itemprop=description content=Mr Shanks was declared the new MP for the area after defeating the SNP’s Katy Loudon’s by 17,845 votes to 8,399.
Labour has overwhelmingly won Scotland’s first ever recall by-election, with the party’s Michael Shanks winning the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat from the SNP.
The results give the new Labour MP a majority 9,446 – with Mr Shanks having polled more than 58% of the votes cast. The loss of the seat to Labour will put 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.
But she was suspended from the House of Commons for a breach of Covid rules which saw her take the train from London toMs Ferrier had the SNP whip removed swiftly in the wake of that, and was later suspended from the House of Commons – with that sparking the recall petition which forced Thursday’s by-election vote.
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