With with less than 11 month to go before the IndyRef SNP lose the Dunfermline Scottish Parliament by-election to LAB

With with less than 11 month to go before the IndyRef SNP lose the Dunfermline Scottish Parliament by-election to LAB

May 5 2011 looks like a high point for the SNP never to be repeated

Two and half years ago in a result that overturned the polling and betting of only a fortnight earlier the SNP swept to power in the Scottish Parliament elections with an overall majority.

It was a great moment for the party and for the leader, Alex Salmond but since then it has been a struggle.

Overnight one of the seats won in 2011, Dunfermline, went to LAB on a 6.94% swing from the SNP in a result that underlines the massive challenge facing Salmond’s party ahead of the September 2014 referendum.

Dunfermline was a betting event that never really took off. LAB always look set to take the seat and even by late afternoon yesterday only a few hundred pounds had been wagered on Betfair.

Elsewhere last night there’ve been a large number of council by-elections. These are the results in so far.

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