Probably the most interesting of this batch of Glasgow by-elections, the only one the SNP won in single-seat terms in 2022, and one of the Greens’ likely targets for 2027. […]
Although this should be a pretty nailed on Labour win, to me it’s the most exciting by-election of the year because I actually get to vote in it. […]
In Highland, you always need to consider Independents and personal votes. Well, this time the Lib Dems are standing a former Independent who had a clear popular vote, so they’ve probably landed the win already. […]
Labour manage another by-election conversion relative to 2022, but under the surface their success continues to be much shallower than you might expect after their Westminster success. […]
Labour are the likely winners in an area that’s generally been strong for them, but the most interesting result may come from Reform UK. […]
A relatively quiet ballot by current standards, the SNP have long been strong in Kilmarnock but in this ward have gradually lost support over the years; that may ease Labour’s path to victory. […]
Sometimes, by-election predictions are very simple. This is one such case. Labour will win. […]
A typically busy Edinburgh by-election ballot has Labour attempting to get a former councillor and MP back in office after a ban on such returns was abolished, but they possibly face a strong challenge from the Lib Dems. […]
Labour manage another entirely expected win, amidst truly dire turnout and a demographically unsurprising result for Reform UK that could see them with a councillor here at a full election. […]
An expected Labour victory in one of Scotland’s most peculiar wards comes alongside a very strong result for a newly formed local party that may set them up for future success. […]
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