  

• Anas Sarwar

  Labour Party
  

• Paul Sweeney

  Labour Party
  

• Annie Wells

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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