Independent candidate · stood 2023
Garry Cooke.
Stood for Independent in Rutherglen and Hamilton West at the 2023-10-05 Rutherglen and Hamilton West By-election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 14th of 14 with 6 votes (0.0%).
The result in full · 2023-10-05 Rutherglen and Hamilton West By-election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shanks✓ elected | Lab | 17,845 | 58.5% |
| Katy Loudon | SNP | 8,399 | 27.6% |
| Thomas Kerr | Con | 1,192 | 3.9% |
| Gloria Adebo | LD | 895 | 2.9% |
| Cameron Eadie | Green | 601 | 2.0% |
| David Stark | Ref | 403 | 1.3% |
| Niall Fraser | — | 319 | 1.1% |
| Bill Bonnar | — | 271 | 0.9% |
| Collette Walker | — | 207 | 0.7% |
| Chris Sermanni | — | 178 | 0.6% |
| Andrew Daly | Ind | 81 | 0.3% |
| Ewan Hoyle | — | 46 | 0.1% |
| Prince Ankit Love | Ind | 34 | 0.1% |
| Garry Cooke | Ind | 6 | 0.0% |
Majority 9,446 · 30,477 votes cast.
The seat now
Rutherglen and Hamilton West is represented by Michael Shanks (Lab), who won this contest.
See their full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Rutherglen and Hamilton West →
Independent in 2023
Garry Cooke was one of 3 Independent candidates at the 2023-10-05 Rutherglen and Hamilton West By-election — 0 won their seats, 3 did not. See the Independent →