Starmer's Lifeline: Labour Wins Bitter Hamilton Fight as Reform Humiliates Tories.

Labour stuns Scotland with a knife-edge victory in the Hamilton by-election! 🏴 Davy Russell defies predictions to snatch the SNP stronghold amid a HUGE Reform UK surge. With just 602 votes separating Labour & the SNP – and Farage’s Reform seizing 26.2% – this bitter three-way battle exposes Scotland’s fractured politics. Discover how the "invisible man" candidate overcame SNP First Minister John Swinney’s dismissal and Reform’s toxic campaign tactics, including a viral racist ad targeting Anas Sarwar. Why did voters reject the SNP after 13 years? How did Reform humiliate the Scottish Tories? And what does this mean for the 2026 Holyrood elections? We break down the shock result, doorstep tensions, and high-stakes fallout for Starmer, Swinney, and Farage.

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#HamiltonByElection #ScottishLabour #SNP #ReformUK #ScottishPolitics
#LabourVictory #DavyRussell #JohnSwinney #NigelFarage #AnasSarwar
#ByElection #ScottishTories #Holyrood2026 #UKPolitics #ChristinaMcKelvie

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Engagement Hooks: Emojis (🏴), bold phrases ("knife-edge victory," "toxic campaign"), and urgent questions.

Hashtag Strategy:

Event-Specific: #HamiltonByElection

Parties: #ScottishLabour, #SNP, #ReformUK, #ScottishTories

Key Figures: #DavyRussell, #JohnSwinney, #NigelFarage, #AnasSarwar

Themes: #UKPolitics, #ScottishPolitics, #ByElection

Future Impact: #Holyrood2026

Emotional Context: #ChristinaMcKelvie (honoring the late MSP)

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