Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election LIVE: Labour and SNP face-off in crunch vote

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It has been one of the most keenly contested by-elections in recent Scottish political history.Voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will finally have a new MP in the early hours of Friday morning following months of campaigning.It's widely expected either Labour candidate Michael Shanks or Katy Loudon of the SNP will emerge triumphant.

The Record Politics team will be reporting live from South Lanarkshire Council headquarters in Hamilton where the ballot papers will be counted from 10pm onwards.We'll bring you the first news of how the vote is looking and which party is likely to win.The Record's top team will also bring you news and insight from both the SNP and Labour campaigns after the first ballot boxes arrive. Scroll down for all the latest updates throughout the night. After months of campaigning, it all comes down to the count.The parties have delivered countless leafefts and spoke to thousands of local voters on the doorsteps.But there's only result that now matters - who was won the most votes?The count begins at South Lanarkshire Council headquarters shortly after 10pm when the first ballot boxes arrive from polling stations.