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Scottish Labour triumphed with 17,845 votes - more than double the SNP on 8,399.Page URLMichael Shanks has become Scotland’s newest MP after Scottish Labour triumphed over the SNP at the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.The party won a massive victory on Friday morning with 17,845 votes – more than double the SNP’s Katy Loudon on 8,399 votes.The victory represents a 24.1% swing to Labour which won 58.6% of the vote.The modern studies teacher will join Ian Murray at Westminster to become the party’s second MP in Scotland.The seat was previously won by Margaret Ferrier in 2019 when she ran as a candidate for the SNP.But the politician was later ousted from the party after breaking Covid rules by travelling between London and Glasgow after testing positive for the virus.A successful recall petition – a first in Scotland – sparked the by-election which has seen constant campaigning from candidates over several months.The win will be welcomed by UK Labour leader Keir Starmer and his Scottish counterpart Anas Sarwar ahead of next year’s general election.Voter turnout at the ballot was low at 37.19%, with 30,531 votes cast. Some 82,104 people were eligible to vote in the election.The Scottish Conservatives lost their deposit, winning only 3.9% of the vote (1192).More to follow.LIVE

Scottish Labour triumphed with 17,845 votes - more than double the SNP on 8,399.Page URLMichael Shanks has become Scotland’s newest MP after Scottish Labour triumphed over the SNP at the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.The party won a massive victory on Friday morning with 17,845 votes – more than double the SNP’s Katy Loudon on 8,399 votes.The victory represents a 24.1% swing to Labour which won 58.6% of the vote.The modern studies teacher will join Ian Murray at Westminster to become the party’s second MP in Scotland.The seat was previously won by Margaret Ferrier in 2019 when...

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