Almost entirely absent from the coverage today of the Rutherglen by-election is the cause of said election, and reason for much constituency dissatisfaction with the SNP: the public disgrace of former MP Margaret Ferrier. 

#Rutherglen #MargaretFerrier #SNP #Labour 

 @c242de9f A by election being caused by the disgrace of the former MP doesn't *usually* stop people voting in a replacement from the same party.