2019 is fair making up for the lack of City Council by-elections in 2018, as a … Bridge of Don (Aberdeen) By-Election, 03/10/19Read more
Author: Ballot Box Scotland
Shetland By-Election Result
Though we had the excitement of two by-elections yesterday, I’m going to cover the results of … Shetland By-Election ResultRead more
Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire) By-Election, 19/09/19
We’re getting a double helping of Lanarkshire by-elections this summer, though fortunately this North Lanarkshire contest … Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire) By-Election, 19/09/19Read more
East Kilbride Central North (South Lanarkshire) By-Election, 29/08/19
Following Labour’s bruising loss of both their MEPs and a result in the single figures in the European elections plus recent polling doldrums, I’m therefore inclined to say this is the SNP’s contest to lose.
Shetland (Scottish Parliament) By-Election, 29/08/19
In an unexpected turn of events, former Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Tavish Scott announced his resignation last month, prompting a by-election for the Shetland constituency.
The 1999 Club
For a little bonus post from Ballot Box Scotland, I’ve had a look at the class of 1999. Of the 129 MSPs elected to the first Scottish Parliament, 26 are still to be found in the Holyrood chamber today.
Panelbase, 18th-20th June 2019
Panelbase and the Sunday Times seem to have settled into a pattern of monthly polling, with this June poll being their fourth month on the trot. We’re now at the point it’d be really quite lovely for another paper/pollster partnership to pop up and do so regularly, as Panelbase is now completely dominating the Scottish polling output.
EU Elections 2019 – Where Are the Votes?
Following on – a bit later than I’d intended – from the initial rundown of the EU … EU Elections 2019 – Where Are the Votes?Read more
EU Elections 2019 – The Results
Against a GB-wide backdrop of Brexit Party success, Scotland elects 3 SNP, 1 Brexit, 1 Lib Dem and 1 Conservative MEP to serve for who knows how long in the European Parliament.
EU Elections 2019 – Key Battlegrounds Part 2
It’s day two of the Long Wait for Results, which means it’s time for the second half of those key EU Battlegrounds in Scotland.