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Tom Greatrex was a former adviser to Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy
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Labour have held the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat in the first general election result to be announced in Scotland. Tom Greatrex won the seat with 28,566 votes, a majority of 21,002. The former advisor to Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy replaces Tommy McAvoy, who stood down after 23 years. An exit poll has predicted a hung parliament, with the Conservatives the largest party but still short of an overall Commons majority. The returning officer said 47,072 votes had been cast in
Rutherglen & Hamilton West,
which meant a turnout of 61.89%. Labour got 60.8% of the vote, with a 1.5% swing from the SNP to Labour. The Lib Dems went from second to third. In 2005, Labour won the seat with a majority of 16,112. Labour also held two neighbouring seats which were the second and third to declare in Scotland. Frank Roy held
Motherwell & Wishaw
with a 16,806 majority, while Michael McCann held
East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow.
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