Another By Election, In Scotland

[Gromit]

A byelection will be held in Rutherglen and Hamilton West after constituents voted for the Covid rule-breaking MP Margaret Ferrier to be removed from her seat.

Voters in the constituency had six weeks to sign a recall petition, which was automatically triggered after Ferrier, the former Scottish National party member who now sits as an independent, was suspended from the Commons for 30 days after being convicted of breaking travel rules during lockdown.

More than 10% of eligible voters did so, triggering a byelection contest that Scottish Labour and the SNP consider a crucial test in advance of the next general election. In total, 11,896 of 81,124 (15%) eligible constituents signed the petition. //

Not one for the Tories to win (or lose).

[ynnafymmi]

Perhaps she can get back to her old job as a stand in for Morticia Adams in the Adams Family?Just saying....

[youngmafbog]

I'm not sure it will be a 'crucial test' of anything if she stands as an independent too.

And even if she doesnt you still have the mid-term 'give the ruling party a bloody nose' attitude that hardly ever comes to pass at a real election.

[ToraToraTora]

I reckon the Tartan Tories will get the order of the boot and Labour will probably pick this seat up.

[Zacs-Master]

Gromit, why C&P whole sections from the Guardian without stating the source?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/01/rutherglen-and-hamilton-west-byelection-triggered-after-constituents-vote-to-remove-margaret-ferrier-from-seat#:~:text=Voters%20in%20the%20constituency%20had,breaking%20travel%20rules%20during%20lockdown.

[jourdain2]

I, too, think that Labour will probably pick-up this seat. I can't remember exactly, but I think it always used to be a Labour seat.