The poll in Rutherglen and Hamilton West might only have been called last month, but it has been inevitable since the moment Margaret Ferrier ignored her Covid symptoms and hopped on a train to London over three years ago. READ MORE: SNP hammered over secret plans to close every police station in Rutherglen and Hamilton WestThere has been little love lost in this bitter contest. All the while, the good people of Rutherglen and Hamilton West look on bemused as their election has become less about who will represent them at Westminster but what shape Scottish politics will take over the next few years. (Image: Rutherglen Reformer)There are plenty of local reasons not to vote SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West. Only Labour can beat the Nats in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, so every dyed-in-the-wool Tory or Liberal has a duty to hold their nose and put a big X beside the name 'Shanks'.

Source: Express October 04, 2023 21:07 UTC