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The SNP reinforced their dominant position over Labour in Scottish politics last night when they easily took the largest share of the vote in the European Parliament elections north of the Border. The Nationalists were also within a whisker of pulling off a sensational coup by winning a third seat in Brussels, out of the six available in Scotland, to add to their present two MEPs.
That ultimate SNP aim in these elections could still be realised when the Western Isles declares today, which would leave Labour down to one MEP from Scotland.
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