Social media partisans like to think of voters as neat, predictable actors moving along obvious political spectra. In reality, the electorate is a messy bench which loves drama, nowhere more so than in constitutional matters. […]
2017’s second by-election arose in tragic circumstances, but saw Labour effect a remarkable turnaround from an unprecedented second place back into first. […]
New boundaries for North Ayrshire will come into effect before May’s elections, giving Scotland both its first single and five member STV wards. But what would 2017 have looked like under these boundaries? […]
In the first entry looking back at 2017’s pre-BBS by-elections, we encounter a time waster that packed it in after four days. […]
Labour’s continued difficulties saw gains for both the SNP and Conservatives, but a much narrower contest in first preferences disguised little change from 2017 after transfers, with the SNP effectively holding the seat. […]
It’s third time lucky for Westminster boundary changes, as initial proposals for a review that can’t be (so easily) blocked have been published. Sweeping changes and many odd seats are a natural consequence of First Past the Post, and a reminder of its inadequacies as a voting system. […]
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