Stephen Flynn: ‘Our vote has not turned out in Rutherglen by-election’
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Labour has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.
Michael Shanks took the Westminster seat with 17,845 votes – more than double the number polled by the SNP’s Katy Loudon.
Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s leader in Westminster, said the party must look at what happened and work to re-motivate people.
The by-election was called after former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted by her constituents for breaking Covid rules.