Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - in pictures


  • Dachshunds Allan and Stanley show their preference for the Scottish Labour candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Michael Shanks, at a polling station where he cast his vote on October 5 in Rutherglen, Scotland. Getty Images
    Dachshunds Allan and Stanley show their preference for the Scottish Labour candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Michael Shanks, at a polling station where he cast his vote on October 5 in Rutherglen, Scotland. Getty Images
  • Allan and Stanley with Mr Shanks and Scottish Parliament member Dame Jackie Baillie at the polling station. Getty Images
    Allan and Stanley with Mr Shanks and Scottish Parliament member Dame Jackie Baillie at the polling station. Getty Images
  • Scottish National Party candidate Katy Loudon outside the polling station at St Charles's Primary School, Cambuslang, during the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. PA
    Scottish National Party candidate Katy Loudon outside the polling station at St Charles's Primary School, Cambuslang, during the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. PA
  • Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf joins Ms Loudon outside the booth. Getty Images
    Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf joins Ms Loudon outside the booth. Getty Images
  • Mr Yousaf and Ms Loudon with a supporter at St Charles's Primary School. Getty Images
    Mr Yousaf and Ms Loudon with a supporter at St Charles's Primary School. Getty Images
  • Votes are counted in the the South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton. PA
    Votes are counted in the the South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton. PA