Editing Cambuslang (section)

===Holyrood===
Cambuslang was originally in the [[Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Rutherglen Constituency]] for the [[Scottish Parliament]] at Holyrood. In 2011 the boundaries were redrawn and the new constituency renamed simply ''[[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]]'', despite its boundaries taking in not only Cambuslang but also [[Blantyre, South Lanarkshire|Blantyre]].

In the [[2016 Scottish Parliament election|2016]] election, [[Clare Haughey]] won the seat for the SNP with 15,222 votes, giving a majority of 11.4%, replacing [[James Kelly (Scottish politician)|James Kelly]] who had been elected both in [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007]] and [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-parliament-election-2016-constituency-result-rutherglen-1-4120176 |title=Scottish Parliament election 2016 constituency result: Rutherglen |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=6 May 2016 |access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> Haughey was re-elected in [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|2021]] with a slightly increased majority. Kelly remained in the Parliament as a 'list member' for the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow region]], elected on a [[proportional representation]] basis, until 2021.