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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ian Jones

Rutherglen & Hamilton West result: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

PA Wire

Labour’s victory in Rutherglen & Hamilton West marks the eighth time a Westminster parliamentary seat has changed hands at a by-election since the 2019 general election – and the sixth to do so on a huge swing of more than 20 percentage points.

To win Rutherglen from the SNP, Labour needed a swing in the share of the vote of 4.9 percentage points.

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