UKIP loses deposit in by-election
The SNP has held Aberdeen Donside in the Scottish parliamentary by-election. But the UKIP candidate lost his deposit after polling 4% of the vote.
Winning seat 'protects legacy' of late MSP Brian Adam
The by-election was held following the death in April of Nationalist MSP Brian Adam, who had been suffering from cancer.
Mark McDonald said that by winning the seat he had "protected the legacy of the late Brian Adam, who was a great mentor to me and a great friend of mine".
He added: "We worked hard, we put up a good campaign on the issues that mattered to the people of Aberdeen Donside. We wanted to make sure we protected the legacy of Brian Adam.
"Our objective was to win the seat, now we've won the seat the hard work starts."
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