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By-Election Result: Kintyre and the Islands 2024
Only the second SNP by-election win of the term will give the party a small amount of comfort following a brutal general election result. […]
Only the second SNP by-election win of the term will give the party a small amount of comfort following a brutal general election result. […]
The sad passing of a very long serving Lib Dem sets the party up for a faceoff against an Independent for a neighbouring ward who only resigned last year. […]
Ward Profile Cause of By-Election A little bit lost amongst all the drama of the UK general election, not least as it’s happening on the same day, is this vote for Na Hearadh ward of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. […]
The sad passing of a popular local Independent couldn’t give any other result except the election of a new Independent, but some recovery compared to last year made this a rare bright spot for the SNP lately. […]
A by-election arising from deeply unsavoury behaviour should have been an easy SNP win if times were good for them. Since they weren’t, it was instead an unsurprising Labour victory. […]
The sad passing of a popular local Independent with a near quarter-century of service under his belt seems likely to go to another Independent, though failing that, it would be the Lib Dems. […]
A by-election arising in utterly vile circumstances would at any other time be an easy SNP win, but under current conditions it’s Labour with the advantage. […]
Absolutely no surprises as Labour swept to an easy victory in a ward they’ve done nothing but grow in strength within over the past few elections. […]
No surprises that the Conservatives won this Angus contest, though the absence of Independents from the ballot for the first time has made everyone’s swing a bit misleading. […]
What was pegged as the SNP’s best bet at a by-election win for a long time ends in tears, with an excruciatingly poor first preference tally, leaving an Independent and the Lib Dems to fight it out for the seat. […]
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