Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch 1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngus Cochrane,Senior political journalist, BBC ScotlandandPaul O'Hare,BBC ScotlandPA MediaKemi Badenoch praised the positivity of Douglas Lumsden's campaign and said his by-election win had national significanceKemi Badenoch says the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973 sends a message to Labour and the SNP.The Aberdeen South seat, vacated by the SNP's Stephen Flynn, was won by Tory MSP Douglas Lumsden.Shortly afterwards the SNP claimed a victory in the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election where Lara Bird held the seat for the party.Lumsden, who is unable to sit in both parliaments due to a Holyrood ban on so-called dual mandates, is to resign from Holyrood just six weeks after winning re-election as a north-east MSP. Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 yearsTories pick themselves up off the floor with unexpected Scottish by-election winBadenoch told jubilant party activists: " I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be able to welcome Douglas Lumsden to parliament."The Conservative leader, who was flanked on stage by Lumsden and Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay, thanked voters for putting their trust in the party.She also praised the positivity of Lumsden's campaign and said the result had national significance.Badenoch said the media had focused on the Makerfield by-election where Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won 55% of the vote.He is now expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.PA MediaDouglas Lumsden (centre) is to resign from Holyrood as he takes up a seat at WestminsterBadenoch said: "The Makerfield by-election was about one man's job."The Aberdeen South by-election was about thousands of jobs all over the country but especially in the oil and gas sector."She added: "Aberdeen has sent a message to the Labour go...