Party. 17. 845 party, 17,845. Cheering. David party, 17,845. Cheering. David stark, party, 17,845. Cheering. David stark, changing party, 17,845. Cheering. L david stark, changing politics for good, 303 votes. Colette walker, independence for scotland party, 207 votes. With a total of 5a Ballot Papers rejected. And i declare that Michael Shanks is elected to serve in the United Kingdom parliament as the member for rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency. Cheering. So the message from tonight is a resoundingly clear one. Weve had more a resoundingly clear one. Weve had more than enough of managed decline had more than enough of managed decline. More than enough of division. Decline. More than enough of division, more than enough of distract. Division, more than enough of distract, chaotic government. Its time distract, chaotic government. Its time for change. That change its time for change. That change cant come fast enough, but one change cant come fast enough, but one thing is now
Candidate katie loudon, who came second. Thats a swing from snp to labourof snp to labour of slightly more than 20 . The scottish Labour Leader says that the results show that Scottish Politics has fundamentally changed. This comes after the removal of snp mp Margaret Ferrier who was removed after breaking coronavirus rules. Michael shanks, Scottish Labour Party, 17,831. This was a stunning victory widely forecast but not with a win and a swing as big as this. Its time for change. That change cant come fast enough but one thing is now clear, there is no part of this country where labour cant win. Winning hamilton and Rutherglen West doubles the number of seats labour has in scotland from one to two. Small numbers but the party has big ambitions ahead. Its an extraordinary win and i think this is a seismic night here in scotland and a historic one and i think Scottish Politics has fundamentally changed and i think people in rutherglen and Hamilton West have sent a very clear message tha
su ort conservative. there was a swing of suoport away conservative. there was a swing of suoport away from conservative. there was a swing of support away from the conservative. there was a swing of. support away from the conservatives and to labour in uxbridge, butjust not enough for them to take the seat. the symbolism of rishi sunak claiming victory will no doubt sticking sir keir starmer s throat and lead to an internal inquest. it also raises questions the strength and depth of labour s opinion poll lead if a campaign can be derailed on single issue. but make no mistake, looking at the by elections overall, last night spell bad news for the conservatives and the countdown to the next election. five, four, three, two, one! this is no laughing five, four, three, two, one! this is no laughing matter five, four, three, two, one! this is no laughing matter for five, four, three, two, one! this is no laughing matter for rishi - five, four, three, two, one! this is| no laughin
if they can take seats in parts of the country where labour can t win, than the conservatives could face a nasty pincer movement from the opposition parties come the next election. from the opposition parties come what we achieved here is nothing short of spectacular. the trend was clear even before last night, but now it is certain. the liberal democrats are back in the west country. big lib dem by election victories have almost become commonplace these days. the sun is shining on us. the conservatives believe they still have a narrow path to victory at the next election, but these latest results could be the political equivalent of the hazard warning sign bearing the legend road narrows . iain watson, bbc news. michael fabricant is conservative member of parliament for lichfield where hejoins me from now.
looking at the by elections overall, last night spell bad news for the conservatives and the countdown to the next election. five, four, three, two, one! this is no laughing matterfor rishi sunak. the lib dems in somerton and frome overturned a tory majority of more than 19,000. if they can take seats in parts of the country where labour can t win, than the conservatives could face a nasty pincer movement from the opposition parties come the next election. what we achieved here is nothing short of spectacular. the trend was clear even before last night, but now it is certain. the liberal democrats are back in the west country. big lib dem by election victories have almost become commonplace these days. the sun is shining on us. the conservatives believe they still have a narrow path