Voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse are heading to the polls this morning to elect a new MSP in a crucial by-election. 

The vote is being held following the death of SNP's Christina McKelvie. The MSP died in March at the age of 57 following a battle with breast cancer. 

This is the first Scottish Parliament by-election since 2019, and parties are aiming to build momentum ahead of next year's Holyrood elections. 

The polls will close at 22:00, and results are expected in the early hours of Friday morning. 

The 10 candidates contesting the by-election are: 

  • Collette Bradley - Scottish Socialist Party
  • Andy Brady - Scottish Family Party
  • Ross Lambie - Reform UK
  • Katy Loudon - SNP
  • Janice Mackay - UK Independence Party
  • Ann McGuinness - Scottish Green Party
  • Aisha Mir - Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Richard Nelson - Scottish Conservative
  • Davy Russell - Scottish Labour
  • Marc Wilkinson - Independent

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