Former SNP voters stayed away or swung behind Labour, tired of scandal, policy failure and division in Swinney’s party
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The general election result is a catastrophe for John Swinney and the Scottish National party, which has dominated Scottish politics for a decade. Now it has experienced a comprehensive defeat.
A decade on from the independence referendum, the SNP has been swept aside by a resurgent Labour across central and western Scotland – to a far greater degree than any opinion poll predicted.
