Labour's Jackie Baillie holds Dumbarton seat and increases majority over the SNP
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Labour’s Jackie Baillie has retained the Dumbarton seat, INCREASING her share of the vote.The deputy leader of Scottish Labour, who has held the seat since the Scottish Parliament’s inception in 1999, defeated the SNP’s Toni Giugliano this evening.Baillie recorded 17,825 votes to the SNP’s 16,342.In her speech, Jackie said: "Can I thank the people of Dumbarton constituency."We had great conversations on the doors with people."The Scottish Labour party in this constituency was listening carefully."You want a recovery, not a referendum."Thank you very much.