Glasgow will now have six new Labour MPs after they won in every constituency — reversing the result of five years ago when the SNP were elected in all of the city's seven seats.
Labour won a clean sweep of Glasgow seats to turn the city red, as Keir Starmer’s party secured a landslide victory across the UK.
Martin Rhodes, a former Glasgow councillor, said a Labour government will “have Scotland at its heart”. “This is an end to the chaos of the last 14 years of the Tories, it’s time to start to rebuild our country together. Together we can make change happen,” he added.READ MORE: Glasgow Orange Walk road closures - full list of streets shut as thousands march this weekend
In Glasgow North East, Maureen Burke was elected over the SNP’s Anne McLaughlin and Patricia Ferguson won over Carol Monaghan in Glasgow West. “It’s where I grew up, settled down, brought up my family and now have the honour of representing on the floor of the House of Commons,”
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