SNP Unseat Labour's Campaign Chief
Labour's general election campaign chief Douglas Alexander has lost his seat to the SNP.
Labour's general election campaign chief Douglas Alexander has lost his seat to the SNP.
Twenty year old student Mhairi Black unseated the shadow foreign secretary in Paisley and Renfrewshire South, winning 23,548 votes with a massive 27% swing.
Mr Alexander, who had held the seat since 1997 and had a majority of more than 16,000, picked up 17,864 votes.
In a short speech after the result was declared, Mr Alexander said the opportunity to serve the people of Paisley and Renfrewshire had been a heavy but joyful'' responsibility.
He added: I will always be grateful for having had that opportunity to serve.
I could not be more proud of the campaign that we have fought.''
He conceded it had been a very difficult'' night for Labour, saying the Scottish people had chosen not to put their faith in his party.
Ms Black said she hoped her rival would have a future in politics after he had recovered from today's defeat.
She told supporters at the count: The people of Scotland are speaking and it's time for their voice to be heard at Westminster.
I make this promise...that is exactly what I plan to do.''