Disappointment in turnout and Reform successpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 6 June
Georgina Hayes
BBC Scotland News

Norma Hastie volunteers at a community group in Larkhall - she is disappointed in voter turnout
At a community lunch group in Larkhall, Norma Hastie told us she was very disappointed - both at the turnout and how well Reform performed.
"[Reform] is not a party I would vote for at all," she said. "I don’t like their political views at all. It’s not a party I would want to be in government at all."
Norma, who volunteers at Larkhall and District Community Group, said she was "disappointed at the low turnout" and feels it's important that local people have their say at a government-level.
Turnout was 44.2% for this by-election, a drop from 60% in 2021 - though it is normal for turnout to be lower in by-elections.
"It’s the town, it’s where we live, if people complain then you should vote and do something about it," she said. "People fought for that and we should take advantage of it."
While Norma didn't want to tell us who she voted for, she did say she feels that the UK Labour party and Keir Starmer had inherited a difficult job when they took over last year.
She added: "I think he went into a very difficult job. I don’t know how you fix the mistakes.
"It’s a hard job, I just don’t know if he’s doing enough, I don’t know if he’s making enough impact at the moment but it is going to take a long time."