Labour MP Pat McFadden has told Sky News that “it’s a big signal of a desire for change” after the party triumphed in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Michael Shanks defeated the SNP’s Katy Loudon by 17,845 votes to 8,399 – a majority of 9,446 and a 20.36% swing from SNP to Scottish Labour.
Labour win in Scotland: ‘Big signal of a desire for change’
