A best-ever poll for the Greens accompanies a worst of the term list figure for the SNP, whilst the Conservatives bounce back from such a low in January’s poll, and the Union squeaks a narrow lead in a constitutional dispute that still remains too close to call. […]
Dundee has previously delivered an SNP majority, and could again. 2017 also delivered an unjustifiably large lead in seats for Labour over the Conservatives, and leaves open the prospect of Lib Dem gains too. […]
Orkney won’t be anything but majority Independent, but it had its first (recent) taste of party councillors in 2017. Will they become an established presence? […]
Scotland’s least (naturally) proportional council could just as easily end up a complete tie between three parties as it could a solid SNP breakthrough. […]
Expect a fierce Conservative-SNP contest in the home territory of the Scottish Conservative leader – albeit one likely to be rooted in a seemingly odd lack of gains. […]
Though the SNP will be aiming for growth, it’s hard to predict where they could make gains, whilst Labour will be hoping a poor result for the Conservatives will boost their chances. […]
A narrow Conservative 2017 win in the Westminster seat was overturned by the SNP in 2019. They’ll be aiming to repeat that feat here, whilst Labour seek recovery and the Greens try for a group of councillors. […]
Labour’s last remaining lead in votes may be at risk this time. The SNP look most likely to overtake, given their command of the local constituencies, with Conservative prospects perhaps less rosy than it would have seemed last year. […]
What ward ISN’T worth watching in Renfrewshire? Gey few, apparently. The SNP have a route to a majority, Labour have a route to a resurgence, the Conservatives have a route to growth, and the Lib Dems have a route to elimination. […]
This bastion of the Conservatives’ revival isn’t going to be anything other than a clear Conservative victory. The questions are by how much, and can the Lib Dems mount any kind of recovery? […]
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