Scottish Labour win local by-election for Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar on East Dunbartonshire council br br Scottish Labour have won a local by-election in East Dunbartonshire after a collapse in the SNP vote. Aidan Marshall secured victory after his party’s vote held up compared to the local government elections three years ago. br br The snap election was held after Lib Dem Susan Murray quit in the wake of becoming an MP last year. Local elections are held under proportional representation and Marshall was elected to serve Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar after stage 8 of the vote. br br He won the largest amount of first preferences - polling 1 more than in 2022 - while the SNP vote fell by 16, according to the Ballot Box Scotland website. The Lib Dems came third on first preferences, Reform UK was fourth while the Tories were fifth. The turnout was 26.2. br br The results for the by-election for Ward 7, Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar, 13 February 2025. br br The Returning Officer is Ann Davie, Chief Executive of East Dunbartonshire Council. br br The results of the Ward 7 Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar by-election - declared by Returning Officer Ann Davie on 13 February 2025. br br The results of the ward 7 by-election br The results of the ward 7 by-election br List of candidates and number of first preference votes br Candidate Party Number of first preference votes br Marthos Christoforou br br Scottish Liberal Democrats br br 677 br br Eamonn Gallagher br br Alba Party For Independence br br 63 br br Satbir Kaur Gill br br Scottish Conservative and Unionist br br 131 br br Bruce Hampton br br Reform UK br br 476 br br Aidan Marshall br br Scottish Labour Party br br 958 br br Serina Marshall br br Scottish National Party (SNP) br br 726 br br Alan McManus br br Sovereignty br br 18 br br Elizabeth Rowan br br Scottish Greens br br 128 br br Aidan Marshall, Scottish Labour Party, was elected at Stage 8. br br Electorate, turnout and rejected papers br The electorate was 12,319 br br The turnout was 3,228 (26.