Labour Win Crunch By-Election In Stunning Upset

Davy Russell celebrates with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and other party members.

Labour have defied the odds to win a crunch by-election in a major boost for Keir Starmer.

The SNP had been the heavy bookies’ favourites to retain the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat in the Scottish Parliament.

But in a stunning upset, Labour candidate Davy Russell won with 8,559 votes, a majority of 602 votes over the nationalist party’s Katy Loudon on 7,957.

Reform UK’s Ross Lambie came third with 7,088 ...