General Election 2019: SNP win East Renfrewshire seat

The SNP’s Kirsten Oswald won 24,877 votes while Paul Masterton polled 19,451.

Paul Masterton took East Renfrewshire from Kirsten Oswald in 2017. She was given a 94 per cent chance of winning in East Ren according to a BBC exit poll.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took to social media to congratulate Kirsten Oswald, writing, “SNP WIN! That’s 17 and another Tory MP defeated.

@kirstenoswald wins East Renfrewshire for the SNP”.

Labour’s Carolann Davidson received 6,855 votes with Liberal Democrat Andrew McGlynn receiving 4,174.