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SNP
DEFEAT LABOUR IN FALKIRK BY 13%
 Figures
released show that the SNP won the Falkirk Council area
by over 3,000 votes.
The
result showed an 11% swing from Labour to the SNP and was
the parties best ever result in a national election locally.
The
result also means that the SNP can unseat local Labour MP's
Eric Joyce and Michael Connarty when they face the electorate
after the revalation of their expenses scams.
Said
local MSP, Michael Matheson
"The
average swing in Scotland was 7% from Labour to the SNP but
we managed an 11% swing which is hugely satisfying.
Only
the SNP were out on the streets during the campaign and
only the SNP were out and about on poling day. Labour activists
including their Councillors hid from the general public
and not wonder.
The
message from the European Elections is also that the much
vaunted Tory revival is restricted to south of the border
and the Liberal Democrats are nowhere.
Gordon
Brown can not hang on forever, he has to go to the polls
sometime and then I believe we will see an SNP MP elected
to restore the confidence of the people in the principle
of representative democracy."
The
full results from Falkirk were,
SNP
- 9889 37%
LAB - 6596 24%
CON - 3163 11%
LIB - 1701 6%
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