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SNP triumph over Labour in Glasgow East
Gordon Browns worst nightmare was realised early today as the Scottish National Party triumphed by taking Glasgow East, one of Labours safest seats.The hopes of Labour strategists that their disastrous run of electoral setbacks was about to end were dashed as the SNPs John Mason achieved the enormous 22 per cent swing required to topple the long-time stronghold. Mr Mason, a Glasgow councillor, overturned a 13,507 Labour majority at the general election in 2005 to win by 365 votes from Labours Margaret Curran. Turnout was just over 42 per cent. Earlier in the day, Labour had requested a recount, which delayed the result being announced by around an hour. In his victory speech Mr Mason described the result as "not just a political earthquake, it is off the Richter scale. It is an epic win, and the tremors are being felt all the way to Downing Street. He added: "We have removed the dead hand of Labour control." On the heels of the fall of London, this was described "As if the Republicans had won Boston, followed by San Francisco!" Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-28 |
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