Labour has pulled off a shock win in the Hamilton by-election, humiliating First Minister John Swinney.

Labour has pulled off a shock win in the Hamilton by-election, humiliating First Minister John Swinney.

Victory in Hamilton by Davy Russell signals growing challenge to SNP and resistance to Farage's Reform UK

Labour celebrated the ‘incredible’ win in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy Russell

Humiliation for John Swinney as SNP support collapses and Reform takes third place

PM congratulates Davy Russell but Reform also performed strongly, gaining third place with 26% of the vote

A newly-elected MSP sent a brutal message to Nigel Farage’s “mob” following a surprise Scottish Labour win at a by-election on Friday (6 June). Davy Russell won the seat in…

Scottish Labour leader accuses SNP of misinformation in its campaign and attacks Reform’s ‘dirty’ tactics

Labour pulls off shock by-election win in Hamilton

Scotland’s First Minister claims party is on course to win fifth consecutive term despite Hamilton by-election defeat