itemprop=description content=FOR one SNP activist who had been out knocking doors ahead of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, the reason for the party’s defeat
activist who had been out knocking doors ahead of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, the reason for the party’s defeat was clear.may not have been unexpected, but the scale of the win – which saw a 20.4 percentage point swing from the SNP – was the big surprise of the night.
“It’s in the central belt, it’s swayed between Labour and SNP at every election since 2010, it’s gone backwards and forwards, it’s got a real Labour tradition in the seat.” But he said it would have lessened the margin of victory for their opponents, and suggested the SNP had to look at what their offer is to voters and “sharpen messages” ahead of the General Election.“There is a lot to digest – and as some people have said to me, better to get the bloody nose now a year out from the election where at least you have a little bit of time to fix things, rather than wander into the election not realising quite how parlous your position is.
“So the turnout and the tactical voting are the really interesting things which come out of this in terms of pointers towards next year. She added: “The SNP losing votes to Labour because of people changing their minds, that will be more of an issue for the party.”
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