Scottish Labour dealt a blow to the Sturgeon political dynasty as the party wrested a council seat from the SNP in Irvine on Thursday night.

Louise McPhater, who manages a local community centre, said she wanted to put Irvine back on the map following her stunning Irvine West by-election victory.

Ms McPhater snatched the victory from none other than Nicola Sturgeon’s father, who bitterly claimed that the “Labour-Tory alliance” was “alive and well” following his defeat.