Scottish first minister John Swinney had earlier dismissed Labour’s chances, insisting the by-election was a “two-horse race” ...

A Scottish Labour win in the Hamilton by-election has handed the prime minister a much needed boost, but the result reveals ...

The Hamilton by-election has concluded, but the reverberations are just beginning. A night of unexpected turns has left ...

Labour's Davy Russell became the new MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse shortly after 1.30am ,erasing an SNP majority ...

The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a surprise win for Labour - giving the party a much needed boost with ...

Davy Russell won the Hamilton by-election despite Scotland's First Minister John Swinney having declared the contest was a ...

Unexpected victory will calm nerves at No 10 - but the result also marks the arrival of Nigel Farage’s party as a major force ...

Speaking to the Sunday National, the University of Strathclyde ’s Dr Michael Higgins said that the communication around the by-election, in terms of both the media coverage and political parties’ ...

Lewis Hamilton met with UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday to discuss education reform as he continues to strive ...

Ross Lambie defected from the Tories in March – and he hopes to humiliate Labour and the SNP in the by-election ...

The major problem for Unionist parties in Scottish by-elections is that the SNP invariably hoovers up something like 30 per cent of the popular vote. Infuriatingly for their opponents this tends to be ...

Despite polling third behind the SNP and Reform in recent weeks, Labour pulled off a shock upset by winning the Hamilton, ...