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‘Seismic night in Scotland’: Labour crushes SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection

www.theguardian.com ‘Seismic night in Scotland’: Labour crushes SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection

Michael Shanks takes victory in contest that Labour considered a crucial test of apparent turnaround of its fortunes in Scotland

‘Seismic night in Scotland’: Labour crushes SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection

Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection in an overwhelming victory over the SNP that the party leadership declared “seismic”, and a clear demonstration that Scotland could lead the way in delivering a Labour government at Westminster at the coming general election.

In a result that exceeded Scottish Labour expectation, Shanks beat his closest rival, the SNP’s Katy Loudon, by 17,845 votes to 8,399 – a majority of 9,446 and a resounding swing of over 20%.

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