A rare double vacancy saw a messy scrap for the seats with the Lib Dems and an Independent eventually emerging victorious. Meanwhile, might Reform UK have learned that Scotland is different to England?
Author: Ballot Box Scotland
By-Election Result: Strathallan
The Lib Dems land a big win in a by-election that demonstrates the clear value of having a fair voting system.
By-Election Result: Perth City North 2024
The SNP manage an easy victory in a by-election they couldn’t afford to lose, and where the three biggest parties bleed varying degrees of support to the smaller ones.
Poll Analysis: Survation 10th – 13th of September 2024
A second Survation poll in as many weeks, but commissioned by a firm on the other side of the constitutional aisle to the last, should put the “polling only says what the people paying for it want!” gang’s gas at a peep.
Poll Analysis: Opinium 5th -11th of September 2024
A bombshell poll from infrequent pollsters Opinium giving the SNP a much healthier lead than would be expected under current circumstances, and Reform UK the status as third party, doesn’t pass the smell test in my view.
By-Election Preview: Falkirk South (Falkirk) 17th of October 2024
The election of the country’s youngest MP offers the opportunity for Labour to leapfrog into victory from third place in this ward.
Long Read: A Decade on from the IndyRef, Challenges Abound for Everyone
Ten years after the referendum that changed Scotland, BBS takes a look at the polling over that time, as well as thoughts on the challenges ahead for both camps.
By-Election Result: Arran
A contest between three on-island candidates and three off-island no hopers saw Labour emerge victorious, in a by-election notable by the absence of the SNP.
Poll Analysis: Survation 27th – 29th of August 2024
The second poll since the General Election suggests that the three big parties are set to suffer at Holyrood, including the worst figures for Conservatives this term, whilst the three smaller parties (including new-ish kids on the block Reform UK) make significant gains.
By-Election Preview: Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire) 10th of October 2024
Another by-election following a Labour councillor making the jump to Westminster, something would have to go very wrong for them not to win this one.