An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour Co-operative by Margaret Ferrier with a majority of 9,975 - 17.3% - on a turnout of 69.6%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| FERRIER, Margaret | SNP | 30,279 | 52.6% | 36.5% |
| GREATREX, Tom | Lab / Co-op | 20,304 | 35.2% | -25.6% |
| MUIR, Taylor | Con | 4,350 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| MACKAY, Janice | UKIP | 1,301 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| HUGHES, Tony | LD | 1,045 | 1.8% | -10.2% |
| MACLEAN, Yvonne | CSA | 336 | 0.6% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 82,830, having a valid vote count of 57,615 and an invalid vote count of 54.
Result declared at 02:50 on 8 May 2015.