Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party funds
The Scottish National party (SNP) has lost the formerly safe seat of Aberdeen South in a shock loss to the Scottish Conservatives.
The Scottish Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden beat the SNP’s Richard Thomson by 6,050 votes, with a 14.69% swing away from the SNP. The Tories vote share was 49.51%. Lumsden’s vote tally was 14,308, with Thomson on 8,258.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Severin Carrell Scotland editor.
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