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| Scottish Labour leadership voting closes | |
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| Voting in the Scottish Labour Party leadership contest has now closed. | |
| The three candidates seeking to replace Johann Lamont as head of the party are MSPs Sarah Boyack and Neil Findlay and MP Jim Murphy. | The three candidates seeking to replace Johann Lamont as head of the party are MSPs Sarah Boyack and Neil Findlay and MP Jim Murphy. |
| The deputy leadership post is also vacant and two candidates - MP Katy Clark and MSP Kezia Dugdale - are contesting that role. | The deputy leadership post is also vacant and two candidates - MP Katy Clark and MSP Kezia Dugdale - are contesting that role. |
| The winner of the online ballot will be announced on Saturday. | The winner of the online ballot will be announced on Saturday. |
| The leadership contest was sparked after Ms Lamont resigned from her post accusing Westminster colleagues of treating the party in Scotland like a "branch office". | The leadership contest was sparked after Ms Lamont resigned from her post accusing Westminster colleagues of treating the party in Scotland like a "branch office". |
| All three candidates have been taking part in a series of hustings across Scotland since the ballot opened on 17 November. | All three candidates have been taking part in a series of hustings across Scotland since the ballot opened on 17 November. |