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Gary Armstrong

Labour's Paul Sweeney loses Glasgow North East seat to SNP

Labour's Paul Sweeney has lost the Glasgow North East seat to the SNP.

The marginal seat, taken from the SNP by Sweeney in 2017, was won by 2,548 by the SNP's Anne McLaughlin this time round, a 4.74% swing.

The result comes as the SNP celebrate a successful election night for the party across Scotland, having gained 13 seats to have a total of 48 MPs at Westminster.

The SNP's Anne McLaughlin (Daily Record)

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has since declared she has a "renewed, refreshed and strengthened" mandate for a second vote on Scottish independence.

She said: "Scotland can't be kept in the UK against its will. It can only do that by consent, therefore Scotland has to have the ability to decide that question.

"Then it is up to the people of Scotland what decision they make."

Glasgow North East results in full

SNP gain from Lab Co-op
Anne McLaughlin (SNP) 15,911 (46.90%, +4.74%)
*Paul Sweeney (Lab Co-op) 13,363 (39.39%, -3.53%)
Lauren Bennie (C) 3,558 (10.49%, -2.43%)
Nicholas Moohan (LD) 1,093 (3.22%, +1.22%)
SNP maj 2,548 (7.51%)
4.14% swing Lab to SNP

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