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.
In a poll that slipped under the radar like an Australian nuclear submarine, the Lib Dems may be seeing faint stirrings of recovery, whilst it’s Brexit 2: Those Numbers Boogaloo as the constitutional question seemingly settles into a 52:48 split in favour of the union.
The departure of the ward’s long-serving but third-placed Labour councillor sets up a comparatively rare for the Central Belt SNP-Conservative contest.
A second poll in as many days will have had the Greens grinning from ear to ear with a record high share for the party, whilst narrow support for the Union prevails.
In just the second poll since this year’s Holyrood election, Opinium find slightly weakened Conservative and Labour shares open a handful of doors for SNP, Green and Lib Dem gains.
An SNP vacancy opened the door for a broadly expected Conservative victory, in a typical Aberdeenshire by-election.
After a dismal decade, the Scottish Lib Dems have a new leader. But having made a strategic choice that has backed them into an electoral corner, can they regrow in time for 2026?
A double-dunter of Independent resignations led to a similar double for the Lib Dems, who picked up one expected and one surprise win.
An easy victory for the Conservatives following an SNP vacancy in a ward that had been dominated by Independent candidates in 2017.
A contest arising from the sad passing of a very long serving Labour councillor led to an unsurprising SNP victory, but surprise second place for Conservatives and growth for Greens.
