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| Labour wins in Glasgow North East | Labour wins in Glasgow North East |
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| Labour has won the Glasgow North East by-election, sparked by Michael Martin's resignation as Commons Speaker in the wake of the MP expenses scandal. | Labour has won the Glasgow North East by-election, sparked by Michael Martin's resignation as Commons Speaker in the wake of the MP expenses scandal. |
| Willie Bain won with an 8,111 majority, while the SNP came second after failing to break through in what has been safe Labour territory for the last 74 years. | |
| The Tories came third, leaving the British National Party in fourth place. Left-wing Solidarity came fifth. | The Tories came third, leaving the British National Party in fourth place. Left-wing Solidarity came fifth. |
| Voter turnout, at 33.2%, was a record low for a Scottish by-election. | Voter turnout, at 33.2%, was a record low for a Scottish by-election. |
| After the result was announced, Mr Bain said: "I want to thank my neighbours, now my constituents. | After the result was announced, Mr Bain said: "I want to thank my neighbours, now my constituents. |
| "You have placed your trust in me, I promise you that I will never let you down." | "You have placed your trust in me, I promise you that I will never let you down." |
| GLASGOW NORTH EAST BY-ELECTION RESULTS Labour - 12,231 votes (59.39%)SNP - 4,120 votes (20%)Tory - 1,075 votes (5.22%)BNP - 1,013 votes (4.92%)Total votes cast - 20,595Voter turnout - 33.2% | |
| The Liberal Democrats came in sixth place. | The Liberal Democrats came in sixth place. |
| Labour has been the main political force in the area for the last 74 years, with Mr Martin - now Lord Martin - holding the seat in the 2005 General Election with a 10,134 vote majority. | Labour has been the main political force in the area for the last 74 years, with Mr Martin - now Lord Martin - holding the seat in the 2005 General Election with a 10,134 vote majority. |
| The constituency neighbours the Glasgow East seat - which the Nationalists snatched from Labour last year in a stunning by-election victory. | The constituency neighbours the Glasgow East seat - which the Nationalists snatched from Labour last year in a stunning by-election victory. |
| But the SNP conceded shortly after the polls closed it had not managed to repeat the result. | But the SNP conceded shortly after the polls closed it had not managed to repeat the result. |