Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South, ousting SNP
Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party fundsUK politics – live updatesThe Scottish National party (SNP) has lost the formerly safe seat of Aberdeen South in a shock loss to the Scottish…
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Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party funds
The Scottish National party (SNP) has lost the formerly safe seat of Aberdeen South in a shock loss to the Scottish Conservatives.
The SNP’s Stephen Flynn, who gave up the Aberdeen South seat in order to take a seat in Holyrood, wrote on social media: “A tough night in Aberdeen that some will need to reflect on, quite heavily.”
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