Annual Reviews
2021 in Review: Constitutional Polling
For one final look back at 2021, we’re looking at the constitutional twists and turns in a year that started with a lead for Independence and ends with one for the Union. […]
Year: 2021
Annual Reviews
2021 in Review: Parliamentary Polling
The months following an election are never the busiest time for polling, but what there is to end the year finds everyone else at Holyrood gaining at least a little at the Conservatives’ expense. […]
Annual Reviews
2021 in Review: Council By-Elections
STV proved typically messy throughout 2021, with a mighty 22 by-elections giving the SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems electoral gains since 2017, whilst Labour fell backwards. […]
By-elections
By-Election Result: Lomond North
The last by-election of the year, and second last of the term, gives an expected Conservative victory in a largely rural ward, where Independents rather than the SNP were their main challengers. […]
By-elections
By-Election Preview: Preston, Seton and Gosford (East Lothian) 20th of January 2022
What is definitely, this time, the last by-election of the term follows the sad passing of a very long-serving Labour councillor. They’ll have the edge here, but there’s been a lot of change since 2017 that could see them facing a stiff challenge. […]
By-elections
By-Election Result: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
A Highland surprise with no strong Independent results leads to an easy SNP victory over partially strengthened Conservatives, and an unexpectedly solid third place for the Greens. […]
By-elections
Back Catalogue Bonus: Rutherglen Central and North 23rd of November 2017
Rounding out the set for 2017 by-elections, this trip in our electoral TARDIS takes us to a vote that arose from a Labour councillor taking the step up to Westminster. […]
Polling and Projections
Poll Analysis: Ipsos MORI 22nd – 29th of November 2021
A dramatic poll showing an Independence lead cuts a stark contrast to the Union-leaning stasis of other pollsters. The leading parties in that bloc also see themselves with positive vote figures, with only the Lib Dems finding any cheer amongst a grim poll for pro-Union parties. […]
Polling and Projections
Poll Analysis: YouGov 18th – 22nd of November 2021
YouGov’s first post-election poll has bad news for the Conservatives but happier tidings for the Greens and Lib Dems, alongside some very interesting findings on a multi question constitutional referendum. […]
By-elections
Back Catalogue Bonus: Perth City South 23rd of November 2017
This week’s rummage in the 2017 archives brings us to another ward that has had two by-elections in this term, when a Conservative councillor resigned early on, for grim reasons. […]