{"id":37931,"date":"2024-07-05T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/labour-wins-western-isles-with-snp-finishing-second\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:44:27","slug":"labour-wins-western-isles-with-snp-finishing-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/labour-wins-western-isles-with-snp-finishing-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour wins Western Isles with SNP finishing second"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By\u00a0Steven McKenzie,\u00a0<\/span>BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Former journalist Torcuil Crichton said it had been a long road to his election as the new MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Labour’s Torcuil Crichton has won the Western Isles seat with an almost 50% share of the votes.<\/p>\n

Angus MacNeil, who held the seat for 19 years, finished third and the SNP’s candidate Susan Thomson was second.<\/p>\n

Mr MacNeil was one of the SNP’s longest-serving MPs before he was expelled from the party last August<\/a>, reportedly following a clash with party chief whip Brendan O’Hara. Mr MacNeil stood in the election as an independent.<\/p>\n

Mr Crichton, who secured Na h-Eileanan an Iar<\/a> with 6,692 votes, said the SNP’s leadership had “abandoned” islanders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Crichton told BBC Naidheachdan: “I have had lots of conversations over the short campaign and the year-and-a-half I have been going round the islands with plenty people who support independence, but don’t see that as a priority right now.<\/p>\n

“When I met people like that I found out what we agreed on – challenges that face us on ferries, on communications, on health, depopulation – and finding opportunities to turn that around.”<\/p>\n

The former journalist said it had been a “long road” from working at the West Highland Free Press newspaper 30 years ago to being elected as an MP.<\/p>\n

He added: “I am glad with such a resounding result that I have taken so many islanders with me, and we can travel down this next stretch of road for the islands and for Scotland together.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr MacNeil congratulated Mr Crichton on his win, but added he believed the electorate would turn against Labour.<\/p>\n

He said: “If Labour stick to the Conservative spending plans and to Brexit, things might change and voices for independence might get stronger and Scotland becomes a normal country like our neighbours around about us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Angus MacNeil was elected MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar in 2005<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mr MacNeil said he had no regrets around his campaign.<\/p>\n

“It’s good to look forward. Don’t look back on past woes,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr MacNeil added: “The public has every right to change their mind. <\/p>\n

“They’ve given one opinion today, they will give another opinion tomorrow.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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