Surprise win for the British Labour Party in Scotland.

On the backdrop of opinion polls that placed the Scottish Labour Party in third place after the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Conservative Party, it is undoubtedly going to give a boost to the Scottish Labour Party leader's attempt to become Scotland's First Minister in the upcoming general elections. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the people in Scotland have "voted for change" following the surprising victory of his party in the Scottish Parliament by-elections. Starmer congratulated his party's candidate, the winner Dave Russell, and expressed his anticipation for the upcoming general elections across Scotland, according to the British news agency (PA Media). Russell won a seat in the constituency covering Hamilton, Larkhall, and Stonehouse, which became vacant after the death of the Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie, who belonged to the Scottish National Party. Starmer said in a social media post this Friday morning, "The people in Scotland have once again voted for change." The Labour Party candidate defeated the Scottish National Party candidate Katy Loudon, who suffered her third defeat since 2023.