Scottish Labour have won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, trigged by the death of the SNP's Christina McKelvie.
Before the by-election was called, it was thought this should be a straight race between the SNP and Labour - before Reform UK entered the frame.
The SNP's Katy Loudon was widely expected to win the seat, with the real battle for second place, but Labour's Davy Russell, who bookies had in third place on Thursday morning, took a majority of 602.
The Herald is on the ground in Hamilton for the count, breaking down the results in full in charts and maps.
First things first though, here's that all-important result.
- Davy Russell, Scottish Labour: 8,559
- Katy Loudon, SNP: 7,957
- Ross Lambie, Reform: 7,088
- Richard Nelson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist: 1,621
- Ann McGuinness, Scottish Greens: 695
- Aisha Mir, Scottish Liberal Democrats: 533
- Collette Bradley: Scottish Socialist Party 278
- Andy Brady: Scottish Family Party 219
- Marc Wilkinson, Independent: 109
- Janice Mackay: UKIP 50
Now, for some of the other data, starting with the turnout.
It has been confirmed that 27,155 people across Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse voted in the by-election.
That is 44.2% of the electorate in this constituency, making turnout slightly higher than we expected.
Projections before this suggested it could be around 38% - but this turnout is still significantly less than the 60% in 2021.
How did the constituency vote in 2021?
In 2021, it was a convincing win for the SNP.
Ms McKelvie won with 16,761 votes and 46.2% - over 4,000 more votes than Monica Lennon, the Scottish Labour candidate.
Ms Lennon got 12,179 votes - 33.6%.
Meghan Gallacher, the Tory candidate, received 6,332 votes - 17.5%, putting the party firmly in third place, with the Liberal Democrats in fourth win 1,012 votes - 2.8%.
In 2021, the SNP vote share fell by 2.1 percentage points, while Labour's increased 4.1 percentage points.
The Tory vote here was also be interesting, with Reform - who were not around in 2021 - sweeping up thousands of the party's votes.
Turnout in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse has increased over the years at regular Scottish Parliament elections.
It was 44.9% in 2011, rising to 50.1% in 2016 and 60.7% in 2021.
This constituency was only created in 2011, previously split into two different Holyrood seats - Hamilton South and Hamilton North and Bellshill.
Follow The Herald's live blog for updates on the by-election count: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election — LIVE.
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