Scottish Labor contested from SNP to Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in a close election.

The party’s Davi Russell won the SNP with a 602 majority, with 8,559 votes.

Vote followed the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvi, who had represented the constituency since 2011.

Scottish labor leader Anas Sarwar said that his party had “proved the Pollsters wrong”.

Speaking in the morning after his victory, Russell said that he would put a “message of people” in Holirud.

He said: “The people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, across Scotland, have been listening to politicians for a long time so far – but politicians have not distributed them to them.”

Prime Minister Sir Kir Stmper congratulated Russell and said: “People in Scotland have once again voted for change.

“There is a chance of turbo charge delivery by putting labor in power on both sides of the border next year.”

The Reform UK finished third in the by -election on 7,088 votes, with Tory fourth at 1,621.

This polling was 44.2%with more than 27,000 votes. This is a decline in the 2021 election when voting was 60%.

The result means that Scottish Labor has overturned a 4,582 majority won by Christina McCelvi in ​​2021.

He died at the age of 57 in March after diagnosis of secondary breast cancer.

The by-election result follows a difficult period for Scottish labor as it makes SNP one side in the previous summer general election.

The party saw a decline of its support in the elections, with some suggestions, Labor could be defeated second in the next year’s Holiroad elections.

Next to the vote, the first minister John Swine claimed that it was a “two-horse race” between SNP and reform.

But his party’s candidate, Katy Loudon ended his third election defeat in the region – lost to Labor’s Michael Shanx in the 2024 general election and 2023 Ruthelane and Hamilton West by-Eats,

After the result, Swine said that his party “progressed since last year, but not enough”. He Posted on X: “We still have to work and we will do it.”

Scottish Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson said that the SNP would need to “see a lot of views” very closely and “learning lessons” for Holirud elections.

Davi Russell, who was picked up and still lives in the quarter village in the constituency, has worked for the local government and first worked as a deputy Lord Lieutenant, which represents the emperor in local programs.

Their victory comes after criticism during the campaign to lack media showing – with political opponents To dismiss him as a “invisible man”,

Russell said that the components were “late” by the SNP.

He said that the result sent a message to leader Nigel Faraj that his party’s “poison” was not welcomed in Scotland.

The reform has not won elections in Scotland, but the party has attracted important vote shares in recent months, especially in local by -elections in the Central Belt.

Deputy Leader, Richard Tice, said that “remarkable” was the result A “big -scale promoted” for your party to get into 2026 votes,

He also dismissed the claims that reform had created a poisonous atmosphere in Scottish politics, insisting that the parties were “nervous” with reforms.

Orthodoxy managed to avoid the worst position of losing their deposit by winning more than 5% votes.

Scottish conservative finance spokesman Craig Hoy described it as a “disappointing” night.

He said that the party was firm to “restore trust with Scottish people”.

Both labor and SNP led by vote Freedy of racism improvement On an online advertisement criticizing Anas Sarwar.

The video posted on Facebook and Instagram has a clip from Sarwar, a speech made in 2022.

Correction claimed that Sarwar wanted to “give priority to the Pakistani community” – Glasgow was not saying this despite the MSP.

Faraj defended the video and accused Sarwar of “communal politics” during a campaign visit to Scotland.

The Scottish labor leader rubbed the claim and called Faraj “pathetic, poisonous young man”.

His party’s final election victory in the region – Rutraglen and Hamilton West Vote in 2023 – proved to be a springboard for success in next year’s general election.

Sarwar will now expect a similar promotion to the Scottish Parliament elections.