Combining a cluster of affluent Glasgow suburbs with a strong Conservative history with two working class towns, East Renfrewshire has had an electorally mixed few years.
Author: Ballot Box Scotland
Local Elections 2022: An Entirely Different Beast
In 12 weeks’ time, we’ll know who all 1226 of Scotland’s new councillors are. But local elections are a unique part of our electoral cycle, so here’s a little bit about what to expect.
Term in Review: 2017-22 By-Elections
One final look back across the sum of the by-elections in this local government term. Some light-hearted awards balance out some more thoughtful personal reflections.
Poll Analysis: ComRes 14th – 18th of January 2022
The first poll of 2022 is both oddly boring yet intriguing. Though the Conservatives add a poor Scottish poll to their poor GB-wide trends, Labour don’t benefit at all, with the Lib Dems instead gaining. The constitution remains evenly split, whilst voters are unconvinced on adding Devo Max to the mix.
By-Election Result: Preston, Seton and Gosford
The very final by-election of the 2017-2022 term delivers an unsurprising Labour victory and, perhaps more surprisingly, a suite of only very small swings.
What If…. the Scottish Conservatives Push the Murdo Fraser Button?
2022 is off to a fiery start as seemingly the entire Holyrood wing of the Conservatives launch into open revolt against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Some commentators are talking about a new political party, echoing Murdo Fraser’s 2011 campaign pledge.
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.
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.
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-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.