Alison Thewliss has been re-elected as the MP for Glasgow Central, with an increased majority.
Karin Finegan - Independent. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Faten Hameed - Scottish Labour Party. The Glasgow Conservatives are urging Scots to respond to the SNP’s fresh independence drive by backing a petition opposing a second independence referendum.
"Scarabello was hoping to topple SNP's Alison Thewlis from her Glasgow Central seat.But as the deadline for removing a candidate has passed, her name will still appear on the ballot paper.
"As such, we have immediately suspended the candidate and the complaint will be thoroughly investigated.
The Scottish Conservatives have suspended a General Election candidate over alleged use of 'anti-Muslim language'.
Flora Scarabello was suspended by the Conservative Party after alleged Islamophobia. The party said on Wednesday that it would be withdrawing its support for Flora Scarabello, its candidate for Glasgow Central, following a complaint. "There is no place in the Scottish Conservatives for anti-Muslim language, or any other form of racial or religious discrimination. Held in part of the iconic Glasgow School of Art complex, it attracted local residents and students. Charlotte Fairbanks - Scottish Conservative and Unionist. A SCOTTISH Conservative candidate has been axed for alleged use of anti-Muslim language.
Alison Thewliss has been re-elected as the MP for Glasgow Central, with an increased majority.The Scottish National Party candidate beat Labour's Faten Hameed by 6,474 votes, more than double the majority at the 2017 election.Flora Scarabello, who was suspended from the Scottish Conservatives after she was accused of using "anti-Muslim language", came third and Liberal Democrat Ewan Hoyle came fourth.Voter turnout was up by two percentage points since the last general election.More than 40,000 people, 57.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.Two of the five candidates, Ewan Hoyle (Liberal Democrat) and Elaine Gallagher (Green), lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.Alison Thewliss holds her seat with nearly 50% of the vote and a majority of 6,474.Labour not feeling good at Glasgow count, with expectations of a tactical vote swing not materialising.Lots of activity at the SEC as the counts for seven constituencies in Glasgow get under way. See all 5 candidates in Glasgow Central in the UK Parliament elections on 12 Dec 2019: Elaine Gallagher (Scottish Green Party) Faten Hameed (Labour Party) Ewan Hoyle (Liberal Democrats) Flora Minerva Scarabello (Conservative and Unionist Party) Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party (SNP)) "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Here's Glasgow Central, where the SNP's Alison Thewliss is looking to keep her seat.Follow our man at the count Finlay Duncan on Twitter (The final few ballot boxes have arrived at the SEC in Glasgow.
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