Britain's Labour Party hails 'seismic' win in Scottish vote
Friday, 6 October 2023 The UK's Labour Party has won a by-election in Scotland, defeating the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) in a significant victory. The result indicates Labour's recovery in Scotland ahead of a national election expected next year. Labour leader Keir Starmer described it as a "seismic result" and a clear message for change.
Michael Shanks won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat after securing more than twice the votes of his SNP rival Katy Loudon. Thursday’s by-election saw the SNP’s majority overturned by Labour after Mr Shanks won 17,845 votes, well ahead of the 8,399 votes returned for Ms Loudon.
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