Rutherglen and hamilton by election

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Really surprised there isn't already a thread on this!

Will be really interesting to see the result.

Twitter seems to think the SNP will lose, it's just a matter of by how much.

Any bets?

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Shame Michael shanks doesn't know what a woman is but I'll take that result anyway with the SNP getting absolutely humped.

Tories lost their deposit 😀

Very interesting result - the tide has turned.

Hallelujah!!

That was a cheering result!

Fanbloodytastic!

Think both the SNP and the Tories will be really worried by the size of the swing. This suggests there could be a big change across the Scottish map at the next GE.

I am a floating voter - I have voted Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem in my time. But never ever SNP.

Delighted to see this result, hopefully this will send the SNP back to being a fringe group who are just a bit of a minor annoyance rather than having incompetents running the country.

Do we think the SNP will reflect on the reasons for their vote collapsing? 🤔

Noooooo! Don't be daft.

Just a couple of years' ago the SNP and Nicola Sturgeon were riding high - how things change.

I used to admire NS and think she was so sensible and no-nonsense, compared to Boris Johnson. But I don't live in Scotland, so just my observations.

Nah. Apparently the excuses are: turnout was low so their voters all stayed home (maybe want to find out why???), Tory voters all voted for Labour (did they, aye?).

The SNP party conference is going to be a shitshow 😁😁😁😁😁

Using Johnson as a bar allowed Sturgeon to coast by.

She was always appalling.

But it's not thought @MrsFinkelstein because dissent and disagreement is not allowed. It'll all be them celebrating how marvellous they are, how awful Labour and the Tories are, and coming up with ridiculous policies.

They don’t need to reflect=it’s Westminsters fault!

and hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hell mend them

Interesting result! The tide is turning!

This is my constituency and I had Michael Shanks at my door a few months ago canvassing support for the by-election.
It's a pity he's TWAW but so is Katy Loudon.

I did find him personable, clearly intelligent and friendly, and I'm delighted that the tide is turning against the SNP.

I'm really praying this is the end of the constitutional divide in voting patterns where the SNP only win because of the split of "no voters".

Did you raise gender issues with him?

It'll take a lot more results like that to do that. Even then, you'll never be able to fully close the door on that one.

Scotland's politics has been Ulsterised for about 15 years now.

Yeah you're probably right. I'd be satisfied with a balance that represents the fact that Indy supporters are not the majority.

Best we can hope for.

United Ireland and IndyRef2 supporters have been thinking together they'll break the Union. Both are finding otherwise despite the incorrect focus of the media, especially on the united Ireland thing.

Neither are happening any time soon.

I don't support labour stance on TWAW, but I'd vote for them tactically to get the SNP out every time.

I'll just enjoy the day thinking about the SNP greetin into their porridge.

I'm delighted to see the SNP routed, but every time I see Michael Shanks mentioned I do a double take, as it's the same name of an actor. He is most famous for Stargate SG-1. I hope the Go'auld have nothing to do with this election. 😜

Not quite sure it's sending the "message to Westminster" that Humza wanted... 😂😂

He also said he would take responsibility for the result... #resignhumza?