Scottish National Party sweeps the Labour Party aside in Glasgow East by-election.

The SNP party has triggered an earthquake for the Labour Party with it's epicentre being in Glasgow East. The SNP candidate, John Murray, polled 11,277 votes in the Glasgow East by-election where the swing from Labour to the SNP was 22.54%.

The result was delayed due to a recount, but there was no stopping John Mason, who overturned a Labour majority of 13,507 winning by 365 votes.

This was one of the safest Labour seats in Scotland and the UK. If the swing to SNP was replicated in the General Election, the Labour Party would be left with only one seat in Scotland, and indeed Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, would lose his own seat..

Alex Salmond, SNP Leader, and First Minister said this result was clearly a victory for the Scottish Government over Westminster.

The shockwaves are already being felt at 3am in 10 Downing Street.

Despite the best efforts of Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, a YouGov survey for the Daily Telegraph reveals that a majority of voters favour the status quo delivering a blow to those who want to break up the Union.

The "No" vote has a clear 12 point lead over the "Yes" vote, with 48 per against independence, 36 per cent in favour and 14 per cent unsure. Some previous polls have shown a much narrower margin between the two camps.

In a previous YouGov poll, when a third option of increased powers for a devolved parliament was included, only 19 per cent backed independence.