SNP suffers two losses in by-elections (Image: Scotland)
John Swinney experienced a double loss on Thursday as his party, SNP lost two by-elections in North Lanarkshire. A collapsed vote share even caused them to reach third place.
Instead, both Labour and Progressive Change, which is a group of formed SNP councillors, beat the national party in Fortissat.
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Labour successfully defended both seats in the area after gaining votes in the Fortissat, and Mossenda & Holytown wards, despite North Lanarkshire being one of the few to back independence in 2014.
The split happened following allegations of sexual offences being made against former SNP council leader Jordan Linden. The party’s vote dropped by over 10% They only managed to get a little over 20% of the first preference votes.
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SNP did slightly better in Mossend and Holytown by finishing second. They picked up 34.8% of the first preference votes however it was still down by 8% in compared to 2022.
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Reform shifted the Tories into fourth place by winning 15.6% of first preference votes, which will increase the party's hopes of winning seats at Holyrood in 2026.
The two by-elections were called after Kenneth Stevenson and Frank McNally were elected to Westminster. Councillors are elected using a single transferable vote system.