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Britain's Labour Party hails 'seismic' win in Scottish vote
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on October 6, 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.
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Published on October 6, 2023 - 01:46
Labour celebrates โseismicโ victory over the SNP
Michael Shanks won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat after securing more than twice the votes of his SNP rival Katy Loudon. Thursdayโs by-election saw the SNPโs majority overturned by Labour after Mr Shanks won 17,845 votes, well ahead of the 8,399 votes returned for Ms Loudon.
The results give the new Labour MP a majority 9,446 - with Mr Shanks having polled more than 58% of the votes cast. UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had meanwhile insisted a win for his party in the seat would be an "historic victory" which could be a "milestone" on Labour's journey back to power. The loss of the seat to Labour also heaps further pressure on SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf - who has seen his party's fortunes decline in the polls in the wake of the ongoing police investigation in SNP finances.
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