Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire) By-Election, 19/09/19
We’re getting a double helping of Lanarkshire by-elections this summer, though fortunately this North Lanarkshire contest is for happier reasons. One of two Labour councillors […]
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East Kilbride Central North (South Lanarkshire) By-Election, 29/08/19
Following Labour’s bruising loss of both their MEPs and a result in the single figures in the European elections plus recent polling doldrums, I’m therefore inclined to say this is the SNP’s contest to lose.
Shetland (Scottish Parliament) By-Election, 29/08/19
In an unexpected turn of events, former Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Tavish Scott announced his resignation last month, prompting a by-election for the Shetland constituency.
The 1999 Club
For a little bonus post from Ballot Box Scotland, I’ve had a look at the class of 1999. Of the 129 MSPs elected to the first Scottish Parliament, 26 are still to be found in the Holyrood chamber today.
Panelbase, 18th-20th June 2019
Panelbase and the Sunday Times seem to have settled into a pattern of monthly polling, with this June poll being their fourth month on the trot. We’re now at the point it’d be really quite lovely for another paper/pollster partnership to pop up and do so regularly, as Panelbase is now completely dominating the Scottish polling output.
EU Elections 2019 – Where Are the Votes?
Following on – a bit later than I’d intended – from the initial rundown of the EU Election results, part two involves having a slightly closer […]
EU Elections 2019 – The Results
Against a GB-wide backdrop of Brexit Party success, Scotland elects 3 SNP, 1 Brexit, 1 Lib Dem and 1 Conservative MEP to serve for who knows how long in the European Parliament.
EU Elections 2019 – Key Battlegrounds Part 2
It’s day two of the Long Wait for Results, which means it’s time for the second half of those key EU Battlegrounds in Scotland.
EU Elections 2019 – Key Battlegrounds Part 1
After one of the most acrimonious elections the UK has yet seen, polls closed in the unexpected EU Elections yesterday. But with votes unable to be counted until the rest of the EU finishes voting on Sunday night, you might have an elections itch you can’t quite scratch.
Panelbase, 14th-17th May 2019
With just days to go until the EU Elections, Panelbase have stirred themselves into a second poll in pretty quick succession.