2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election|
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| Turnout | 44.2% (16.5 pp) |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Candidate |
Davy Russell |
Katy Loudon |
| Party |
Labour |
SNP |
| Popular vote |
8,559 |
7,957 |
| Percentage |
31.6% |
29.4% |
| Swing |
2.0 pp |
16.8 pp |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Candidate |
Ross Lambie |
Richard Nelson |
| Party |
Reform UK |
Conservative |
| Popular vote |
7,088 |
1,621 |
| Percentage |
26.1% |
6.0% |
| Swing |
New |
11.5 pp |
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The 2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held on 5 June 2025 to elect a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, Christina McKelvie of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on 27 March 2025.
The Scottish Labour candidate, Davy Russell, won with 8,559 votes (31.6%). In second-place was the SNP candidate, Katy Loudon, with 7,957 votes (29.4%). This gave Scottish Labour a majority of 602 votes over the SNP. 27,155 votes were verified out of a total electorate in the consistency of 61,485, resulting in a turnout of 44.2%, down from 60.7% in the constituency in the last election there in 2021.
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