They easily beat the SNP in the bellwether seat.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar with winning candidate Michael Shanks arrive at the count for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.Labour’s victory is significant because a comeback for the party in Scotland is crucial to Starmer’s hopes of becoming prime minister.
The SNP have been the dominant party in Scotland for more than a decade, and at the last general election won 48 seats to Labour’s one.However, tonight’s result suggests Labour are on course to achieve their target of winning at least 20 seats in Scotland at the general election expected next year.
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