Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Scottish Labour win Scottish Parliament by-election ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 10, 2025 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Scottish_Labour_win_Scottish_Parliament_by-election On 5 June 2025, the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held in Scotland. The election was held following the death of incumbent MSP Christina Mc Kelvie in March. The by-election was won by Davy Russell from the Scottish Labour. Ten candidates stood in the by-election. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon campaigned with SNP candidate Katy Loudon. Reform UK was accused of racism after an attack ad against Anas Sarwar. Issues in the campaign included cost of living, healthcare, small businesses and revitalising the town centre. Labour candidate Davy Russell was elected with 31.6% of the vote. The Scottish National Party came in second with 29.4% ahead of Reform UK which came in third place with 26.1%. The Scottish Conservatives won 6.0%, the Scottish Greens had 2.6%, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats won 2.0%. In his victory speech, Russell said “Like the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse – and right across Scotland – we all feel we’ve been let down by the SNP. After nearly two decades [in power], they don’t deserve another chance... The poison of Reform isn’t us, it isn’t Scotland, and we don’t want your division here". According to ''BBC News'' the outcome is significant going into the Scottish Parliament election scheduled for 2026. == Sources == * https://news.sky.com/story/scottish-government-minister-christina-mckelvie-dies-aged-57-13336551 * https://news.stv.tv/politics/candidates-confirmed-for-by-election-to-replace-late-snp-msp * https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/nicola-sturgeon-joins-campaign-trail-35268582 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn10mpjjlo * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw7ppj2wyxo * https://news.sky.com/story/scotlands-labour-werent-the-only-winners-in-the-hamilton-larkhall-and-stonehouse-by-election-13380218 * https://news.stv.tv/politics/labour-wins-crucial-hamilton-by-election * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg0g18989o .