WHAT looked like being a traditional head-to-head between SNP and Labour has had an unexpected twist with the arrival of Alex Salmond’s Alba Party in Cowdenbeath. Until a few weeks ago, both the Holyrood seat and its Westminster equivalent were held by the unified SNP double act of MSP Annabelle Ewing and MP Neale Hanvey. But then Mr Hanvey, who is well known to local SNP activists, having previously been a prominent councillor, defected to Alba and is now standing on the regional list. It leaves Ms Ewing facing questions about splits as she tries to defend a majority of just over 3,000.