Massive swing to SNP in Labour stronghold!

The SNP has gained yet another seat from Labour, this time the Kilbirnie and Beith council ward in North Ayrshire. The result presented a massive 15% swing from Labour to the SNP in what has traditionally been seen as a Labour stronghold! The SNP vote rose from 23% in May 2007 to 49% today whilst Labour fell back to 34%. Last year, even as the SNP won Cunninghame North by 48 votes, it was a massive 831 votes (14.68%) behind Labour in Kilbirnie and Beith, Labour's strongest area in the constituency. Despite Labour holding onto the other council seat in East Ayrshire the Labour vote was down and the SNP vote was up! These results prove that the SNP is still the favourite party amongst Scottish voters!